Mongabay: Tropical forests frequently experience the opening and closing of canopy gaps as part of…
Month: December 2009
Science
Continue Reading
Forests recover faster from slash-and-burn when near intact forest reserves
Mongabay: Areas cleared for slash-and-burn agriculture recover faster when adjacent to a large block of…
Science
Continue Reading
Climate emails row does not affect US position: ambassador
Agence France-Presse: The US ambassador to Britain told the BBC in an interview Sunday that…
Science
Continue Reading
Group to start project to cut indoor fuel burning
Reuters: An advocacy group on lung health plans to work with health authorities in 12…
Science
Continue Reading
The internet’s dirty carbon secret
Guardian: We’ve been told about the environmental costs of motoring, industrial farming, long-haul flights, big…
Science
Continue Reading
Copenhagen climate summit: UN warns of damage over hacked emails
Telegraph: Mr de Boer insists that the evidence the planet is warming remains solid despite…
Science
Continue Reading
Half of Britons deny climate change man-made: poll
Agence France-Presse: Almost half of Britons do not believe human behaviour is the main cause…
Science
Continue Reading
Americans born in the South may have a higher risk of dying from stroke as adults
The “stroke belt” has a tight hold. People born in the Southern stroke belt have…
Science
Continue Reading
Nervy research: Researchers take initial look at ion channels in a model system
New research has allowed scientists to observe nerve ion channels within the cell surface membrane…