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Plants do not emit methane
— 27 Apr 2007 16:00A recent study in Nature suggested that terrestrial plants may be a global source of the potent greenhouse gas methane, making plants substantial contributors to the annual global methane budget. This controversial finding and the resulting commotion triggered a consortium of Dutch scientists to re-examine this in an independent study. Reporting in New Phytologist, Tom Dueck and colleagues present their results and conclude that methane emissions from plants are negligible and do not contribute to global climate change…
Greatest mass death of corals attributed to earthquake
— 18 Apr 2007 00:05Scientists have reported what is thought to be one of the worlds greatest mass death of corals ever recorded as a result of the earthquake in Aceh, Indonesia on 28 March 2005…
Ebola outbreaks killing thousands of gorillas and chimpanzees
— 18 Apr 2007 00:05Why have large outbreaks of Ebola virus killed tens of thousands of gorillas and chimpanzees over the last decade? Observations published in the May issue of The American Naturalist provide new clues, suggesting that outbreaks may be amplified by Ebola transmission between ape social groups…
Changing ocean conditions led to decline in Alaska's sea lion population
— 26 Mar 2007 17:10A new study out of Alaska points out the impacts of climate change on marine ecosystems, and the need for increased research and stronger science based management to address future concerns…
Disease opened door to invading species in California
— 12 Mar 2007 23:17Plant and animal diseases can play a major and poorly appreciated role in allowing the invasion of exotic species, which in turn often threatens biodiversity, ecological function and the world economy, researchers say in a new report…
Smithsonian scientists report new carbon dioxide study
— 12 Mar 2007 23:17Researchers at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Centre report the results of a six-year experiment in which doubling the atmospheric greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO2) in a scrub oak ecosystem caused a reduction in carbon storage in the soil…
Tundra disappears
— 7 Mar 2007 00:22Forests of spruce trees and shrubs in parts of northern Canada are taking over what were once tundra landscapes - forcing out the species that lived there. This shift can happen at a much faster speed than scientists originally thought, according to a new University of Alberta study that adds to the growing body of evidence on the effects of climate change…
Creating a safe zone for endangered right whales
Joint NASA-French satellite to track trends in sea level, climate