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World forest observatory needed to monitor vital role of forests in climate deal

Space & Earth / Environment

created 22 hours ago | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A new scientific organisation is needed to monitor the commitments that will be made by developing countries at Copenhagen to cut their deforestation rates, according to research at the University of Leeds.


NASA Aircraft Flies Calif. Wildfire Post-Burn Mission

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's remotely piloted Predator B aircraft, named Ikhana, recently conducted post-burn assessments of two Southern California wildfire sites, the Piute Fire in Kern County and the Station Fire in the Angeles ...


Ecologists sound out new solution for monitoring cryptic species

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Ecologists have at last worked out a way of using recordings of birdsong to accurately measure the size of bird populations. This is the first time sound recordings from a microphone array have been translated into accurate ...


Bacteria

Plasma produces KO cocktail for MRSA

Physics / General Physics

created Nov 26, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (14) | comments 3

MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus) and other drug-resistant bacteria could face annihilation as low-temperature plasma prototype devices have been developed to offer safe, quick, easy and un ...


Destruction spreads 'like a disease'

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- People have cleared more than a quarter of the world’s forests and half of its grasslands, according to a paper published today in the Proceedings of the Royal Society by researchers from The University of Que ...


Peat fires drive temperatures up

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Peatlands, especially those in tropical regions, sequester gigantic amounts of organic carbon. Human activities are now having a considerable impact on these wetlands. For example, drainage projects, in combination with the ...


Variable Temperatures Leave Insects wtih a Frosty Reception

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- For the first time, scientists at The University of Western Ontario have shown that insects exposed to repeated periods of cold will trade reproduction for immediate survival.


Does carbon labelling give developing countries a bad deal?

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Carbon labelling could unfairly disadvantage economies in the developing world, and mislead consumers, according to an interdisciplinary project carried out by the UK Research Councils' Rural Economy and Land Use Programme. ...



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