 Bikini corals recover from atomic blast April 15, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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Half a century after the last earth-shattering atomic blast shook the Pacific atoll of Bikini, the corals are flourishing again. Some coral species, however, appear to be locally extinct. | |
Limitations of charcoal as an effective carbon sink May 02, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
Fire-derived charcoal is thought to be an important carbon sink. However, a SLU paper in Science shows that charcoal promotes soil microbes and causes a large loss of soil carbon. | |
Increasingly intense storms threaten coral May 01, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A British scientist suggests hurricanes and other storms are increasing in intensity and are limiting the growth of some corals. | |
 First Analysis of the Water Requirements of a Hydrogen Economy October 18, 2007 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 126 vote(s)
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One of the touted benefits of the futuristic US hydrogen economy is that the hydrogen supply—in the form of water—is virtually limitless. This assumption is taken for granted so much that no major study has ... | |
 Researchers recommend ways to fight lake trout invasion in Glacier National Park April 24, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Natural barriers like waterfalls play an important role in preventing lake trout from spreading through Glacier National Park, so maintaining those barriers should be a priority, Montana State University researchers ... | |
MSU research reaches Supreme Court of India May 01, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Montana State University research about pollution in the Ganges River has reached the Supreme Court of India, producing some optimism among MSU scientists who study the 1,500-mile river. | |
Wild Sky Wilderness bill approved in House May 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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The U.S. House approved a bill creating the Wild Sky Wilderness in Washington state, officials said Wednesday. | |
 Maximizing species protection with unprecedented conservation roadmap April 10, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
An international team of researchers has developed a remarkable new roadmap for finding and protecting the best remaining holdouts for thousands of rare species that live only in Madagascar, considered one ... | |
 Yahoo teams with Freecycle to turn junk into treasure April 21, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Yahoo has unveiled an Earth Day initiative to divert mountains of landfill trash, using the Internet to match people unloading "junk" with those that want the stuff. | |
Youths mobilise in name of tradition to rescue Cyprus donkeys April 20, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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It's the butt of jokes and the source of choice curses, but the donkey is an integral part of Mediterranean culture, and friends on Cyprus are working to protect one of the world's last wild colonies from extinction. | |
US rush to produce corn-based ethanol will worsen 'dead zone' in Gulf of Mexico March 10, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 35 vote(s)
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The U.S. government’s rush to produce corn-based ethanol as a fuel alternative will worsen pollution in the Gulf of Mexico, increasing a “Dead Zone” that kills fish and aquatic life, according to University of British Columbia ... | |
Aquaculture concept leaves judges 'goggle eyed' April 29, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Ronald Hoenig and Aaron Welch, both graduate students at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine UM Rosenstiel School students take home top prize in B-School's 6th Rothschild Entrepreneurship Competitionand ... | |
Herbicide-tolerant crops can improve water quality April 22, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
The residual herbicides commonly used in the production of corn and soybean are frequently detected in rivers, streams, and reservoirs at concentrations that exceed drinking water standards in areas where these crops are ... | |
Scientists study how climate change impacts food production April 21, 2008 | User rating: 3.1 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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The old adage, “We are what we eat,’’ may be the latest recipe for success when it comes to curbing the perils of global climate warming. Despite the recent popular attention to the distance that food travels from farm to ... | |
Senate panel to look into chemical risk assessment program April 29, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- A Senate committee is looking into a report that says the Bush administration is hampering the ability of Environmental Protection Agency scientists to assess the health dangers of toxic chemicals. | |
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