News tagged with park
Montana State professor hopes to help high elevation pines grow
Jul 17, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
Thread-like fungi that grow in soils at high elevations may play an important role in restoring whitebark and limber pine forests in Canada. Montana State University professor Cathy Cripps is looking for ways to use fungi ...
Kenya's national parks not free from wildlife declines
Jul 08, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
Long-term declines of elephants, giraffe, impala and other animals in Kenya are occurring at the same rates within the country's national parks as outside of these protected areas, according to a study released ...
Australian scientists hail triple dinosaur find
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jul 03, 2009 |
4.5 / 5 (15) |
1
Australian scientists hailed the country's most significant dinosaur discovery in decades on Friday after three new species were unearthed in a Queensland billabong.
Report: Bush admin's gas leases too close to parks
Jun 12, 2009 |
4.8 / 5 (18) |
1
(AP) -- Bush administration officials pushed aside the National Park Service and sought to lease public lands for drilling on the borders of Utah's most famous redrock parks during their final days in power, a special report ...
Geographic isolation drives the evolution of a hot springs microbe
May 27, 2009 |
5 / 5 (5) |
0
Sulfolobus islandicus, a microbe that can live in boiling acid, is offering up its secrets to researchers hardy enough to capture it from the volcanic hot springs where it thrives. In a new study, researchers report that p ...
Restrictions on boaters proposed to protect Everglades seagrass
May 18, 2009 |
1 / 5 (1) |
0
Concerned that powerboats are tearing up seagrass in Florida Bay, Everglades National Park has proposed a range of possible restrictions on boaters to protect a vast, shallow estuary that supports sea turtles, fish and clouds ...
Current level of oyster farming unlikely to have substantial impact on Drakes Estero ecosystem
May 05, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
A new report from the National Research Council finds a lack of strong scientific evidence that the present level of oyster farming operations by Drakes Bay Oyster Co. (DBOC) has major adverse effects on the ecosystem of ...
Webcam fans mourn Calif. bald eagle chick deaths
Apr 25, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
(AP) -- The only bald eagle nest on Santa Cruz Island is now a lonely place, one that webcam viewers were delighted to monitor just a few weeks ago.
Galapagos volcano erupts, could threaten wildlife
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 12, 2009 |
4.7 / 5 (27) |
8
(AP) -- Ecuador officials say a volcano is erupting in the Galapagos Islands and could harm unique wildlife.
Inbreeding taking toll on Michigan wolves
Apr 04, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
(AP) -- The two dozen or so gray wolves that wander an island chain in northwestern Lake Superior are suffering from backbone malformations caused by genetic inbreeding, posing yet another challenge to their ...
Simulations, ancient magnetism suggest mantle plumes may bend deep beneath Earth's crust
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 02, 2009 |
4.3 / 5 (11) |
0
Computer simulations, paleomagnetism and plate motion histories described in today's issue of Science reveal how hotspots, centers of erupting magma that sit atop columns of hot mantle that were once though ...
Rare vine in Hawaii designated endangered species
Mar 17, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
(AP) -- A rare Hawaii vine has been added to the endangered species list, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Tuesday.
Children living near green spaces are more active
Mar 12, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
Children at high risk of obesity who live near parks and recreation areas are apt to participate in walking activities more often, researchers reported at the American Heart Association's Conference on Nutrition, Physical ...
Team finds Yellowstone alga that detoxifies arsenic
Mar 09, 2009 |
4.7 / 5 (3) |
0
Arsenic may be tough, but scientists have found a Yellowstone National Park alga that's tougher.
New footage shows rare rhinos in Indonesia
Mar 05, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
New infra-red footage released Thursday captures hitherto unseen images of elusive Javan rhinos, the most endangered mammal in the world with less than 60 individuals believed to remain alive.
