Density of invasive reed, Phragmites australis, mapped in Great Lakes Posted: 17 Dec 2012 01:25 PM PST Scientists have used satellite technologies to map the location and density of Phragmites australis, an invasive species of reed, in the coastal wetlands of all five Great Lakes. Scientists decode three bacterial strains …
Declining air pollution levels continue to improve life expectancy in U.S.
Declining air pollution levels continue to improve life expectancy in U.S. Posted: 03 Dec 2012 01:35 PM PST A new study has found an association between reductions in fine particulate matter and improved life expectancy in 545 counties in the US from 2000 to 2007. Probiotics help fish grow up …
Cell biology: Calcium ‘accelerator’ keeps cell power supply going
Cell biology: Calcium ‘accelerator’ keeps cell power supply going Posted: 25 Nov 2012 04:30 PM PST Scientists have moved another step closer to solving a decades-long mystery of how the flow of calcium into the cell’s power source, the mitochondria, is controlled. By shutting down 50 genes, one at a …
Green chemistry: Waste from palm oil extraction can be converted into useful sugar
Green chemistry: Waste from palm oil extraction can be converted into useful sugar Posted: 23 Nov 2012 10:26 AM PST The waste plant materials remaining from palm oil extraction processes can now be converted into a useful sugar. Nutrients from farmed salmon waste can feed new marine industry Posted: 23 …
Roots of deadly 2010 India flood identified; Findings could improve warnings
Roots of deadly 2010 India flood identified; Findings could improve warnings Posted: 13 Nov 2012 12:11 PM PST New research indicates that flash flooding that swept through the mountain town of Leh, India, in 2010 was set off by a string of unusual weather events similar to those that caused …
Dust’s warming counters half of its cooling effect
Dust’s warming counters half of its cooling effect Posted: 31 Oct 2012 06:42 PM PDT Dust that routinely rises above the world’s deserts causes a more significant localized warming effect than previously thought, a new study based on NASA field research shows. Folding funnels key to biomimicry Posted: 31 Oct …
The hidden burden of bovine Tuberculosis
The hidden burden of bovine Tuberculosis Posted: 18 Oct 2012 03:59 PM PDT Up to 21 percent of herds clearing restrictions for bovine Tuberculosis (bTB) in Great Britain may be harbouring infection, according to a new study. Modeling feat sheds light on protein channel’s function Posted: 18 Oct 2012 11:18 …
Biomimicry, Janine Benyus Oct. 18th
INVITATION Biomimicry, Janine Benyus Oct. 18th To RSVP: Contact [email protected] Biomimicry 3.8 + Keystone Society + BiomimicryNYC invite you to an evening of appetizers, drinks, and inspiration. Thursday, October 18, 2012, 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm Grohe Live! Center, 160 Fifth Avenue, 4th floor, NYC Hosts: Bill Browning, Terrapin Bright …
First-time analysis of three distinct contributions of forage fish
First-time analysis of three distinct contributions of forage fish Posted: 10 Sep 2012 02:34 PM PDT A new study provides a first-time analysis of the value of forage fish, which are small, schooling species such as sardines, herring, and anchovies. Three kinds of contributions of forage fish were estimated: as …
The First Biomimicry Summit in Europe: Switzerland’s Financial Capital is Seduced by Nature’s Genius
The First Biomimicry Summit in Europe: Switzerland’s Financial Capital is Seduced by Nature’s Genius Jamie Brown, Project Director, BASE (Basel Agency for Sustainable Energy); former Head of Secretariat, UNEP Sustainable Energy Finance Alliance, Switzerland 3 Sept. 2012 Nearly 100 leaders from fields spanning industry, finance, architecture, engineering, government and academia …