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Low level herbicide use can damage potato reproduction
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Jan 07, 2009 |
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Currently, plant testing in the United States to determine potential ecological risks from chemical pesticides to nontarget plants requires two tests, both of which use immature plants. Protection of the plant development ...
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World interest in Australian fishery impact test
Oct 27, 2009 |
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An Australian method for assessing the environmental impact of marine fisheries has caught the eye of fishery management agencies worldwide.
Ecological speciation by sexual selection on good genes: Is speciation adaptive?
Nov 26, 2009 |
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Darwin suggested that the action of natural selection can produce new species, but 150 years after the publication of his famous book, 'On the Origin of Species', debate still continues on the mechanisms of speciation. New ...
Mankind using Earth's resources at alarming rate
Nov 24, 2009 |
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Humanity would need five Earths to produce the resources needed if everyone lived as profligately as Americans, according to a report issued Tuesday.
Report documents the risks of giant invasive snakes in the US
Oct 13, 2009 |
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Five giant non-native snake species would pose high risks to the health of ecosystems in the United States should they become established here, according to a U.S. Geological Survey report released today.
Risks involved with transgenic fish
Aug 31, 2009 |
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Fast growing transgenic fish can revolutionise commercial fish farming and relieve the pressure on overexploited fish stocks. But what happens in the natural environment if transgenic fish escape?
Most US organizations not adapting to climate change
Dec 02, 2008 |
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Organizations in the United States that are at the highest risk of sustaining damage from climate change are not adapting enough to the dangers posed by rising temperatures, according to a Yale report.
Threatened birds may be rarer than geographic range maps suggest
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Dec 10, 2007 |
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Geographic range maps that allow conservationists to estimate the distribution of birds may vastly underestimate the actual population size of threatened species and those with specific habitats, according to a study published ...
HPV vaccine makes girls more cautious about sex
Oct 27, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Nearly 80% of girls say that having the HPV vaccine makes them think twice about the risks of having sex, according to a University of Manchester study published in the British Journal of ...
EPA takes first step in filling nanotech information gaps
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Jan 28, 2008 |
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published today in the Federal Register its plan for the Nanoscale Materials Stewardship Program under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The plan takes a positive first ...
New research provides insights into potential ecological costs and cobenefits of REDD
Nov 16, 2009 |
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A new paper just published in Global Change Biology examines the potential of a REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) mechanism to provoke ecological damage and/or promote ecological cobenefits. Such a ...
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