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As Russian investigators are getting ready to penetrate Antarctic ice sheets all the way to the submerged Lake Vostok, they are also pondering the implications that their achievement will have on space exploration. They say that the habitat may look just like the ocean on Europa.
This is one of the most interesting... |
7 February 2012
05:24 GMT |
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A collaboration of researchers from the US Geological Survey (USGS) and the University of Montana say that the diminishing of the overall snowpack covering the Rocky Mountains is leading to a classic cascading ecological effect in surrounding habitats and ecosystems.
Researchers determined that a very strong shift ... |
11 January 2012
04:31 GMT |
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The only ecosystem left to explore on our world is also one that could finally allow us to better understand our planet. Inside the igneous ocean crust that lies beneath the sediments of the ocean floor, species of microorganisms live in conditions that have not changed for eons. Needless to say, analyzing these li... |
9 January 2012
11:07 GMT |
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While analyzing the areas around a series of hydrothermal vents, researchers discovered a large number of new communities of species that they never even knew existed. The vents surveyed for this research were located at the bottom of the sea, near Antarctica.
The environments that form around these hydrothermal ven... |
4 January 2012
09:23 GMT |
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Pollution, deforestation, poaching activities, industrial processes are all factors which will trigger the decline of biodiversity in most of the Earth's ecosystems. 585 conservationists have reached this conclusion, while taking into account the negative influence humankind has upon the environment.
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9 November 2011
09:20 GMT |
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The US National Science Foundation (NSF) is funding investigators from the Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) in a new study meant to assess the intricacies of Earth's water cycle in detail. The work could help address issues such as drought, which is currently threatening huge surfaces. According to res... |
24 October 2011
06:58 GMT |
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Researchers at the University of Cambridge and the University of Washington announce the discovery of a complex set of mental arithmetics in certain tropical bird species. This behavior allows the animals to keep track of when army ants carry out raids, so that they can feast on the dislodged insects.
Army ant co... |
15 October 2011
05:57 GMT |
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According to officials at the US National Science Foundation (NSF), the organization will award a total of $21 million to grants seeking to explain and better understand how we, as a species, interact with out environment. The accepted study proposals are extremely varied, and cover numerous topics.
Lately, the c... |
21 September 2011
10:11 GMT |
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The results of a new scientific investigation indicate that the frequency of wildfires sparked around the world has increased by 400 percent since the 1970s, when appropriate records began being kept. Experts are very curious as to whether this phenomenon is connected to global warming or not.
Wildfires are not b... |
15 September 2011
06:03 GMT |
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A recent study of a system featuring hydrothermal vents has revealed that effects that oceanic acidification will have on ecosystems in the future. The research is critical towards understanding how global warming will change the world.Climate scientists have been arguing for a few years that increased levels of atmo... |
13 September 2011
05:02 GMT |
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Scientists from the University of California in Berkeley (UCB) discovered in a recent study that species which are dependent on each other for their very survival can become separated and then reunite over vast distances. At times, these can cover several thousand miles.
For the new study, the research team focuse... |
8 September 2011
16:01 GMT |
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Officials at the US National Science Foundation (NSF) have awarded 14 research teams with grants for studying macrosystems biology. This field of science deals with investigating biological systems at a large scale, ranging from regional to continental.
This will help biologists gain a better understanding of how ... |
6 August 2011
06:34 GMT |
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For many years, experts have believed that organisms change in order to adapt to adversities in their environment, including microbial invaders. But new discoveries are showing that species of viruses can coexist with certain species of algae for several centuries. The weird thing about this is that the neither of th... |
22 July 2011
08:09 GMT |
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Researchers at the University of California in Santa Barbara (UCSB) say that small and large species alike respect the same rule when it comes to determining how common they are in a given ecosystem. All ecosystems on our planet contain numerous species of animals, plants and microorganisms, and all these species are... |
22 July 2011
05:51 GMT |
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Scientists with the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) announce the discovery of a fundamental flaw in the methods used to calculate the rate at which species go extinct. The implication this work has is suggesting that currently-accepted extinction rates are higher than in reality.These rates may in fact... |
19 May 2011
05:04 GMT |
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Antarctica was until recently the most pristine continent in the world, but that situation is currently changing. Research scientists, tourists, and just about anyone who sets foot around the South Pole, are carrying bacteria and other organisms that are not indigenous to this area. For all intents and purposes, we a... |
29 April 2011
10:47 GMT |
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A group of investigators in the United States has recently demonstrated that it's possible to detect significant changes affecting ecosystems before they happen. This early detection method could be used to determine which habitats are the most likely to experience ecological catastrophes. University of Wisconsi... |
29 April 2011
04:14 GMT |
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Given the growing number of environmental disasters taking place around the world, experts say that it would be a really good idea to certify the right of biological communities and ecosystems to be legally represented. These areas have value beyond being of use to humans. At this point, we are used to think about su... |
23 April 2011
06:05 GMT |
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A group of federal agencies, organizations, universities and research institutions in the United States announce that they will begin a 4-year collaborative effort to gain a deeper understanding of Earth's climate and the change it is going through. The work will span 15 research projects, which will be funded w... |
23 April 2011
05:30 GMT |
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As authorities are gearing up to start construction of no less than 11 major dams on the Mekong River, the WWF is arguing that the total amount of energy these structures would produce can also be obtained by constructing them on the river's tributaries, rather than its main course. In a new report, the environm... |
18 April 2011
03:10 GMT |
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Generally, ecosystems take millions of years to evolve. The interactions that govern a habitat, such as for example the food web that develops within, take time to adjust themselves. But the process can apparently be sped up, as a 200-year-old experiment shows. The test was set up by a young Charles Darwin, who was n... |
11 April 2011
05:25 GMT |
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Throughout the Yellowstone National Park, skeletons of dead animals permeate the landscape. In addition to adding charm to the place, they may also help experts determine what types of animal populations existed here in the past, and how many of the creatures were there. Under the Sun, the bones appear white, making ... |
29 March 2011
03:47 GMT |
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Researchers in the United Kingdom are currently trying to figure out how is it that their national waters are starting to swarm with killer shrimps. These are voracious predators, which have the nasty habit of killing lesser creatures just for the fun of it, without actually eating them.The marine creature is mercile... |
10 March 2011
11:03 GMT |
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Various companies and governments have gotten it into their heads that they need to tap into the massive deep-sea deposits of natural gas that exist in the Levant Sea, a portion of the Mediterranean.The developers want to exploit these fields regardless of legally-binding restrictions placed on deep-sea exploitations... |
9 February 2011
05:46 GMT |
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The results of a new scientific investigation show that massive extinction events which affect large portions of the planet can have long-lasting effects on ecological cycles. These can be influenced for millions of years at a time, and require special conditions to recover. One of the most significant effects is cau... |
5 February 2011
05:59 GMT |
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Northwestern University physics professor Adilson Motter and his student Sagar Sahasrabudhe announce the development of a new mathematical model, that is capable of detecting potential cascades of events that may lead to the collapse of food networks, and to extinction events.The model was developed as part of a larg... |
26 January 2011
04:38 GMT |
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Research scientists have over the years developed methods of using the fossil record for studies of the future. The analysis of extinct species is allowing them to gain more insight into how modern-day animals response to changes in their environments and ecosystems, and scientists are on it 24/7.
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15 January 2011
03:57 GMT |
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The United States Geological Survey (USGS) has just released a new report on the state of forests in the country, and the picture the document paints is not at all flattering for southwestern forests, experts say. At the current rate, they are faced with a bleak future. Experts being the investigation have determined... |
14 December 2010
07:02 GMT |
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The latest issue of the esteemed journal Nature contains a paper showing that biodiversity loss can have negative consequences on the health of the general population. The correlation holds true for both animal and plant extinctions, the report indicates.In the new research, a team of experts examined the connections... |
2 December 2010
06:05 GMT |
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Humans are known for being picky when it comes to eating, as demonstrated by those who are willing to starve themselves rather than eat something they don't want. The same apparently goes on in the animal world as well, with great implications for ecosystem stability. Members of more than half of all species on ... |
30 November 2010
10:46 GMT |
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Over the past ten years or so, a researcher at the University of Bristol has kept a close ear on the sounds that are produced naturally in and around coral reefs, by fish, urchins and the corals themselves. These noises can be used as indicators of how healthy the reefs are as a whole.The expert has been focusing his... |
29 November 2010
06:43 GMT |
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A team of experts from the United Kingdom announces that it managed to revive a population of ancient bacteria, that have been trapped inside icy prisons for thousands of years. The microorganisms have been found inside salt crystals that still contained minute water droplets. They were extracted from sites in Death... |
29 November 2010
04:39 GMT |
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Experts at the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Australia congratulate authorities on the release of a report concerning the effects and responsibilities associate with the large 2009 oil spill that occurred in Timor. The spill started on August 21, 2009, when the West Atlas drilling rig is owned by the Norwegian-Berm... |
25 November 2010
15:01 GMT |
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According to a new investigation, it would appear that one of the most widely used indicators for assessing the health of fisheries around the world is misleading, and largely inaccurate. The study learned that using the average catch trophic level as an indicator for fish population health levels yields erroneous re... |
18 November 2010
06:21 GMT |
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A new investigation conducted by the US Geological Survey has demonstrated that the amount of water flowing through rivers in the United States has experienced massive alterations for the worse over the past few decades.The research is important because it highlights land and water management practices as the main fa... |
3 November 2010
09:47 GMT |
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A critically-important meeting is taking place in Nagoya, Japan this week, which deals with analyzing and deciding on the measure that will ensure the perpetuation of biodiversity on Earth.The Conference of the Parties (COP) 10 meeting of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is a component of the main interna... |
22 October 2010
08:12 GMT |
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The US National Science Foundation (NSF) are very interested in developing a better understanding of the mechanisms underlying the interactions that develop between humans and their environment.To that end, the organization has decided to award 14 new research grants to various research groups, whose goal is to study... |
22 October 2010
05:10 GMT |
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Officials at the US National Science Foundation (NSF) announce that they have awarded 21 new research grants to research groups conducting research into oceanic acidification. The phenomenon is spread on a global scale, and it refers to a drop in the pH levels of saltwater. As this happens, the seas and oceans become... |
14 October 2010
04:01 GMT |
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The global accumulation of nitrogen in the world's ecosystems is beginning to reach devastating levels, say experts who conduct work in trying to keep levels of this chemical in check. The substance is absolutely necessary for life, and is also the main component of our atmosphere. But, when it accumulates in th... |
8 October 2010
02:32 GMT |
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The area around the Mekong River, the 12th largest body of running water in the world, is extremely diverse in terms of species, but is also endangered by encroaching human influence, a report shows. The Mekong springs from the heights of the Tibetan Plateau, on the roof of the world, and passes through China before ... |
6 October 2010
05:18 GMT |
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Despite literally thousands of studies into the issue, scientists admit that they are barely beginning to scratch the surface in understanding the level of interconnectedness our planet displays. As part of the efforts to make sense of how things relate to each other, the US National Science Foundation (NSF) has just... |
6 October 2010
04:56 GMT |
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Listening to coral reefs can apparently be used as a method of keeping tabs on the health of both corals and other marine species living in or around them, a new scientific investigation shows. The conclusion belongs to a report that was released by the University of Bristol's School of Biological Sciences, and ... |
20 September 2010
08:30 GMT |
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According to investigators, humans will most definitely live in a future that will look different than today's world does, especially in terms of biodiversity.Researchers say that, most likely, our children and their children will live in a world that will contain a lot less animal species. Experts explain that ... |
3 September 2010
05:55 GMT |
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A team of researchers has discovered an invasive species of Asian clams in Lake George, which pose a large threat to the established ecosystem, and the delicate balance within. The finding was made by experts of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Darrin Fresh Water Institute (DFWI). Students Jeremy Farrell wa... |
30 August 2010
10:34 GMT |
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The debate between proponents of organic farming and those of modern agriculture appears to have been settled in favor of the former, a 10-year-long study on the issue reveals. For people doing it, organic farming represents the most vivid example of the balance of nature. They view the lands where crops grow as the ... |
26 August 2010
03:15 GMT |
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Will Turner, an expert at Conservation International, argues in a new study that the reactions humans have to climate change and global warming could have effects that are just as negative as the ones caused by the devastating phenomena themselves. In the research, the expert details how humanity may be affecting the... |
6 August 2010
08:57 GMT |
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Experts at the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announce that the organization will be supporting a team of researchers in developing computer models capable of predicting the effects and impact of sea level rise in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Knowing how the elevated water levels may affect... |
6 August 2010
02:56 GMT |
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For centuries, scientists have recognized that the world's oceans are the final frontier in biology. For the wide variety of fish and other marine species we know, many believe that we've only begun to scratch the surface of what lies under the surface. The deep ocean was long believed to be the least-explo... |
14 June 2010
04:56 GMT |
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Earlier this year, at the Oxford Round Table on The Copenhagen Protocol: Problems and Possibilities conference, scientists from around the world discussed issues facing our species and the planet today. They listed ecosystem degradation, biodiversity decline, and resource depletion as among the gravest problems our s... |
25 May 2010
08:53 GMT |
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According to a new major scientific review, published in the latest issue of the highly-regarded publication Science, governments will fail to meet their pledges for curbing biodiversity and nature loss by 2010. The goals, which were agreed upon willingly in international conferences, appear as distant now as they ha... |
30 April 2010
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