News articles tagged with 'decline'
Polar bears: On thin ice? Extinction can be averted, scientists say
— 16 Dec 2010 17:19 | EnvironmentPolar bears were added to the threatened species list nearly three years ago when their icy habitat showed steady, precipitous decline because of a warming climate…
Decline of West Coast fog brought higher coastal temperatures last 60 years
— 14 Dec 2010 19:09 | EnvironmentFog is a common feature along the West Coast during the summer, but a University of Washington scientist has found that summertime coastal fog has declined since 1950 while coastal…
New research identifies the plight of farmland birds
— 3 Nov 2010 19:37 | BiologyFarmland birds that are poorer parents and less 'brainy' are faring worse than other farmland bird species, a study at the University of Bristol has found…
New study reveals decline of marine phytoplankton over the past century
— 29 Jul 2010 11:10 | EnvironmentA new article published in the 29 July issue of the international journal Nature reveals for the first time that microscopic marine algae known as 'phytoplankton' have been declining…
After mastodons and mammoths, a transformed landscape
— 21 Nov 2009 13:54 | Geology and palaeontologyRoughly 15,000 years ago, at the end of the last ice age, North America's vast assemblage of large animals - including such iconic creatures as mammoths, mastodons, camels, horses,…
Help your kidneys: Pass on salt and diet soda
— 1 Nov 2009 08:39 | HealthIndividuals who consume a diet high in sodium or artificially sweetened drinks are more likely to experience a decline in kidney function, according to two papers being presented at…
French male bears in immediate need of more females
— 28 Oct 2009 11:20 | BiologyThe population of brown bears (Ursus arctos) in France is now so small that the species might become extinct in the near future. However, there is new hope in the form of new research…
Challenging conventional wisdom: advances in development reverse fertility declines
— 6 Aug 2009 09:07 | HealthA team of researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and the Universita Bocconi in Milan have released a study that challenges one of the most established and accepted standards…
Worldwide decline in caribou and reindeer numbers
— 12 Jun 2009 15:14 | EnvironmentCaribou and reindeer numbers worldwide have plunged almost 60% in the last three decades…
Seeing beyond the invisible
— 22 May 2009 12:30 | EnvironmentStudies of climate evolution and the ecology of past-times are often hampered by lost information - lost variables needed to complete the picture have been long thought untraceable…