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Long-Term Effects of Carbon Dioxide on Plants Studied

Biology / Ecology

14 hours ago | 1.7 / 5 (3) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Long-term, open-top chamber studies of how rising carbon dioxide (CO2) could affect crops, forests, and pastures reveal a wide range of impacts, according to Agricultural Research Service ...

Tropical forests affected by habitat fragmentation store less biomass and carbon dioxide

Space & Earth / Environment

11 hours ago | 1 / 5 (1) | 0

Deforestation in tropical rain forests could have an even greater impact on climate change than has previously been thought. The combined biomass of a large number of small forest fragments left over after ...

Pay babysitter on iPhone, says Twitter

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

15 hours ago | 2.7 / 5 (3) | 1

Microblogging service Twitter has branched into the market for electronic payments, unveiling a mini credit card swiper that plugs into the iPhone, at a European internet fair on Wednesday.

Tropical birds waited for land crossing between North and South America: study

Biology / Plants & Animals

9 hours ago | 4.5 / 5 (2) | 0

Despite their ability to fly, tropical birds waited until the formation of the land bridge between North and South America to move northward, according to a University of British Columbia study published this ...