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Men's and women's brains do work differently
Posted: August 13, 2015Male and female brains operate differently at a molecular level, a Northwestern University research team reports in a new study of a brain region involved in learning and memory, responses…
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Happy World Elephant Day!
Posted: August 12, 2015On Wednesday, August 12, animal lovers around the world will be coming together to celebrate elephants and support a future where they’re respected and protected for the fourth annual World…
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Unraveling the Secrets of a Whale Song
Posted: August 12, 2015Whale songs are some of the most hauntingly beautiful and bizarre noises in the world. But if it hadn’t been for acoustic biologist Katy Payne, we’d probably still be dismissing…
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Could eating meat speed-up worldwide species extinction?
Posted: August 12, 2015Diets rich in beef and other red meat can be bad for a person’s health. And the practice is equally bad for Earth’s biodiversity, according to a team of scientists…
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Reducing evaporation from LA reservoirs
Posted: August 12, 2015On Monday afternoon, the 20,000 black plastic balls tumbled down the slopes of Los Angeles Reservoir, joining 95,980,000 of their brethren already covering the surface of the water.The final deployment…
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Melting glaciers feed Antarctic food chain
Posted: August 11, 2015Nutrient-rich water from melting Antarctic glaciers nourishes the ocean food chain, creating feeding “hot spots” in large gaps in the sea ice, according to a new study. New research finds that…
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Range of non-native marine species is explained by time introduced
Posted: August 11, 2015The time since the introduction of a non-native marine species best explains its global range, according to new research by an international team of scientists led by University of Georgia…
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Power plant CO2 emissions at 27 year low
Posted: August 11, 2015Most of the environmental news we hear today is disheartening information about the consequences we’ll soon be facing thanks to climate change. Let’s take a momentary break from that sadness…
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Stem Cell Research Identifies Effects of Pollution on Human Health
Posted: August 10, 2015A recent study published in the Journal of Environmental Sciences (JES) shows that embryonic stem cells could serve as a model to evaluate the physiological effects of environmental pollutants efficiently…
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