April 30, 2013

Wildlife and habitat

Central African Republic elephant poaching rises
    Also see: C.Africa elephant population down 62% in 10 years
US plans to drop gray wolves from endangered list
Invasive snail spreading in Southern California
In the Northeast, forests with entirely native flora are not the norm
A fight to declare the Susquehanna 'sick' so it can be cured
35 Devil’s Hole Pupfish Away From the World’s Best-Documented Extinction
Sea Turtles Benefiting from Protected Areas

Group warns habitat designation could lead to plant's extinction
Rising seas clearly evident along SC coast
Harvard Medical School Plans to Close Primate Research Lab
Video Of Killer Whales Attacking Sperm Whales Is World First, Filmmaker Says
British big cat theory gets bump from lynx link
Woman killed by lion left door open

Discoveries about the natural world

Monkeys Are Adept at Picking Up Social Cues, Research Shows
Do Whales Have Culture? Humpbacks Pass on Behavior
Fish win fights on strength of personality
Cicadas Get a Jump on Cleaning
New 'Fairy' Insect is Mind-Blowingly Small
First Land Animals Kept Fishlike Jaws for Millions of Years
Computer scientists suggest new spin on origins of evolvability

Earth's Center Is 1,000 Degrees Hotter Than Previously Thought
Supervolcano eruptions may not be so deadly after all

Weather and climate

Sea surface temperatures reach highest level in 150 years
Strong regional sea-level rise during the onset of Antarctic glaciation
Earliest satellite maps of Antarctic and Arctic sea-ice
How Resource Scarcity and Climate Change Could Produce a Global Explosion (commentary)

Environmental policy

China becoming global climate change leader: Study
Slow Start on Environment in Second Obama Term
Agencies should use common approach to evaluate risks pesticides pose to endangered species

Energy

EPA methane report further divides fracking camps
U.S. Cities Joining Push to Dump Fossil Fuel Investments
Electric Vehicles Begin to Earn Money from the Grid
You Can’t Just Sell an Electric Car to Someone, This is America!
Grocery Delivery Service Is Greener Than Driving to the Store
Pro-Environment Light Bulb Labeling Turns Off Conservative Buyers
New Battery Design Could Help Solar and Wind Power the Grid
Wind turbines operate under great turbulence, with consequences for grid stability
Wind power—even without the wind
Solar Jobs Beat Out Ranchers In Texas, Actors In California, And Coal Miners Nationally
Vendors Give Philadelphians a Peek At Bike-Sharing Equipment Up For Bid

Water

Water Levels in the High Plains Aquifer Falling?

Air

How Trees Play Role in Smog Production
Ceramic Foam Cleans Up Exhaust Gases

Chemical concerns, radiation, waste management, recycling

Federal report says EPA falling short in ensuring chemical safety
Lake with the Oldest Remains of Atmospheric Contamination in Southern Europe
EU to ban neonicotinoid pesticides
Oslo Runs on Garbage, And Now It’s Running Out
EPA Draft Stirs Fears of Radically Relaxed Radiation Guidelines

Agriculture and food, livestock and pets

US a surprisingly large reservoir of crop plant diversity
Ecological knowledge offers perspectives for sustainable agriculture
Raw milk: Treat or threat?
Maternal diet sets up junk food addiction in babies
North Atlantic seaweed is safe to eat
Overcrowding on farms behind mystery of China's floating pigs
Child fruit consumption up with pre-slicing in schools

Health and medicine, human behavior

Cancer Physicians Attack High Drug Costs
Physicists, Biologists Unite to Expose How Cancer Spreads
Cancer research often falls short: study
Retirement expert: Medicare already means-tested
MAP: Which States Have Cut Treatment For the Mentally Ill the Most?
Parasite 'resistant to malaria drug'
Secondhand smoke presents greater threat to teen girls than boys
Low vitamin D levels a risk factor for pneumonia
    Related:
Researchers pinpoint upper safe limit of vitamin D blood levels
Women who drink alcohol before pregnancy less likely to take multivitamins
Plan B-One Step approved for use without a prescription
The many faces of the bacterial defense system
Roundworm quells obesity and related metabolic disorders
Residents concerned about health effects of hydrofracking
    Related: Many Stressors Associated With Fracking Due to Perceived Lack of Trust
Study reveals how families share microbes, even with dogs
Over-diagnosis and over-treatment of depression is common in the US

Study finds men most attractive with heavy-stubble
Do you obsess over your appearance? Your brain might be wired abnormally
New study gives insight into why some people diversify resources and others conserve
Less is more when it comes to investment choices, says new study
Pathological Gambling Caused by Excessive Optimism
Extreme Political Attitudes May Stem from an Illusion of Understanding

 
Humans' indelible stamp on Earth clear 5000 years ago
Evidence suggests Maya roots more tangled than previously thought
Mexican archaeologists study cave paintings found in northeast Argentina
First Australians may have been migrants rather than drifters
Surprising Discoveries From the Indus Civilization -- hints of brutal violence
Researchers track evolution of Philly's odd accent

National security, defense

After Boston: The pros and cons of surveillance cameras
Boston bomb suspect 'had links to slain Islamists'

Astronomy and cosmology, spaceflight

Astronomy Picture of the Day: M42 -- Inside the Orion Nebula
Deep, Detailed Image of Distant Universe
New phase of water could dominate the interiors of Uranus and Neptune
Saturn’s Mysterious Hexagon Is a Raging Hurricane
Einstein's Theory of Relativity Victorious Once Again
Antimatter results emerge at LHC - but puzzle abides
Speed of Light May Not Be Constant, Phycisists Say
Russia charging NASA $70 million per rocket seat

Physics, chemistry and materials science, mathematics

Entropy law linked to intelligence, say researchers
New Nanofibers are Super Tough, Strong
Are we running out of helium?

Technology and engineering, robotics

New LED streetlight design curbs light pollution
New Technology Inspires a Rethinking of Light

Computers and software, the Internet

WWW opened to all 20 years ago today; world's first website restored
Carnegie Mellon develops zooming technique for entering text into smartwatches

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