‘Wrong Types Of Trees’ In Europe Accelerated Climate Change, Researchers Say Following rampant deforestation in Europe, conservationists planted fast-growing, commercially valuable conifer trees, rather than native broadleaved trees. It turns out this type of forest management has accelerated climate change.…
Wolves Have 21 Distinct Howling 'Dialects,' Researchers Say
Wolves Have 21 Distinct Howling ‘Dialects,’ Researchers Say It turns out that wolves, jackals and domestic dogs have different howling dialects or “vocal fingerprints.” Researchers say this may help them better identify species, and therefore their conservation status. Source: Natures…
Moose: Life of a Twig Eater, Broadcasting Weds, 2/10, on PBS [WATCH]
Moose: Life of a Twig Eater, Broadcasting Weds, 2/10, on PBS [WATCH] Moose, the largest deer at around 1000-1200 pounds, are in decline across North America. A new documentary asks why, while following a mother moose and her long-eyelashed calf…
The chips are down for Moore’s law
The chips are down for Moore’s law The semiconductor industry will soon abandon its pursuit of Moore’s law. Now things could get a lot more interesting. Nature 530 144 doi: 10.1038/530144a Source: Nature News The chips are down for Moore’s…
Flies reared in the dark for 60 years give up their genetic secrets
Flies reared in the dark for 60 years give up their genetic secrets Dark-fly project looks for changes that helped fruit flies to thrive without light. Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2016.19339 Source: Nature News Flies reared in the dark for 60…
Proving Zika link to birth defects poses huge challenge
Proving Zika link to birth defects poses huge challenge Obtaining conclusive evidence either way could take years, say researchers. Nature 530 142 doi: 10.1038/530142a Source: Nature News Proving Zika link to birth defects poses huge challenge Nature News
High stakes as Japanese space observatory prepares for launch
High stakes as Japanese space observatory prepares for launch ASTRO-H will carry a technology that two earlier, ill-fated space telescopes failed to put into action. Nature 530 140 doi: 10.1038/530140a Source: Nature News High stakes as Japanese space observatory prepares…
UN agency proposes climate standard for aircraft
UN agency proposes climate standard for aircraft Proposal is part of a larger effort to fill regulatory void on aviation emissions. Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2016.19336 Source: Nature News UN agency proposes climate standard for aircraft Nature News
Poaching and Trafficking: Strategic Steps to Reduce It
Poaching and Trafficking: Strategic Steps to Reduce It Illegal trafficking and poaching of rhinos, elephants and pangolins, and others in South Africa were the topics in a recent talk by a Wild Tomorrow Fund ecologist, at Audubon Greenwich, in Connecticut.…
Physicists find signs of four-neutron nucleus
Physicists find signs of four-neutron nucleus Strong evidence of a tetraneutron, an atomic nucleus with four neutrons but no protons, defies physicists’ theoretical expectations. Source: Science News Physicists find signs of four-neutron nucleus Science News
