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5,522 results for: Forests
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A cougar in Connecticut
Using DNA and trailside cameras, wildlife biologists retrace the 18-month, 2,000-mile journey of a young male cat.
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On the trail of cell navigation
A computerized amoeba might help show the way.
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Lager’s mystery ingredient found
After scouring the globe, researchers find the missing ancestor of the yeast used to make cold-brewed beer in an unexpected place.
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Earth & Environment
The supercontinent of the future, pollutants from laundry detergent and more in this week’s news
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When snowpack shrinks, elk can binge on aspen
As winters warm in the Rockies, majestic grazers may be threatening iconic Western tree.
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Trees have a tipping point
Satellite data confirm that the amount of forest cover can shift suddenly in response to relatively small changes in fire frequency and rainfall.
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19607
I was wondering if researchers have given any thought to the idea that in the same way that disease devastated human populations after the European discovery of the Americas, perhaps disease was a contributing factor in the demise of much of the fauna of the Western Hemisphere. Could domesticated animals traveling with the humans, or […]
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19678
This article reported that years ago it was discovered that certain male mice eradicate cancer cells and that white blood cells from these mice make normal mice cancer resistant. It also reported that it is superpremature to look forward to clinical applications. It would seem that aggressive searches for remission of cancer in humans with […]
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19686
It’s big news that poison ivy thrives where there are higher concentrations of carbon dioxide? Did everyone forget elementary school science and plant life’s dependence upon carbon dioxide? Do I advocate buying and driving the most carbon dioxide–emitting vehicle you can find? No. I guess I would just like to see more common sense and […]
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19779
Do cows and other domestic-herd animals really emit more methane than bison and other wild-herd animals emitted before people came along? Do grass, alfalfa, and other pasture plants remove less carbon dioxide than do forests? There were open grasslands before pastures replaced some forests. I hope the people who are researching these things take such […]
