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| Sniffing out error in detection dog data Posted: 14 Sep 2018 07:04 AM PDT New research finds three alternative answers beyond errors in handler or dog training that can explain why dogs trained to identify scat for conservation purposes sometimes collect non-target scats. |
| The walking dead: Fossils on the move can distort patterns of mass extinctions Posted: 14 Sep 2018 07:03 AM PDT Using the fossil record to accurately estimate the timing and pace of past mass extinctions is no easy task, and a new study highlights how fossil evidence can produce a misleading picture if not interpreted with care. |
| Gut microbes' role in mammals' evolution starts to become clearer Posted: 14 Sep 2018 05:48 AM PDT Scientists have made a key advance toward understanding which of the trillions of gut microbes may play important roles in how humans and other mammals evolve. |
| Geologists reveal ancient connection between England and France Posted: 14 Sep 2018 05:48 AM PDT The British mainland was formed from the collision of not two, but three ancient continental land masses, according to new research. |
| Trees reveal the evolution of environmental pollution Posted: 13 Sep 2018 11:20 AM PDT Chemical analysis of tipuana tree rings and bark by Brazilian researchers shows falling levels of heavy metal pollution in the air of São Paulo City, Southern Hemisphere's largest metropolis. |
| Most fire in Florida goes undetected Posted: 13 Sep 2018 10:45 AM PDT A new study indicates that common satellite imaging technologies have vastly underestimated the number of fires in Florida, detecting only 25 percent of burned area. |
| Conservation dairy farming could help Pa. meet Chesapeake target Posted: 13 Sep 2018 10:45 AM PDT If the majority of dairy farms in Pennsylvania fully adopt conservation best-management practices, the state may be able to achieve its total maximum daily load water-quality target for the Chesapeake Bay, according to researchers. |
| Mixed chemicals in beauty products may harm women's hormones Posted: 13 Sep 2018 10:45 AM PDT Researchers have discovered links between chemicals that are widely used in cosmetic and personal care products and changes in reproductive hormones. |
| Appetite for shark fin soup serious risk to threatened sharks Posted: 13 Sep 2018 08:38 AM PDT Fishing pressure on threatened shark populations has increased dramatically in recent years and it is urgent that consumers reject shark fin products altogether, new study asserts. |
| Heat-related deaths likely to increase significantly as global temperatures rise, warn researchers Posted: 13 Sep 2018 05:21 AM PDT In a new article, experts argue that the world needs to keep global temperatures in check by meeting the goals set out in the Paris Agreement, or more people could die because of extreme temperatures. |
| Rural and urban communities need different policies to boost economic mobility Posted: 12 Sep 2018 10:35 AM PDT The farther away from a city a person is raised, the more likely they are to climb the economic ladder, according to economists, who also found that community characteristics associated with upward mobility actually have different effects in rural and urban locations. |
| The world needs death and decomposition Posted: 12 Sep 2018 10:35 AM PDT Thanks to a new study, scientists now have a better way to investigate decomposing plants' and animals' contributions to the ecosystem. |
| Air purifiers may benefit fetal growth Posted: 12 Sep 2018 10:35 AM PDT A new study reveals fetal growth may improve if pregnant women use portable air purifiers inside their homes. |
| Halting biodiversity loss: Political actions are required, not additional scientific knowledge Posted: 12 Sep 2018 10:35 AM PDT Over 15 years, almost 13,000 scientific papers have been published in the leading conservation science journals. Yet biodiversity remains threatened at a global scale. Researchers have now focused on this worrisome paradox by taking a deeper look at this large volume of literature. One of the major problems is that decisions are usually more favorable to human activities than to nature protection. |
| Fire weather prediction improving Posted: 12 Sep 2018 10:27 AM PDT Scientists have created a new fire-weather prediction tool that works with the same weather models that are used every day in fire weather forecasts, and thus can be applied anywhere in the world, regardless of fuel conditions or topography. |
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