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Changes in river chemistry affect water supplies
In the first survey of its kind, researchers looked at long-term records of alkalinity trends in 97 streams and rivers from Florida to New Hampshire.
August 26, 2013
Penn study finds earlier peak for Spain’s glaciers
The finding sheds new light on how regional climate has varied over time, providing information that could lead to more-accurate global climate models.
August 26, 2013
Lowest temperature for life discovered
Scientists have pinpointed the lowest temperature at which simple life can live and grow.
August 26, 2013
Bat-killing fungus continues to spread west through the US
Wildlife officials have detected the fungus that causes white-nose syndrome in bats from Arkansas. The fungus could reach the Rocky Mountains as early as 2015.
August 26, 2013
Monarch butterfly habitat in Mexican forests at 20-year low
Climate change and illegal logging in Mexican forests, where the monarchs spend the winter, may be contributing the decline of monarch butterflies.
August 25, 2013
Wolves howl because they care
When a member of the wolf pack leaves the group, the howling by those left behind isn't a reflection of stress but of the quality of their relationships.
August 23, 2013
U.S. Southeast experiencing extreme rainfall in 2013
Many rainfall records have been broken or will be broken before 2013 is over, in the U.S. Southeast. Due to the rain, it has been a cool summer there.
August 22, 2013
Meat-eating predators eat fruit, study says
A Wildlife Conservation Society led study examines overlooked role fruit-eating crocodilians may play in forest regeneration.
August 22, 2013
More people, more air pollution
But the population-pollution relationship is not the same everywhere.
August 22, 2013
Tiny fish widens false eye on fins to distract predators
A science team in Australia has the first clear evidence that damsel fish can change the size of both a false eye and their real eye to maximize chances of survival.
August 20, 2013
