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Hunters have been credited with being strong conservation advocates for numerous game species in multiple countries. Would initiating a wolf hunt invoke the same advocacy for the carnivores? It's a pressing question as gray wolves were removed from the federal endangered species list in some western states this past May and are poised for delisting in 2012 in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan and other areas of the Midwest.

An MIT researcher looks at a growing trend in a number of developing countries: national satellite programs.

Now a study of more diminutive modern day insects may have provided answers to questions that have occupied scientists for over 100 years – why did these giant insects become extinct, and how did they evolve in the first place? The oxygen-rich atmosphere of the Carboniferous period has long-been suspected to have played a part in this gigantism, and ecologists at Plymouth University have proposed a novel explanation for how oxygen drove gigantism, after investigating the responses of modern-day aquatic insect larvae to 02 levels in water.

Center at the College of Design partnered with Minneapolis-based groups to build one of 60 model homes in Port-au-Prince MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (07/26/2011) —Late last week, former Presi

Climate is changing fire patterns in the west in a way that could markedly change the face of Yellowstone National Park , according to new research.

Work crews completed additional flood and erosion-control measures this week to reduce the environmental effects of any flash floods following the Las Conchas Fire. LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, July 20, 2011— Los Alamos National Laboratory work crews completed additional flood and erosion-control measures this week to reduce the environmental effects of any flash floods following the Las Conchas Fire.

PASADENA, Calif.—Edward M. Stolper, provost of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and William E. Leonard Professor of Geology, has been named a Foreign Member of Great Britain's Royal Society.

The continued growth of cropland and loss of natural habitat have increasingly simplified agricultural landscapes in the Midwest. A Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) study concluded that this simplification is associated with increased crop pest abundance and insecticide use, consequences that could be tempered by perennial bioenergy crops.

University of Birmingham alumna Chrissie Wellington has rewritten (her own) record books once again, with a triumphant performance at the Challenge Roth Ironman in Germany on Sunday 10 July.

Crews installed 600 feet of water diversion barriers and removed more than 1,200 cubic yards of sediment in anticipation of flash flooding.

by Katie Weeks 8 July 2011 Space scientists from Imperial College London are this week giving people the chance to explore an invisible shield that surrounds the Earth, known as the magnetosphere, as part of an exhibit at the 2011 Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition.

Crews assessing damage and potential runoff effects of Las Conchas Fire LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, July 8, 2011—Los Alamos National Laboratory today announced the closure of all publicly-accessibl

If you have a computer and an Internet connection, you can volunteer to be part of a new network that is going to be the world's largest high-density array of seismic sensors devoted to the study of earthquakes.

Science Pete Wilton | 07 Jul 11 400 million years ago jawless vertebrates filled the oceans but today they are limited to only a few species: boneless, parasitic creatures such as lampreys and hagfishes.

Almost £1·5m is once again being made available this year for UK environmental scientists taking a lead in international research projects.

Plantation forests of native Scots pine could be transformed into wild woodland with help from a University study.

McGill and Concordia researchers study how weather affects pedestrian rates Canadians aren't the only people concerned with weather, eh' A new study from McGill and Concordia universities observed pedestrians in nine cities around the world and found people are less likely to walk when temperatures dip below zero, when there's too much rain or too much snow.

The red and yellow areas show the approximate boundaries of the Gulf of Mexico dead zone several years ago.

Three University of Birmingham Sport (UBSport) swimming club alumni are tackling the World's longest triathlon to raise money for two worthwhile charities, starting on Thursday, June 9.

— Coral Gables — A new study by scientists at the University of Miami and elsewhere concludes that ocean acidification, along with increased ocean temperatures, will likely severely reduce the diversity and resilience of coral reef ecosystems within this century. The research team studied three natural volcanic CO2 seeps in Papua New Guinea to better understand how ocean acidification will impact coral reef ecosystem diversity.

University Park, Pa. The rate of release of carbon into the atmosphere today is nearly 10 times as fast as during the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM), 55.9 million years ago, the best analog we have for current global warming, according to an international team of geologists.

Researchers have applied for a patent and plan to form a start-up company to commercialize the new technology MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (06/03/2011) —Two University of Minnesota Department of Earth Sciences researchers have developed an innovative approach to tapping heat beneath the Earth's surface.

University Park, Pa. A 3-D model of a volcanic explosion, based on the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington state, may enhance our understanding of how some volcanic explosions occur and help identify blast zones for potentially dangerous locations, according to an international team of volcanologists.

News release URL Project Surya Emerging Explorer profiles Scripps Homepage ScrippsNews Home Award will further Jennifer Burney's work at the nexus of climate change and poverty alleviation May 24, 20

Global warming over the next 40 years will cut through Arctic transportation networks like a double-edged sword, limiting access in certain areas and vastly increasing it in others, a new UCLA study predicts.

McGill professor developing improved techniques for short-term forecasting precipitation Accurate precipitation forecasts are crucial to predicting flooding and to ensuring fresh water supply for human consumption.

Ocean acidification, a problem usually associated with global greenhouse gas emissions, is also caused by coastal pollution and other local sources that can be managed under existing laws, according to a research team led by the Center for Ocean Solutions at Stanford University.

University Park, Pa. Farmers using a cover-crop seeder developed by Penn State agricultural scientists may eventually need only a single trip across the field to accomplish what takes most farmers three passes and several pieces of equipment to do.

AUSTIN, Texas - Engineers with The University of Texas at Austin have signed a $5 million deal over 10 years with India's national oil company. This international collaboration will provide resources to UT Engineers sharing their specialized expertise with people on the ground in India and will fortify India's indigenous energy capabilities, which will hopefully lead to greater self-sufficiency.

Robert Helliwell pioneered the study of how radio waves - both those naturally generated by lightning and manmade signals from a radio transmitter in Antarctica - interact with charged particles in the upper atmosphere.

PASADENA, Calif. NASA's Cassini spacecraft and a European Southern Observatory ground-based telescope tracked the growth of a giant early-spring storm in Saturn's northern hemisphere that is so powerful it stretches around the entire planet. The rare storm has been wreaking havoc for months and shooting plumes of gas high into the planet's atmosphere.

Data yields surprising findings about energy distribution over the fault slip and stress accumulation in the Japan Trench PASADENA, Calif.—When the magnitude 9.

A new NASA and university study of the March 11, 2011, Japan earthquake that included researchers from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.

Bees remember landmarks and read information from the sky to find their way home from an amazing 11 kilometres away and over several days? travel, a new study from The Australian National University shows. Vision scientists have found more reasons for the honeybee's incredible knack of navigating cross-country ' these creatures often rely on the position of the sun, the polarisation of light in the sky, the panorama view of the horizon and landmarks including towers, mountains or lakes.

Two major gas transmission pipelines that run along Junipero Serra Boulevard adjacent to Stanford University are scheduled to be among the first segments updated under a plan by PG&E to test or replace pipelines statewide that are aging or of older fabrication.

A new analysis of data from NASA's Galileo spacecraft has revealed that beneath the surface of Jupiter's volcanic moon Io is an "ocean" of molten or partially molten magma. The finding, from a study published May 13 , is the first direct confirmation of such a magma layer on Io and explains why the moon is the most volcanic object known in the solar system.

An exceptionally well-preserved example of an ancient Swahili stonetown on the coast of East Africa will be excavated by an international team of archaeologists from the Universities of Bristol and Y

A new committee made up of Stanford faculty members will study the Searsville Dam and Reservoir over the next two years, bringing a multidisciplinary perspective in considering the needs of the university, the surrounding community and the environment.

News release URL Scripps Homepage ScrippsNews Home Pontifical Academy of Sciences working group of leading scientists to present report to Pope Benedict XVI May 6, 2011 By Robert Monroe A panel of som

The end-Permian extinction, by far the most dramatic biological crisis to affect life on Earth, may not have been as catastrophic for some creatures as previously thought, according to a new study led by the University of Bristol. An international team of researchers studied the parareptiles, a diverse group of bizarre-looking terrestrial vertebrates which varied in shape and size.