Eco
Ecological, environmental, educational sites Oct 8
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Yale Environment 360: Opinion, Analysis, Reporting & Debate
A surge in gas and oil drilling in the U.S. is helping drive the economic recovery and is enhancing energy security. But as the situation in Ohio shows, cheaper energy prices and the focus on fossil fuels has been bad news for the renewable energy industry. A physicist argues that if we allow our overblown and often irrational fears of nuclear energy to block the building of a significant number of new nuclear plants, we will be choosing a far more perilous option: the intensified burning of planet-warming fossil fuels. by jim robbins
AirCim, Air Pollution & Climate Secretariat
In northeastern Scandinavia, the temperature can increase by as much as 6°C in the coming century as compared to the reference period 1960-1990, according to experts from the European Environment Agency (EEA). Also areas around the Mediterranean and in Eastern Europe ..
Biology Online
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IN THE NEWS: New Strain of Rice Discovered Scientists have created a new strain of flood-tolerant rice which can survive up to 17 days of flooding, compared to 3 days for conventional rice. Field tests in Bangladesh and India successfully increased yields between 3 and 5-fold; the potential could be immense considering that rice is a staple for more than half the world's population. The new discovery also relies on precision breeding - not genetic modification - which should decrease the timeframe for which it could be made widely available.
Advance Access Browse the Archive Bringing together significant work on all aspects of the subject, Behavioral Ecology is broad-based and covers both empirical and theoretical approaches. Studies on the whole range of behaving organisms, including plants, invertebrates, vertebrates, and humans, are included.
Behavioral Ecology
One in 10 woodland flowers is under threat of extinction in Wales, says a conservation charity which wants a shift in how forestry is managed. BBC News
BBC Nature
Learn about the planet's most pressing environmental issues with these reports covering a wide range of topics including biodiversity, water, food, pollution and green gardening.
BBC Learning: Environmental Studies
Imagine that you have a big box of sand in which you bury a tiny model of a footstool. A few seconds later, you reach into the box and pull out a full-size footstool: The sand has assembled itself into a large-scale ... Technology / Computer Sciences 17 minutes ago | not rated yet | 0 | A study led by a University of Utah astrophysicist found a new explanation for the growth of supermassive black holes in the center of most galaxies: they repeatedly capture and swallow single stars from pairs ... Space & Earth / Astronomy
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Milan-based photog spends a day with the RVCA skate team With a home base in Milan, it's no surprise that Piotr Niepsjuj has a fashion-focused photo portfolio. But for this particular series, the 26-year old photographer spent a day with the RVCA skate team, who appeared to be more into hanging out than hitting gaps and ledges.
UNEP
Strengthening the ability of individuals, communities and nations to adapt to climate change, move towards low-carbon societies, improve understanding of climate science, and raise public awareness about the Earth's changing climate. The globally averaged mixing ratios of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), methane (CH 4 ) and nitrous oxide (N 2 O) reached new heights in 2009. These values are greater than those in pre-industrial times (before 1750) by 38 per cent, 158 per cent and 19 per cent, respectively.