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Carbon storage recovers faster than plant biodiversity in re-growing tropical forests Posted: 05 Nov 2013 04:46 PM PST A new study of re-growing tropical forests has concluded that plant biodiversity takes longer to recover than carbon storage following major disturbances such as clearance for farming. |
Stressed-out trees boost sugary rewards to ant defenders Posted: 05 Nov 2013 02:13 PM PST |
Spider’s super-thin ribbons key to silk tech Posted: 05 Nov 2013 12:26 PM PST The silk of a spider feared for its venomous bite could be the key to creating new super-sticky films and wafer-thin electronics and sensors for medical implants that are highly compatible with the human body. |
Staying alive in the high and dry Posted: 05 Nov 2013 12:16 PM PST New research published this week sheds light on how desert plants gain nutrients they desperately need — even in the driest circumstances. |
Clay may have been birthplace of life on Earth, new study suggests Posted: 05 Nov 2013 10:20 AM PST Clay — a seemingly infertile blend of minerals — might have been the birthplace of life on Earth. Or at least of the complex biochemicals that make life possible, biological engineers report. |
The next big thing in the energy sector: Photovoltaic generated DC electricity Posted: 05 Nov 2013 09:14 AM PST |
Motion of the ocean: Predicting the big swells Posted: 05 Nov 2013 06:32 AM PST New research will help you every morning with the surf report. It is estimated that 75 per cent of waves across the world are not actually generated by local winds. Instead, they are driven by distant storms which propagate as swell. |
Hurricane Sandy’s impact measured by millions of Flickr pictures Posted: 05 Nov 2013 06:31 AM PST A new study has discovered a striking connection between the number of pictures of Hurricane Sandy posted on Flickr and the atmospheric pressure in New Jersey as the hurricane crashed through the US state in 2012. |
Global map provides new insights into land use Posted: 05 Nov 2013 05:14 AM PST In order to assess the global impacts of land use on the environment and help provide appropriate countermeasures, a group of researchers has created a new world map of land use systems. Based on various indicators of land-use intensity, climate, environmental and socio-economic conditions, they identified twelve global patterns called land system archetypes. |
Oldest ice core: Finding a 1.5 million-year record of Earth’s climate Posted: 05 Nov 2013 05:12 AM PST |