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And Now for Something Completely Diffuse
Climate change messing with ecology worldwide, study says |
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15 May 2008 |
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| Posted at 9:06 AM on 15 May 2008 Climate change is messing with ecology worldwide right now, according to a comprehensive new study in the journal Nature. Researchers examined data on shifts in over 28,000 plant and animal systems and over 800 environmental changes across all the world's continents for the past 30 years. In 90 percent of the cases of change in wildlife behavior or populations, the ... |
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| Topics: climate, climate change impacts, news, scientific research (all these topics) |
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It's Beginning to Look a Clot Like Thrombosis
Particulate pollution linked to blood clots in legs, study says |
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13 May 2008 |
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| Posted at 7:46 AM on 13 May 2008 Exposure to small particulate pollution can increase the risk of blood clots forming in the legs, according to a new study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine. "It is well-established that air pollution causes myocardial infarction [heart attack] and stroke," said Andrea Baccarelli, who led the study. "This is the first time tha ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, news, scientific research (all these topics) |
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If You Can't Stand the Heat, Get Out of the Tropics
Tropical insects under grave threat from climate change, study says |
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06 May 2008 |
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| Posted at 6:11 AM on 06 May 2008 Tropical insects and other temperature-dependent critters that make their home in the tropics could be in grave danger from climate change, according to a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. As opposed to species at the world's poles that frequently encounter a wide range of temperatures, tropical insects ... |
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| Topics: climate, climate change impacts, news, scientific research, wildlife (all these topics) |
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The Hair Up There
Pollution may influence baldness, study says |
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05 May 2008 |
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| Posted at 12:06 PM on 05 May 2008 Pollution may be one factor in the onset of baldness, says a new study from researchers at the University of London. Genetic factors are believed to play the largest role in bringing about baldness, but men who live in heavily polluted areas may experience hair loss sooner or more dramatically than those in less polluted locales. The researchers found that carcinogens and other chemicals in the air a ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, news, scientific research (all these topics) |
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Wronging the Rights
White House tries to interfere with right whale protections |
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01 May 2008 |
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| Posted at 6:27 AM on 01 May 2008 Photo: noaa.gov The White House has attempted to stymie a rule that would help protect the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale, documents show. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration scientists recommended that large ships off the Atlantic coast be required to slow their speed to 10 knots (11.5 miles per hour) during certain times of the year to avoid deadly col ... |
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| Topics: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, news, scientific research, White House, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Getting Hard to Carrion
Wild Asian vultures going the way of the dodo |
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30 Apr 2008 |
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| Posted at 1:24 PM on 30 Apr 2008 Wild Asian vultures are likely going to the way of the dodo, a new study says. The white-backed vulture population has plunged by nearly 99.9 percent in India since 1992, and two other vulture species have seen a drop of 97 percent, say researchers publishing in the Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. Researchers blame diclofenac, a drug given to livestock and ingested by the birds ... |
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| Topics: endangered species, health, India, news, scientific research, toxics, wildlife (all these topics) |
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You Animals!
Independent report calls for major reforms to industrial animal farming |
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30 Apr 2008 |
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| Posted at 5:51 AM on 30 Apr 2008 Photo: FarmSanctuary.org Industrial animal farming in the United States needs to make many major reforms in order to protect public health and the environment, an independent two-and-a-half-year study by the Pew Charitable Trusts and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has concluded. The report criticized the widespread use of antibiotics to promote animal growth, sa ... |
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| Topics: agriculture, food, news, scientific research, United States (all these topics) |
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The Horn of a Dilemma
Narwhals more at risk than polar bears, says study |
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25 Apr 2008 |
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| Posted at 3:10 PM on 25 Apr 2008 Polar bears get all the press, but climate change may be even harder on the narwhal, says new research. Narwhals, the whales whose long spiral tusks kick-started the myth of unicorns, top a list of 11 at-risk Arctic marine mammals published in the journal Ecological Applications. Hooded seals, bowhead whales, and walrus rounded out the top five, while ringed seals and bearded seals, which a ... |
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| Topics: Arctic, climate, climate change impacts, endangered species, news, scientific research, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Time to Move to Mars
Are fixing the climate and the ozone layer mutually exclusive? |
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24 Apr 2008 |
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| Posted at 3:59 PM on 24 Apr 2008 A geoengineering scheme to solve climate change could hurt the Antarctic ozone layer, while recovery of the ozone hole could increase Antarctic warming, new research suggests. A study published Thursday in Science decries suggestions to solve climate change by spewing sulfur into the atmosphere, saying that such a scheme would wipe out the Arctic ozone layer and delay the healing ... |
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| Topics: Antarctica, climate, climate change mitigation, geoengineering, news, ozone, scientific research (all these topics) |
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The Beetles Revolution
Mountain pine beetles fueling climate change via tree deaths |
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24 Apr 2008 |
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| Posted at 9:38 AM on 24 Apr 2008 Ravenous populations of mountain pine beetles in Canada's forests are contributing significantly to climate change through killing off large numbers of trees, according to a study in the journal Nature. So far, the beetles have killed trees in over 50,000 square miles of forests in western Canada, and hundreds of thousands of square miles in the western United States. "When ... |
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| Topics: Canada, climate, deforestation, news, scientific research (all these topics) |
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Oh Where, Oh Where Has My Little Frog Gone?
Lots of amphibians ending up as roadkill, says research |
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21 Apr 2008 |
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| Posted at 11:40 AM on 21 Apr 2008 Need a new reason to hate cars? You're in luck! Death by vehicle could be a major contributing factor in declining numbers of amphibians, according to new research published in the journal Herpetological Conservation and Biology. (Hee hee, they said "herpetological.") Intrepid road-kill researchers from Purdue University spent 17 months schlepping up 10, ... |
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| Topics: cars, endangered species, news, scientific research, wildlife (all these topics) |
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The Spore Against Terror
A biologist explains what security experts can learn from nature |
Michelle Nijhuis |
18 Apr 2008 |
Grist Feature |
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| Topics: books, interview, politics, scientific research, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Are You Chicken?
Meat of the future may be grown in a lab |
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11 Apr 2008 |
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| Posted at 2:15 PM on 11 Apr 2008 Problem: Large-scale meat production has environmental problems out the wazoo, but Homo sapiens shows much reluctance to giving up meat. Possible solution: Test-tube sausage! The awkwardly named In Vitro Meat Consortium just wrapped up the first-ever international conference focused on the potential for replacing slaughtered animals with grown-in-a-lab chicken nuggets and ground beef. In theory, test-tube ... |
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| Topics: food, news, scientific research (all these topics) |
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It Was the West of Times ...
U.S. West warming faster than the rest of the planet, says analysis |
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28 Mar 2008 |
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| Posted at 10:42 AM on 28 Mar 2008 The U.S. West is warming faster than the rest of the country, and faster than the planet as a whole, according to an analysis of 50 scientific studies done by the Rocky Mountain Climate Organization. From 2003 to 2007, the globe was 1 degree Fahrenheit warmer than its average 20th century temperature; during the same period, 11 Western states averaged 1.7 degrees war ... |
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| Topics: climate, climate change impacts, news, scientific research, United States (all these topics) |
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Think globally by thinking locally
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JMG |
27 Mar 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: climate, greenhouse-gas emissions, local politics, placemaking, politics, scientific research (all these topics) |
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The case for organic builds
Recent studies: organic ag is just as productive, and better for you |
Tom Philpott |
27 Mar 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: agriculture, food, health, industrial ag, organic food, scientific research (all these topics) |
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But They're Still Not Hoppy
Amphibian dieoffs not caused by climate change, says study |
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25 Mar 2008 |
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| Posted at 4:47 PM on 25 Mar 2008 A mysterious dieoff of amphibian species is likely not being caused by global warming, as had been hypothesized, says new research. Not in doubt: Amphibians are being afflicted by the rapidly spreading chytrid fungus, and humans are in some way responsible. source: The New York Times see also, in Grist: Conservationists highlight weirdness of rare amphibians in push to save ... |
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| Topics: endangered species, news, scientific research, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Give it away, now
Interesting research findings on wealth and happiness |
Clark Williams-Derry |
24 Mar 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: business, consumerism, scientific research (all these topics) |
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'Don't Soot': the Messenger
Soot pollution a big contributor to climate change, study finds |
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24 Mar 2008 |
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| Posted at 8:01 AM on 24 Mar 2008 Soot pollution contributes significantly to climate change and is second only to carbon dioxide as a climate-warming factor, according to a new study published in the journal Nature Geoscience. The study estimates that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change may have underestimated soot's role as a climate-warming factor by about three or four times. If the new rese ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, climate, climate change mitigation, news, scientific research (all these topics) |
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Everybody cut soot loose
New study: Ordinary soot second biggest driver of climate change |
David Roberts |
24 Mar 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: air pollution, climate change mitigation, health, scientific research (all these topics) |
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Of Ice and Mendacity
Arctic losing older, thicker sea ice despite cooler temps this winter |
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19 Mar 2008 |
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| Posted at 7:48 AM on 19 Mar 2008 The Arctic is losing more of its older, thicker sea ice than in years past despite persistent cold weather throughout the Northern Hemisphere this winter, researchers said. Older sea ice tends to be thicker and have a lower salt content, making it more melt-resistant than new ice. In March, Arctic sea ice is usually at its largest extent and this year the area covered is a ... |
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| Topics: Arctic, news, scientific research (all these topics) |
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It's a Glac-Sure Thing
World's glaciers melting rapidly, report says |
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17 Mar 2008 |
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| Posted at 8:29 AM on 17 Mar 2008 The world's glaciers are melting quite rapidly and will likely cause all sorts of environmental problems, according to data from the World Glacier Monitoring Service. The WGMS tracks the health of 30 "reference" glaciers throughout the world and has said that their rate of melt has sped up significantly in recent years. Between 1980 and 1999, the glaciers shrunk an average of 11.8 inc ... |
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| Topics: climate, climate change impacts, news, scientific research (all these topics) |
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They'll Never Learn
EPA closure of research libraries was a stupid idea, says GAO |
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14 Mar 2008 |
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| Posted at 3:29 PM on 14 Mar 2008 The U.S. EPA decision to deal with a 2006 funding cut by closing several research libraries was not very well thought out, says a new report from the Government Accountability Office. To take just one example: The EPA promised to compensate for the closures by making information available on the internet, but due to copyright issues, only some 10 percent of the library system's doc ... |
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| Topics: Government Accountability Office, news, scientific research, US EPA (all these topics) |
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Noisy spring, silent summer?
Following the path of contaminants from your bathroom to the birds |
Fawn Pattison |
14 Mar 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: scientific research, US Geological Survey, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Hey Man, That Ain't Cool
There was no consensus about global cooling in the '70s, says study |
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21 Feb 2008 |
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| Posted at 4:30 PM on 21 Feb 2008 The scientific consensus in the 1970s about "global cooling" is a beloved argument of global-warming skeptics -- and little more, says a survey of scientific literature between 1965 and 1979. During that time period, seven peer-reviewed articles supported global cooling, while 44 predicted global warming. "There was no scientific consensus in the 1970s tha ... |
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| Topics: climate, climate change skepticism, news, scientific research (all these topics) |
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