December 22, 2011

NASA: Climate change may bring big ecosystem changes

Wildlife and habitat

How Contraception Could Save Future Elephants from Culling
An ecosystem being transformed: Yellowstone 15 years after the return of wolves
An overview of ecological impacts to Penna. forests from Marcellus Development (excellent!)
Remote wilderness polluted by humans
Hunting Wolves Out West: More, Less?
U.S. Exempts Species Classified as Endangered in the Rest of the World [Slide Show]
China to release six pandas into wild
Border Fence Blocks Bears in Migration, Study Finds
Hellbender Salamander Study Seeks Answers for Global Amphibian Decline
For Many Species, Moving Day Has Added Stress
Canada Holds Hearings on Suspected Virus in Salmon
Texas: Drought Took Toll on Trees
Utah: Thousands of Birds Die After Crash Landings
Elevation of the Chimp May Reshape Research

Discoveries about the natural world

Comprehensive study makes key findings of ocean pH variations
Genes Play Major Role in Primate Social Behavior, Study Finds
Human Skull Is Highly Integrated: Study Sheds New Light On Evolutionary Changes
Meet the polygamous birds that don’t hang around
Scientists find microbes in lava tube living in conditions like those on Mars
New species of 'spiral poo worms' found in the Atlantic
Cockroach Hookup Signal Could Benefit Endangered Woodpecker
How Hungry Mosquitoes Cool Themselves
Researchers document caterpillars that mimic one another for survival
The first record of a sauropod dinosaur from Antarctica
Weather and climate

Warming Arctic Permafrost Fuels Climate Change Worries
Arctic Methane: Is Catastrophe Imminent?
Rapid rise in wildfires in large parts of Canada?
Forest Health Versus Global Warming: Fuel Reduction Likely to Increase Carbon Emissions
New research may explain why serious thunderstorms and tornados less prevalent on weekends

Environmental policy

States Struggle to Update Toxic Chemical Regulation
EPA finalizes tough new rules on emissions by power plants
New EPA air quality rules outweigh costs and provide major health and environmental benefits
As Gas Drilling Spreads, Towns Stand Ground Over Control Billions Needed for Texas Water Projects
Congress Approves Pipeline Safety Bill
What to Do About Asian Carp? Great Lakes States Can’t Agree
Energy

Discovery could increase maximum theoretical efficiency of solar cells from 31 to 44 percent

Water

Lead levels in drinking water spike when copper and lead pipes joined

Chemical concerns, waste management, recycling

Upper atmosphere facilitates changes that let mercury enter food chain
Japan May Declare Control of Reactors, Over Serious Doubts

Agriculture and food, livestock and pets

Brominated Battle: Soda Chemical Has Cloudy Health History
Monsanto (Still) Denies Superinsect Problem, Despite Evidence
Big Corn, Big Sugar in bitter US row on sweetener
New Eco-Friendly Foliar Spray Provides Natural Anti-Freeze
Worm compost can suppress plant disease, regulate nutrients, research finds

Health and medicine, human behavior
 
Could Public Health Benefits Make Combating Climate Change Free?
Studies Suggest an Acetaminophen-Asthma Link
Health Care Law Will Let States Tailor Benefits
Pharmacies Mislead Teens on Morning-After Pill
Listen up: Abnormality in auditory processing underlies dyslexia
Cancer from fetal exposure to carcinogens depends on dose, timing
Researchers Urge Caution When Buying Noisy Toys
Outwit the Grim Reaper by walking faster
Middle-Age Blood Pressure Changes Affect Lifetime Heart Disease, Stroke Risk
Women's Response to Alcohol Suggests Need for Gender-Specific Treatment Programs
Study: Eating less keeps the brain young
New evidence that bacteria in large intestine have a role in obesity
Disease-causing strains of Fusarium prevalent in plumbing drains
Do You Hear What I Hear? Noise Exposure Surrounds Us
Vitamin D Prevents Fractures, But Role in Cancer Remains Unclear
Discovery Leads to Novel Melatonin Drug With Potential to Treat Insomnia
New Light on Medicinal Benefits of Plants
French study suggests maggots may clean wounds faster than surgery
Traumatic Experiences May Make You Tough
New analysis casts doubt on results of tobacco industry studies into safety of cigarette additives
We Are Natural Born Multi-Taskers
Prejudice Comes from a Basic Human Need and Way of Thinking, New Research Suggests
The Unleashed Mind: Why Creative People Are Eccentric: Scientific American
Hold that thought? Scientists find sensor that may explain working memory
Network analysis predicts drug side effects
New Cambridge study measures countries’ well-being
Skeletons point to Columbus voyage for syphilis origins

Law

Editorial: The Case Against Sheriff Arpaio
Exonerated of Murder, Texan Seeks Inquiry on Prosecutor

Archeology, art and history

Ancient astronomers
New Excavations Provide Insights to the Rise of Pueblos of the American Southwest
Pictures: Mysterious Viking-era Graves Found With Treasure
Oldest obsidian bracelet reveals amazing craftsmen's skills in the eighth millennium BC
Geologists pinpoint near exact source of some of Stonehenge's stones
A possible aid for navigators: Research says microorganisms may create Pacific's 'underwater lightning'

National security, defense

Chinese hacked into US Chamber of Commerce: report
DARPA's new spy satellite could provide real-time video from anywhere on Earth

Astronomy and cosmology, spaceflight

Earth always has a second temporary moon, researchers claim
Underwater neutrino detector will be second-largest structure ever built
Astronomy Picture of the Day: Sh2-239: Celestial Impasto
Book explores discoveries in cosmology and how our universe could have come from nothing
    Also see: 'A Universe From Nothing' by Lawrence Krauss, AAI 2009
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