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Released: 4-May-2016 10:05 AM EDT
Study Finds Ice Isn't Being Lost From Greenland's Interior
University of Illinois Chicago

Scientists studying data from the top of the Greenland ice sheet have discovered that during winter, temperature inversions and other low-level atmospheric phenomena effectively isolate the ice surface from the atmosphere -- recycling water vapor and halting the loss or gain of ice.

Released: 4-May-2016 9:00 AM EDT
UA Researcher Studies Cuba’s Coastal Forests in Anticipation of Tourism Increase
University of Alabama

Dr. Michael Steinberg, a University of Alabama associate professor in New College and geography, is conducting a study of the coastal mangrove forests in Cuba’s Zapata Peninsula and the Jardines de la Reina Garden of the Queen Marine Reserve national parks. The study is using satellite maps of the park’s coastal mangrove forests from the past 20 years to examine the forests growth or decline during that time frame. The mangrove forests of Cuba are important because they provide natural habitat for many species of aquatic fish, crabs and shrimp. They also serve as homes for migratory birds and stabilize the coast from waves, tides and tsunamis. Without them, coastal erosion would occur. The study is the first cooperate conservation mapping project between Cuba and the U.S. since the Cuban embargo.

Released: 3-May-2016 3:05 PM EDT
Experts Propose Strategy to Save Mammals on the Brink of Extinction
Wiley

With only three living individuals left on this planet, the northern white rhinoceros could be considered doomed for extinction. But now researchers have proposed a road map for preserving such endangered species through techniques that use stem cells and assisted reproduction technology.

Released: 3-May-2016 2:05 PM EDT
Estimates of Cheetah Numbers Are 'Guesswork', Say Researchers
University of Oxford

Current estimates of the number of cheetahs in the wild are 'guesswork', say the authors of a new study which finds that the population in the cheetah stronghold of Maasai Mara, Kenya, is lower than previously thought.

Released: 3-May-2016 12:05 PM EDT
American Association of Occupational Health Nurses Issues Call for Abstracts
American Association of Occupational Health Nurses (AAOHN)

The American Association of Occupational Health Nurses is pleased to announce the AAOHN 2017 National Conference, April 24-27, 2017, in New Orleans, La., where the theme will be “History, Passion, Performance: Together Towards Tomorrow.”

Released: 3-May-2016 10:05 AM EDT
UF/IFAS Study on Luring, Trapping Dangerous Beetle Wins Prestigious Award
University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences

The Royal Entomological Society has awarded its 2016 Best Paper Award to a paper written by University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences researchers. Lukasz Stelinski, an associate professor of entomology at the UF/IFAS Citrus Research and Education Center, spearheaded the study in which investigators came up with a synthetic aroma to lure redbay ambrosia beetles into traps. “Identifying an effective lure for the beetle is an important step in developing management tools for this pathogen-spreading insect in Florida,” Stelinksi said.

Released: 3-May-2016 9:05 AM EDT
National Parks Expert Available for Interview During Centennial Year of National Park Service, Founded in 1916
University of Vermont

Robert Manning, a natural resources professor at the University of Vermont, has conducted research for the National Park Service for 35 years and is the co-editor of a thoughtful book of essays on the national parks. He would provide wide-ranging perspective for stories pegged to the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service.

Released: 3-May-2016 9:00 AM EDT
Biologists Find the Arizona Black Rattlesnake on ‘Extinction Trajectory’
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

A combination of drought and fire has put the Arizona black rattlesnake on an “extinction trajectory,” according to University of Arkansas researchers.

Released: 3-May-2016 4:05 AM EDT
University of Kentucky Researchers Discover Three New Primate Species
University of Kentucky

Twenty years ago, there were only two species of mouse lemurs. Today, including the newly-discovered species, mouse lemurs comprise 24 species. According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List, 94 percent of lemurs are threatened with extinction.

Released: 2-May-2016 10:05 PM EDT
Indiana University Researchers Find Earth May Be Home to 1 Trillion Species
Indiana University

Earth could contain nearly 1 trillion species, with only one-thousandth of 1 percent now identified, according to a study from biologists at Indiana University. The estimate, based on the intersection of large datasets and universal scaling laws, appears today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Released: 2-May-2016 3:05 PM EDT
Global Food Summit at UCI to Address Sustainable Solutions to Feeding the World
University of California, Irvine

Global Food Summit: Sustainable Solutions is the second of a two-part Global Food Security conference held at University of California, Irvine. Internationally renowned food security leaders, practitioners and academics will address critical topics, ranging from global efforts to improve agriculture to the promise of technological advances. For full list of events, go to: http://blumcenter.uci.edu/gfs/

Released: 2-May-2016 2:05 PM EDT
Influence of Sea-Ice Loss on Arctic Warming Is Shaped by Temperatures in the Pacific Ocean
University of Exeter

Influence of sea-ice loss on Arctic warming is shaped by varying temperatures in the Pacific Ocean, new study shows

Released: 2-May-2016 1:05 PM EDT
Maryland Climate and Health Report Identifies State's Vulnerabilities to Climate Change
University of Maryland, College Park

As world leaders convene in Washington, DC this week for the Climate Action 2016 summit, a new report by Maryland public health leaders, the Maryland Climate and Health Profile report, details the impacts of climate change on the health of Marylanders now and in the future.

     
Released: 2-May-2016 1:05 PM EDT
Hydropeaking of River Water Levels Is Disrupting Insect Survival, River Ecosystems
Oregon State University

A group of researchers concluded today in a study in the journal BioScience that "hydropeaking" of water flows on many rivers in the West has a devastating impact on aquatic insect abundance.

Released: 2-May-2016 1:05 PM EDT
New Study Found Ocean Acidification May Be Impacting Coral Reefs in the Florida Keys
University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric and Earth Science

In a new study, University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science researchers found that the limestone that forms the foundation of coral reefs along the Florida Reef Tract is dissolving during the fall and winter months on many reefs in the Florida Keys. The research showed that the upper Florida Keys were the most impacted by the annual loss of reef.

Released: 2-May-2016 1:05 PM EDT
Climate-Exodus Expected in the Middle East and North Africa
Max Planck Society (Max-Planck-Gesellschaft)

Part of the Middle East and North Africa may become uninhabitable due to climate change.

Released: 2-May-2016 11:00 AM EDT
U.S. Climate-Adaptation Plans Long on Ideas, Short on Details, Priorities
University of Michigan

An analysis of more than 40 climate-adaptation plans from across the U.S. shows that local communities are good at developing strategies to combat the harmful effects of climate change but often fail to prioritize their goals or to provide implementation details.

28-Apr-2016 5:00 PM EDT
A Cleansing Rain Falls; A Soil-Filled Mist Arises
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Scientists have found that rain triggers the release of a mist of particles from wet soils into the air, a finding with consequences for how scientists model our planet’s climate and future. The evidence comes in the form of tiny glassy spheres, less than one-hundredth the width of a human hair, discovered in the Great Plains.

Released: 2-May-2016 9:05 AM EDT
No Males Needed: All-Female Salamanders Regrow Tails 36 Percent Faster
Ohio State University

The lady salamander that shuns male companionship may reap important benefits. For instance, when a predator snaps off her tail. New research from The Ohio State University compared an all-female population of mole salamanders to a related heterosexual species and found they grew their tails back 36 percent faster. The unisexual salamanders (part of the Ambystoma genus) contain DNA of up to five species and reproduce primarily by cloning themselves.



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