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Tigers Making a Comeback in Parts of Asia

10 years ago from National Geographic

Tigers are making a comeback thanks to strong government initiatives in India, Thailand, and Russia, scientists announced this week.

Earth From Space: Water and Ice

10 years ago from Live Science

The Kangerdlugssuaq glacier and its ice stream are pictured in this week’s image, acquired on Sept. 19, 2012 by Landsat-7.

Record Arctic Storm Melted Sea Ice

10 years ago from Live Science

A hurricane in the Arctic also affected sea ice decline, study finds.

Climate change a spur to human change?

10 years ago from UPI

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., Dec. 26 (UPI) -- Human evolution may have been accelerated by rapid climate changes in East Africa around 2 million years ago, U.S. researchers say.

Finless Porpoises in Peril

10 years ago from Scientific American

Fishing, pollution and other human activities along the Yangtze River in China are driving yet another species of freshwater cetacean to the brink of extinction. That is the conclusion of...

Microbes lose in Amazon deforestation

10 years ago from Science Blog

Research from an international team of microbiologists has revealed a new concern about deforestation in the Amazon rainforest – a [...]

Satellites eye Great Lakes invasive plant

10 years ago from UPI

ANN ARBOR, Mich., Dec. 24 (UPI) -- Scientists say satellites are helping map the spread of an invasive plant that rapidly grows into dense stands seen as a threat...

Is the Amazon Rainforest Drying Out?

10 years ago from Scientific American

TARAPOTO, Peru--For tropical ecologist Gregory Asner, flying over the Peruvian Amazon from the town of Tarapoto is like traveling back in time. Modern houses, rice paddies and oil palm...

How shrubs are reducing the positive contribution of peatlands to climate

10 years ago from Physorg

Peatlands (bogs, turf moors) are among the most important ecosystems worldwide for the storage of atmospheric carbon and thus for containing the climate warming process. In the last 30 to...

Few tests done at toxic sites after Superstorm Sandy

10 years ago from CBSNews - Science

Questions arise about testing at toxic sites in the wake of the superstorm that hit the U.S. Northeast

Dot Earth Blog: On Issues Like Climate Change, Can Urgency and Patience Coexist?

10 years ago from NY Times Science

Some thoughts on smoothing the human journey amid polarized debate and spiking appetites.

Green Blog: On Our Radar: A Parched Southwest

10 years ago from NY Times Science

Global warming will lead to a steady drop in surface moisture in the southwestern United States, with broad social and ecological consequences, researchers predict.

Rapid warming on the West Antarctic Ice Sheet

10 years ago from Science Blog

In a discovery that raises further concerns about the future contribution of Antarctica to sea level rise, a new study [...]

China survey reports fewer sightings of engangered porpoise

10 years ago from Physorg

A survey of endangered porpoises in China's longest river has yielded fewer sightings as intense ship traffic threatens their existence, scientists said Monday.

AgriLife Research peanut breeding program offers new varieties

10 years ago from Physorg

The Texas A&M AgriLife Research peanut breeding program has been busy, releasing four new varieties in the past two years to meet producers' needs, according to the breeders.

Slow trumps fast in changing the summer monsoon

10 years ago from Physorg

(Phys.org)—Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory traced the different ways pollution particles change summer monsoon rainfall in South Asia. They found that pollution's effect through "slow" processes, affecting the region...

Disputed Asian islands once had strategic role

10 years ago from Physorg

(AP)—Perched on a narrow promontory jutting off Taiwan's heavily industrialized northeastern coast, the Suao naval base is only 220 kilometers (140 miles) from a rocky group of islets at the...

Catalina Island Conservancy loses 3 more board members

10 years ago from LA Times - Science

They cite differences with the nonprofit's executive director and issues with her employment contract. Ann Muscat is pushing for development of new tourist attractions on Catalina.The conservancy that manages nine-tenths...

Fighting Soot In The Air

10 years ago from C&EN

Clean Air: EPA tightens rules for fine-particle pollution; industry cries foul

Earth from Space: Aphrodite’s island

10 years ago from Live Science

Covering part of the Eastern Mediterranean this Envisat image is dominated by the island of Cyprus. The capital and largest city, Nicosia, is located near the centre of the image

Syria crisis: Russian military presence quells appetite for US-led intervention

10 years ago from The Guardian - Science

Any air strike against Assad regime targets would require suppression of Syria's increasingly formidable defencesRussian military advisers are manning some of Syria's more sophisticated air defences, and their presence is one of many...

Season triggers sneezing due to nut, mold, winter allergies: Tips to avoid allergy flare ups

10 years ago from Science Daily

Getting out the boxes of holiday decorations from years gone by is a time-honored tradition. But in addition to stirring up memories, it also stirs up allergies.

Malaria: the core of every Ugandan chemist's business

10 years ago from The Guardian - Science

A vast influx of western medicine has unleashed an unregulated free-for-all in private dispensaries, critics sayMedical aid has poured into the Lake Victoria basin in vast amounts over the past decade, but solid...

Video: Horses in the Nevada snow

10 years ago from CBSNews - Science

On this "Sunday Morning" moment of nature before Christmas, horses serve as stand-ins for reindeer in snowy Nevada.

VIDEO: Frozen sea water glazes China shore

10 years ago from BBC News: Science & Nature

Freezing conditions in eastern China freeze sea water and cause snow drifts on many roads

VIDEO: Environment Agency's rain 'concern'

10 years ago from BBC News: Science & Nature

The Environment Agency says they are monitoring river levels in the South West where more rainfall is expected

Prototype: Pest Control in the Sky, Courtesy of a Raptor

10 years ago from NY Times Science

In a twist on the ancient sport of falconry, more companies are employing hawks and falcons to keep birds like sea gulls and pigeons away from areas where they aren’t...

Pot farms wreaking havoc on Northern California environment

10 years ago from LA Times - Science

Burgeoning marijuana growing operations are sucking millions of gallons of water from coho salmon lifelines and taking other environmental tolls, scientists say.EUREKA, Calif. — State scientists, grappling with an explosion...