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Calm before the spawn: Climate change and coral spawning

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (4) | comments 2

What's the point of setting up marine reserves to protect coral reefs from pollution, ship groundings and overfishing if climate change could cause far more damage? A study published this week in London in Proceedings of ...


Data point to some improvements in China's environment

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The rapid growth of China's forests over the past 20 years makes them the fastest growing forest resources in the world, according to an assessment published in the November issue of BioScience.


New research shows a global trend in nature-based tourism

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jun 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A new study out today found that many nations throughout the world, including the United Kingdom, are seeing an annual increase in visitors to their conservation areas.


Corals stay close to home

Biology / Ecology

created Jun 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The thought of coral reefs tends to conjure up images of tropical vacations, complete with snorkeling among tropical fish in crystal clear waters.


Study Shows Bank Risk-Assessment Tool Not Responding Adequately to Market Fluctuations

Other Sciences / Economics

created May 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study from North Carolina State University indicates that regulators need to do more to ensure that banks are adequately computing their Value-at-Risk (VaR) to reflect fluctuations in financial markets. ...


A red squirrel, seen in Gateshead, northeastern England

Nuts at dawn: Britain's squirrels fight for survival

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 23, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Deep in the heart of England's seemingly peaceful countryside, a fierce battle for survival is being waged between the domestic red squirrel, its tougher grey cousin -- and a new mutant arrival.


Reserves found to be 'effective tool' for reducing fires in Brazilian rainforests

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Rainforest reserves - even those disturbed by roads - provide an important buffer against fires that are devastating parts of the Brazilian Amazon, according to a new study by a trio of researchers at Duke University published ...


Nature reserves attract humans, but at a cost to biodiversity

Nature reserves attract humans, but at a cost to biodiversity

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jul 03, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Rather than suppressing local communities in developing nations, nature reserves attract human settlement, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley.