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At more than 23,000 feet, why don’t bar-headed geese get hypoxic?
Posted: April 9, 2014The bar-headed goose migratory path takes it over the Himalayan Mountains each year between China and Mongolia to their Indian breeding grounds. This flight path puts them at 23,917 feet…
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World’s first Water Stewardship Standard is released
Posted: April 9, 2014The first international Water Stewardship Standard, a global framework to promote sustainable freshwater use, has been released by the Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS). The Standard defines globally applicable, consistent…
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High Tech Trees!
Posted: April 8, 2014Scientists at Oregon State University have found a way to convert tree cellulose into high-tech energy storage devices. Because cellulose is a key component of trees and the most abundant…
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Shifting bird and reptile distributions
Posted: April 8, 2014With climate change come several dramatic shifts in species distribution within the United States. The U.S. Geological Survey in concert with the University of New Mexico and Northern Arizona University…
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Meeting climate targets may require reducing diet of meat and dairy
Posted: March 31, 2014Greenhouse gas emissions from food production may threaten the UN climate target of limiting global warming to 2 degrees Celsius, according to research at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden.
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Climate-hit fisheries ‘can still meet demand in 2050’
Posted: March 31, 2014Fish catches will need to increase by only 3.4 per cent to meet global dietary demand in 2050, according to a study predicting how climate change will affect marine ecosystems….
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Desalination is Now a Billion Dollar Industry, Report Shows
Posted: March 31, 2014Despite some early March rain in California, and a few storm systems moving in this week, the late season moisture will sadly fall far short of that which is needed…
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Revealed For The First Time: The Surprising Biodiversity Of Algae ‘Reefs’
Posted: March 30, 2014Most people are familiar with coral reefs, but very few have ever heard of their algal equivalent – rhodolith beds. Yet, these structures provide crucial habitat for many marine species….
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Ground breaking battery technology promises to extend EV range
Posted: March 30, 2014Over the last few years much of the talk with regards to the electric vehicle sector has focused upon battery restrictions with many people calling for greater investment in the…
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Being Married DOES have health benefits!
Posted: March 29, 2014Analysis of surveys of more than 3.5 million American men and women, administered at some 20,000 health centers across the country — believed to be the largest analysis of its…
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