New report looks at 6 key impact areas of shale oil and gas development in Texas
The TAMEST Shale Task Force report is an independent, comprehensive review of scientific research on the impacts of shale oil and gas development in Texas....
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150-year records gap on Sulawesi ends with 5 new species in the world’s largest tree genus
Credit: Fabian Brambach It seemed rather unusual that the largest tree genus, Syzygium, containing over 1500 species, was only represented by about a dozen of...
Mixed conifer and beech forests grow more as they complement each other
On the other hand, the effect of growing in a mixed forest is less important for high competitive and shade-tolerant species, as in the case...
How ticks get a proper foothold
Credit: Copyright: Dagmar Voigt Ticks spend more than 90 percent of their up to three-year-long life starving and clambering around in leaf litter and on...
Probiotics could improve survival rates in honey bees exposed to pesticide, study finds
LONDON, ON - In a new study from Lawson Health Research Institute (Lawson) and Western University, researchers have shown that probiotics can potentially protect honey...
Researchers sample a DC swamp to study a spineless creature
Credit: Graphic by Julie McMahon CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Its name is Stygobromus hayi, the Hay's Spring amphipod. It is spineless. It lacks vision. It is...
Smartphone app directs first responders to cardiac arrest three minutes before ambulance
Vienna, Austria - 19 June 2017: A novel smartphone application (app) has been developed that can direct first responders to cardiac arrest victims more than...
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