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Drilling in the Dark
Posted: August 1, 2014As production of shale gas soars, the industry’s effects on nature and wildlife remain largely unexplored, according to a study by a group of conservation biologists published in Frontiers in…
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Nesting Implications for the Northern Gulf Loggerhead
Posted: July 31, 2014After the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, a massive response to protect beaches, wetlands, and wildlife occurred. Nonetheless, because of the spill, extensive damage…
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Boat noise impacts development and survival of marine invertebrates
Posted: July 31, 2014The development and survival of an important group of marine invertebrates known as sea hares is under threat from increasing boat noise in the world’s oceans, according to a new…
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CO2 decrease cause of Antarctic ice sheet growth in ice age
Posted: July 31, 2014Climate modelers from the University of New Hampshire have shown that the most likely explanation for the initiation of Antarctic glaciation during a major climate shift 34 million years ago…
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Importance of Air Quality and Employee Productivity
Posted: July 31, 2014A number of credible studies have shown that indoor air quality can have a significant effect on employee productivity. And we’re not just talking about air that’s so bad that…
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Deep-Sea Octopus’ Egg-Brooding Period Breaks Record!
Posted: July 30, 2014Robins sit on their eggs for about two weeks after they are laid. Male seahorses usually carry eggs for 9 to 45 days. Deep-sea octopuses? Four and a half years!…
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Catching Waves in the Arctic
Posted: July 30, 2014As the climate warms and sea ice retreats, the North is changing. An ice-covered expanse now has a season of increasingly open water that is predicted to extend across the…
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Green Turtle success story
Posted: July 30, 2014More than 70 years after major turtle nesting beaches became protected on the remote UK overseas territory of Ascension Island researchers are now reporting a boom in population numbers. Scientists…
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General Motors, OnStar, EV’s and the Smart Grid
Posted: July 29, 2014General Motors is bringing its OnStar-enabled Smart Grid solutions, to one of the largest electric vehicle collaborations to take place within the industry. Eight global automakers, including GM, and 15…
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Turtle Talk: Exactly how do turtles communicate?
Posted: July 29, 2014Turtles comprise one of the oldest living groups of reptiles, with hundreds of species found throughout the world. Many have been well-researched, and scientists know very specific things about their…
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