A Small Change In Marsh Planting Methods Can Yield Huge Results
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According to forestry science, planting trees and plants farther apart gives less space for competition so that the individual plants can...
Cassie Kelly
Nov 9, 20153 min read
Study Looks At Probability Of Methane Leakage From Hydraulic Fracturing
Until recently, debates about methane leakage from hydraulic fracturing have only been speculative. But a study from the University of...
Cassie Kelly
Sep 29, 20152 min read
Study Looks At Why Concurrent Droughts And Heat Waves Are Increasing
As we have heard time and time again, carbon dioxide levels are rising and our planet is warming. Droughts and heat waves are blanketing...
Cassie Kelly
Sep 28, 20152 min read
Short-Term Droughts Can Mean Long-Term Struggle For Trees In Southeastern Forests
Researchers at Duke University have found that trees in Southeastern U.S. forests are dying slowly due to dehydration and other factors...
Cassie Kelly
Sep 15, 20152 min read
University Of California Riverside Takes Measures To Heal Iconic Oak Tree
When you walk through the center of the University of California Riverside’s campus, you will see two large oak trees, often referred to...
Cassie Kelly
Aug 18, 20152 min read
Recent Study Gives Insight For Offshore Wind Development In Delaware Bay
One of the biggest concerns with wind power is that the amount of energy it produces varies depending on whether or not the wind is...
Cassie Kelly
Aug 10, 20153 min read
Study Tracks Giant Internal Waves In The South China Sea
As you sit on the beach in California and watch the waves roll in, you probably don’t wonder where they began. But those waves could have...
Cassie Kelly
Jul 26, 20152 min read
Study of stalagmites gives insights into past and future climate
Researchers have uncovered clues in stalagmites in a cave just south of the Himalayas that could help better predict Central Pacific El...
Cassie Kelly
Jul 23, 20153 min read
Snapper Spawning Schools Have Complex Histories, Rely On Timing Over Location
A new study from the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology has found that timing is much more important to the survival of snappers on the...
Cassie Kelly
Jul 21, 20153 min read
Study Finds Salmon Sense Of Smell Is Impaired By Freshwater Acidification
Ocean acidification is a big topic of conversation right now, and for good reason. The uptake in carbon dioxide is affecting the survival...
Cassie Kelly
May 8, 20152 min read
Flushing Protocol After Elk River Chemical Spill Not Based On Science
During the Elk River chemical spill that occurred near Charleston, West Virginia, on Jan. 9, 2014, over 300,000 people were without clean...
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