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Out of Africa and Into the American Midwest

Grasses bend in the wind, their golden tips tracing arcs across fields that stretch toward the horizon. Sunwashed by a fading evening light, these reedy ballet dancers are central figures in savanna, an ecosystem ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 09, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Research finds that a duck's boon might be a turtle's bane

Duck nest boxes used to aid cavity-nesting ducks can prove to be turtle death traps.

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 03, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Great gray owls find a surprising home on timber firm's land

Flip through a field guide to western birds and you'll discover the great gray owl occupies the narrowest of ecological niches in California: dense conifer forests next to moist mountain meadows.

Biology / Ecology

created Jul 17, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Big clue to future climate change in small plants

Yarrow, it's called, this flowering plant also known as "little feather" for the shape of its leaves. Prized as a garden plant that repels unwanted insects while attracting beneficial ones, it also improves ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 19, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (8) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

Researchers stunned by inmates' success raising endangered frogs

Kneeling on the edge of a tank the size of a child's wading pool, Harry Greer thrust his arm into the cool water and scooped up three frogs.

Biology / Ecology

created Jul 09, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (12) | comments 5

Nitrogen research shows how some plants invade, take over others

Biologists know that when plants battle for space, often the actual battle is for getting the nitrogen.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jul 06, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Inmates conduct ecological research on slow-growing mosses

Nalini Nadkarni of Evergreen State College currently advises a team of researchers who sport shaved heads, tattooed biceps and prison-issued garb rather than the lab coats and khakis typically worn by researchers. ...

Biology /

created Oct 20, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Open clusters like Orion have low fertility rate

A detailed survey of stars in the Orion Nebula has found that fewer than 10 percent have enough surrounding dust to make Jupiter-sized planets, according to a report by astronomers at the University of California, ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Jul 08, 2008 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Mixed Prairie Grasses Better Source of Biofuel Than Corn Ethanol and Soybean Biodiesel

Diverse mixtures of native prairie plant species have emerged as a leader in the quest to identify the best source of biomass for producing sustainable, bio-based fuel to replace petroleum.

Other Sciences / Other

created Dec 07, 2006 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (20) | comments 0

Biodiversity key to sustainable biofuel according to University of Minn. researcher's findings

Ecosystems containing many different plant species are not only more productive, they are also better able to withstand and recover from climate extremes, pests and disease over long periods of time.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 31, 2006 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0


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