October 9, 2012

Wildlife and habitat

Research reports climate change could cripple Southwestern forests
The Great Barrier Reef has lost half of its coral in the last 27 years

Oil Palm Plantations Are Clearing Carbon-Rich Tropical Forests in Borneo
Wolves Losing Ground State by Western State
Most Whale Deaths Since 1970 Were Human-Caused
Study finds nearly 50% of retail firewood infested with insects
Endangered mountain yellow-legged frogs might get a hoppy ending
US lists tiny Puerto Rican frog as endangered
Federal officials propose removing beetle from endangered species list
Trapping weevils and saving monarchs
How to Restore Native Grasslands in the Interior Pacific Northwest, U.S.

New Study Shows Mountain Lions Dispersing from Nevada to California
Are Urban Coyotes Setting the Stage for Larger Carnivores To Move Into Cities?
Drones Could Help Conserve Endangered Wildlife
Greenpeace demands India halt coal mining in forests
Iowa Bonobo Sanctuary Mired in Controversy

Discoveries about the natural world

Homolog of mammalian neocortex found in bird brain (!)
Insects a Prime Driver in Plant Evolution and Diversity
    Related: Insects Shape Genetic Landscape Through Plant Defenses
Non-Native Plants Show Greater Response Than Native Wildflowers to Climate Change
Demographic Miracle: Some Plants in Arid Regions Benefit from Climate Change
Organism without a brain creates external memories for navigation
Northern Conifers Youngest of the Species
Animals Who Love to Rub Themselves With Ants. Is This Addictive?
Study finds snakes in the wild harbor deadly mosquito-borne EEEV virus through hibernation
Nothing to sneeze at: Scientists find cheating ragweed behaves better with its kin
Lunar phobic bats dodge moonlight

Duck-Bill Dinosaurs Had Plant-Pulverizing Teeth More Advanced Than Horses
New Fanged Dwarf Dinosaur Found—"Would Be Nice Pet"
Unique Ancient Spider Attack Preserved in Amber

Reading a history book of the sea: The chemical memory of seawater

Weather and climate

Snow may be heavier this winter for Northeast
Weather-making high-pressure systems predicted to intensify from increasing GHGs
High-Arctic heat tops 1,800-year high, says study
Arctic Sea Ice Shatters Previous Low Records; Antarctic Sea Ice Edges to Record High
Too Little Nitrogen May Restrain Plants' Carbon Storage Capability
Ancient Carbon Resurfacing in Lakes Challenges Current Models
Human Greenhouse Gas Emissions Traced to Roman Times
Climate Change Beliefs: Political Views Trump Facts for Some

Environmental policy

Pennsylvania: Parks Director John Norbeck stepping down; advocates fear drillers at the gate
Pennsylvania foundations draw cheers, protests for supporting fracking studies

Energy

Glut of Solar Panels Poses a New Threat to China
Germany Rethinks Path to Green Future
Pipeline Whistleblower: Cracks in The System
Liquid Air Could Be The Fuel Of The Future

Water

USA TODAY analysis: Nation's water costs rushing higher
Kentuckians Win Coal Giant Fake Reporting Water Pollution Case
Chesapeake Energy violated Clean Water Act

Chemical concerns, waste management, recycling

New study says nanoparticles don't penetrate the skin
BPA's Real Threat May Be After It Has Metabolized
When green turns toxic: Norwegians study Electric Vehicle life cycle
From downcycling to recycling: Using lighting to separate cement particles from stone
Haiti Bans Plastic Bags and Foam Containers

Agriculture and food, livestock and pets

Low-level mercury exposure in pregnant women connected to ADHD risk in children
Antibiotics in Meat May Thwart Efforts to Make Sausage Safe
Healthy-Giving Properties of Broccoli, Blueberries, May Not Make It Past the Gut
'Cafeteria diet' hastens stroke risk
British Gardeners Battle Over Peat, for Bogs’ Sake
Global Warming, Dairy Farmers, and the Do-Nothing Congress
US Supreme Court to hear appeal over Monsanto seed patents
California battle over GM labels

Health and medicine, human behavior

In a Drug Linked to a Deadly Meningitis Outbreak, a Question of Oversight
Doctors Speak out About Unnecessary Care as Cost Put at $800 Billion a Year
How to Die (opinion)
Poop Therapy: More Than You Probably Wanted To Know About Fecal Transplants
Omega-3 supplements may slow a biological effect of aging
Zinc deficiency mechanism linked to aging, multiple diseases
Should aspirin be used to prevent cancer?
Severely obese are fastest growing group of overweight Americans, study finds
Tobacco contains highly toxic compounds not regulated by law
FDA cracks down on thousands of websites for selling bad drugs
Study affirms safety of HPV4 vaccine for adolescents and young women in routine clinical care
Study: Free Contraceptives Slash Abortion Rates
Learning to overcome fear is difficult for teens, brain study finds
Language Learning Makes the Brain Grow, Swedish Study Suggests
Sleeping Brain Behaves as If It's Remembering Something

How memory load leaves us 'blind' to new visual information
Nearly Half of Children With Autism Wander or 'Bolt' from Safe Places
New free font available to help those with dyslexia

Law and enforcement

The Counterintuitive, Distressing but Necessary Way To Stop Childhood Sexual Abuse
Serious Physical Abuse Of Kids Has Gone Up Slightly, US Hospital Data Shows
Courts rule inconsistently on corporate identities

Archeology and anthropology, art and history

Who Mastered Fire?
Dating Between Modern Humans and Neandertals
Neolithic discovery: why Orkney is the centre of ancient Britain

National security, defense

Huawei, ZTE Provide Opening for China Spying, Report Says

Astronomy and cosmology, spaceflight

Astronomy Picture of the Day:  Goat Aurora Over Greenland
Surprising black-hole discovery changes picture of globular star clusters
New star discovered close to massive black hole at the center of the Milky Way
Engineers Test Rotor Landing for Space Capsules

Technology and engineering, robotics

Wireless too slow? Try a 'multi-gigabit communication module'

Of note

Numbers of Women in Science & Technology Fields Alarmingly Low in Leading Economies
From Kermit to Coal, Book Reveals How World’s Top Brands Greenwash The Public
Misconduct Widespread in Retracted Science Papers, Study Finds
House Science Member Says Earth Is 9,000 Years Old

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