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February 17, 2016

Ocean oases: How islands support more sea-life
Bangor, UK (SPX) Feb 17, 2016
A 60 year-old theory to explain why seas surrounding islands and atolls are particularly productive has just been proven by a marine biologist from Bangor University's School of Ocean Science, working with a colleague at the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Open ocean environments don't appear to host vast communities of life, however, approach a coral reef and you'll inevitably come across an abundance of life, from increased levels of plankton to bird and marine life. W ... read more

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South Africa's Sterkfontein Caves produce 2 new hominin fossils Two new hominin fossils have been found in a previously uninvestigated chamber in the Sterkfontein Caves, just North West of Johannesburg in South Africa. The two new specimens, a finger bone ... more		Ice sheet modeling of Greenland, Antarctica helps predict sea-level rise The Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets will make a dominant contribution to 21st century sea-level rise if current climate trends continue. However, predicting the expected loss of ice sheet mass is ... more		Research explains near-island biological hotspots in barren ocean basins Coral reef islands and atolls in the Pacific are predominantly surrounded by vast areas of ocean that have very low nutrient levels and low ecological production. However, the ecosystems near these ... more
				Beavers bring environmental benefits Beavers are beneficial to the Scottish environment, say academics from The University of Stirling. A study into the ecology and habitat engineering of beavers reintroduced to a site on Tayside in 20 ... more		Benefits associated with the reduction of mercury emissions far outweigh industry cost How should cost factor into the protection of human health and the environment? That was the central question in a Supreme Court case last summer that pitted the coal industry and 20 U.S. states aga ... more

Brazil military fight mosquitoes, flower pot to flower pot The Brazilian military men surrounded the white bucket Monday and moved in - the Zika-transmitting mosquito larvae didn't stand a chance. ... more		Fossil analysis pushes back human split from other primates by 2 million years A paper in the latest issue of the journal Nature suggests a common ancestor of apes and humans, Chororapithecus abyssinicus, evolved in Africa, not Eurasia, two million years earlier than previousl ... more		AALTO plans Zephyr stratospheric hub in northern Australia and seeks local payload partners Ancient guano drove Chincha coastal power UAH lands first DARPA award for biological sciences department		Enhanced levels of carbon dioxide are likely cause of global dryland greening Enhanced levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide are a likely key driver of global dryland greening, according to a paper published in the journal Scientific Reports. The positive trend in vegetation g ... more
				What does turbulence have in common with an epidemic? Fluid flows can take one of two forms: well-ordered "laminar" or highly disordered "turbulent" motion. Although everyday experience shows that laminar motion in simple shear flows as in pipes or cha ... more		Livestock donations to Zambian households yield higher income, improved diet Some humanitarian organizations facilitate livestock donations to poor households in developing countries, but does giving a cow, a pair of oxen, or a herd of goats to a poor household really benefi ... more

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