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Lichens function as indicators of nitrogen pollution in forests
Scientists have found lichens can give insight into nitrogen air pollution effects on Sierra Nevada and San Bernardino mountain ecosystems, and protecting them provides safeguards for less sensitive species. view more (2008-10-07)
Lost forest yields several new species
An expedition led by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) to a remote corner of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has uncovered unique forests which, so far, have been found to contain six animal species new to science: a bat, a rodent, two shrews, and two frogs. view more (2007-08-08)
Amazon conservation policy working in Brazil, MSU-led study finds
Contrary to common belief, Brazil's policy of protecting portions of the Amazonian forest from development is capable of buffering the Amazon from climate change, according to a new study led by Michigan State University researchers. view more (2009-06-16)
Rwanda conservation effort to link isolated chimps to distant forest
A group of some 15 chimpanzees isolated in a pocket of Rwandan rain forest will have a greater range - and, thus, greater chances for survival - thanks to one of Africa's most ambitious forest restoration and ecological research efforts ever. view more (2008-03-18)
Parasite causes zombie ants to die in an ideal spot
A study in the September issue of The American Naturalist describes new details about a fungal parasite that coerces ants into dying in just the right spot-one that is ideal for the fungus to grow and reproduce. view more (2009-08-12)
Iowa State professor's research shows Midwest forests losing diversity, complexity
Forests in the nation's Upper Midwest have changed greatly since the time of the early settlers. And more changes may be coming. view more (2007-10-17)
NASA satellites can see how climate change affects forests
A NASA-funded study shows that satellites can track the growth and health of forests and detect the impact of a changing climate on them. view more (2006-08-30)
Vine invasion? UWM ecologist looks at coexistence of trees and lianas
Among the hundreds of species of woody vines that University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee ecologist Stefan Schnitzer has encountered in the tropical forests of Panama, the largest has a stalk nearly 20 inches in circumference. view more (2008-08-06)
Emphasis on conifer forests places multiple species at risk
The traditional emphasis on dense, fast-growing, conifer-dominated forests in the Pacific Northwest raises questions about the health of dozens of animal species that depend on shrubs, herbs and broad-leaf trees, a new analysis by Oregon State University and the U.S. Geological Survey suggests. view more (2007-08-24)
Scientists discover dozens of new species in Lost World of western New Guinea
An expedition to one of Asia's most isolated jungles - in the mist-shrouded Foja Mountains of western New Guinea - discovered a virtual 'Lost World of new species, giant flowers, and rare wildlife that was unafraid of humans. view more (2006-02-07)
Emotional eaters susceptible to weight regain
Just in time for the start of the holiday eating season - a new study finds that dieters who have the tendency to eat in response to external factors, such as at festive celebrations, have fewer problems with their weight loss than those who eat in response to emotions (internal factors). view more (2007-11-09)
The first neotropical rainforest was home of the Titanoboa
Smithsonian researchers working in Colombia's Cerrejón coal mine have unearthed the first megafossil evidence of a neotropical rainforest. view more (2009-10-13)
Endemism in New Caledonia palms: prime role of climate in sustaining refugia
The flora of New Caledonia is one of the richest and most unusual on Earth. On an area of just 18 000 km_ more than 3500 species of vascular plants have been recorded -80% of which are endemic. The palms, with 36 endemic species, belonging to 16 genera- 15 of which are not found anywhere else- provide a good example of this exceptional flora. Most... view more... (2001-11-23)
Diverse tropical forests defy metabolic ecology models
As global change accelerates, quantifying the role of forests in the carbon cycle becomes ever more urgent. Modelers seek simple predictors of forest biomass and carbon flux. view more (2006-04-24)
Elephant highways of death
A new study coordinated by the New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society and other groups found that Central Africa's increasing network of roads - which are penetrating deeper and deeper into the wildest areas of the Congo Basin - are becoming highways of death for the little known forest elephant. view more (2007-04-03)
Loss of Hemlocks Will Affect Water Dynamics in Southern Appalachian Forests
Forest Service (FS) research has provided the first estimates on the impact the loss of eastern hemlock will have on the water dynamics of the southern Appalachian mountains. view more (2007-07-10)
EPA foregoes opportunity to improve nanotechnology oversight
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released its current thinking on whether a nanoscale material is a "new" or "existing" chemical substance under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). view more (2007-07-13)
Experiment suggests limitations to carbon dioxide 'tree banking'
While 10 years of bathing North Carolina pine tree stands with extra carbon dioxide did allow the trees to grow more tissue, only those pines receiving the most water and nutrients were able to store significant amounts of carbon that could offset the effects of global warming, scientists told a national meeting of the Ecological Society of... view more... (2007-08-07)
Researchers effectively treat tumors with use of nanotubes
By injecting man-made, microscopic tubes into tumors and heating them with a quick, 30-second zap of a laser, scientists have discovered a way to effectively kill kidney tumors in nearly 80 percent of mice. view more (2009-08-04)
Researchers disprove long-standing belief about HIV treatment
Researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center have disproved a long-standing clinical belief that the hepatitis C virus slows or stunts the immune system's ability to restore itself after HIV patients are treated with a combination of drugs known as the "cocktail." view more (2008-07-25)
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