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Smithsonian August 2006 Michael Tennesen |
Uphill Battle As the climate warms in the cloud forests of the Andes, plants and animals must climb to higher, cooler elevations or die. |
Smithsonian May 2005 Lawrence M. Small |
From the Secretary - Science Matters The Institution decides to focus on four basic scientific questions. |
Searcher Nov/Dec 2003 David Mattison |
Information on the Seven Seas: International Ocean Science Web Resources (Part 2) A look at three areas of international cooperation in ocean science research: the physical and chemical ocean, meteorology, and marine life. |
Popular Mechanics January 26, 2009 Andrew Moseman |
Scientists Use Massive Crane to Study Troubled Forests From Above In a study released in last week's Science researchers surveying forests of the American West found that trees are dying at an ever-increasing rate. |
Reason June 2009 Ronald Bailey |
Reforestation Rain forests are returning, but it's economic growth, not environmental activism, that's responsible. |
National Defense May 2008 Grace V. Jean |
Water, Climate Change: Recipe for Trouble? We still lack a comprehensive understanding of how the world's water possibly could be affected by the phenomenon of climate change. |
Smithsonian April 2007 Jen Phillips |
Species Explosion What happens when you mix evolution with climate change? |
Geotimes February 2005 Megan Sever |
Bugging Out with Warmer Weather If Earth continues to warm, especially in northern latitudes, insect outbreaks are more likely to occur, and potentially harm forests and affect the planet's carbon cycle. |
Chemistry World February 27, 2013 Anthony King |
PharmaSea to scour ocean depths for new drugs A new project will soon see scientists trawling the ocean bottoms for new bioactive compounds. Scientists on the PharmaSea mission will haul samples of mud and sediment from the deep sea, isolating marine organisms in the hunt for novel drug candidates. |
Geotimes January 2005 Joshua Zaffos |
Honeybee Survival Stings Impact Theory The buzz over the causes of the mass extinction 65 million years ago is getting louder. Now, a paleontology graduate student has found evidence in the survival of tiny honeybees that could be another sting to that theory. |
Smithsonian December 2006 Marian Smith Holmes |
Interview: Margaret Lowman Bugs in trees and kids in labs get their due in the new book, It's a Jungle Up There, by pioneering forest ecologist "Canopy Meg." |
Reason Aug/Sep 2000 Ronald Bailey |
Bio-Invaders Are we under attack by "non-native" species? Should we care? |
Geotimes December 2003 Naomi Lubick |
Unknown Future for Coral Reefs Coral reefs are in danger and their recovery, when compared to historic coral reefs, is not assured. Though action is necessary to preserve reefs today, researchers do not know enough about how reefs function to guarantee that conservation and remediation will work. |
Salon.com January 14, 2002 John Glassie |
E.O. Wilson The great scientist and conservationist explains the terrorism we insist on overlooking. And space colonies won't help, either... |
IDB America January 2006 Roger Hamilton |
New Amazonians Latin America is attempting to create a relationship between man and nature that includes the history, heritage and views of local people. |
Scientific American March 2009 David Appell |
Can "Assisted Migration" Save Species from Global Warming? As the world warms up, some species cannot move to cooler climes in time to survive. Camille Parmesan thinks humans should help even if it means creating invasive species |
IDB America April 2005 Roger Hamilton |
The Message of a Little Monkey In Rio de Janeiro and across the globe, natural ecosystems are being altered and simplified to serve burgeoning human demands. If the golden lion tamarin escapes extinction, the world will be a little more habitable for the rest of us. |
IDB America June 2005 Roger Hamilton |
Brazil's Other Forest Still brimming with biological diversity, the Atlantic Forest needs allies. |
BusinessWeek January 9, 2006 Amy Cortese |
The Beach Less Traveled These Central American getaway spots offer adventure, nature - and plenty of sun, too. |
Science News December 5, 2008 Edward O. Wilson |
Protect Biodiversity Hot Spots And The Rest Will Follow The tragedy unfolding in our ignorance, in our preoccupation with strictly physical environments, is that human action is destroying countless species and even ecosystems before we even know they existed. |
Scientific American August 2008 Keren Blankfeld Schultz |
Wildfires May Improve Forests' Ability to Sequester Carbon When saving trees means less carbon storage. |
AskMen.com Farah Averill |
Top 10: Endangered Locales Many of the world's ancient and treasured sites are at risk of disappearing. To ensure you visit these sites before it's too late, we're listing 10 of the world's top endangered locales. |
HBS Working Knowledge December 20, 2010 Sarah Jane Gilbert |
Panama Canal: Troubled History, Astounding Turnaround In their new book, The Big Ditch, Harvard Business School professor Noel Maurer and economic historian Carlos Yu discuss the complicated history of the Panama Canal. |
Smithsonian March 2004 Bob Cullen |
A Man, A Plan, A Canal: Panama Rises The Central American nation, now celebrating its centennial, has come into its own since the United States ceded control of its vital waterway. |
National Real Estate Investor March 1, 2007 John Egan |
A New Panama Invasion Panamanian real estate developer Jose Bern believes that his country has been a well-kept economic secret for years. But in dramatic fashion, global real estate investors such as New York developer Donald Trump are uncovering the secret. |
Science News September 3, 2005 |
Changing Earth Developed by the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History, this Web site focuses on Earth's history. |
Financial Advisor September 2011 Ellie Winninghoff |
Go Hug A Forest Impact investors can foster change while earning handsome returns in one of the only asset classes where there's real growth. |
Reason November 2001 Sara Rimensnyder |
Cryptic Biodiversity By examining DNA, scientists have discovered new species of birds, reptiles, whales, and plants. Will this put more pressure on the Endangered Species Act? |