News articles tagged with 'tree' (Page 2)
Bacteria living on old-growth trees
— 24 Feb 2011 20:59 | BiologyA new study by Dr Zoe Lindo, a post-doctoral fellow in the Department of Biology at McGill University, and Jonathan Whiteley, a doctoral student in the same department, shows that large,…
Chemical compounds in trees can fight deadly staph infections in humans
— 22 Feb 2011 23:18 | HealthMost people would never suspect that a 'trash tree,' one with little economic value and often removed by farmers due to its ability to destroy farmland, could be the key to fighting…
New study illustrates shifting biomes in Alaska
— 21 Feb 2011 17:27 | EnvironmentA new study released today in the EarlyView of Ecology Letters addresses forest productivity trends in Alaska, highlighting a shift in biomes caused by a warming climate. The findings,…
Why are vines overtaking the American tropics?
— 14 Feb 2011 15:12 | BiologySleeping Beauty's kingdom was overgrown by vines when she fell into a deep sleep. Researchers at the Smithsonian in Panama and the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee received more…
A race against time to find Apollo 14's lost voyagers
— 10 Feb 2011 20:04 | AstronomyIn communities all across the US, travellers that went to the moon and back with the Apollo 14 mission are living out their quiet lives. The voyagers in question are not astronauts.…
Paper archives reveal pollution's history
— 8 Feb 2011 17:15 | EnvironmentSome of the history preserved in old tomes and newspapers may be hiding in between the lines of print. A Weizmann Institute scientist has found that the paper in such collections contains…
2 severe Amazon droughts in 5 years alarms scientists
— 4 Feb 2011 16:22 | EnvironmentNew research shows that the 2010 Amazon drought may have been even more devastating to the region's rainforests than the unusual 2005 drought, which was previously billed as a one-in-100…
Team of scientists predicts continued death of forests in southwestern US due to climate change
— 14 Dec 2010 20:06 | EnvironmentIf current climate projections hold true, the forests of the Southwestern United States face a bleak future, with more severe - and more frequent - forest fires, higher tree death rates,…
Ravenous foreign pests threaten national treasures
— 6 Dec 2010 18:03 | BiologyForeign pests are eating their way through our national forests, destroying majestic scenery and costing taxpayers millions of dollars…
Some city trees may discourage 'shady' behaviour
— 2 Nov 2010 13:30 | EnvironmentAlong with energy conservation and storm-water reduction, scientists may soon be adding crime-fighting to the list of benefits that urban trees provide. Researchers with the U.S. Forest…