USGS reports increase of sea otters in recent survey
...f the Pacific coast of Baja California, Mexico, to northern Japan. By the end of the 19th century maritime fur traders hunted sea otters to the brink of extinction. About a dozen remnant colonies survived at the time of protection in 1911; one remnant colony occurred along the remote Big Sur Coast of Central ...Amazon rainforest field research facility opens for ecological, global change studies
... near the Amazon River city of Santarém in the northern Brazilian state of Pará. Over 150 scientists and students from Brazil, the United States, Europe, and several South American countries are involved in research at the facility. The studies are part of the Brazilian-led "Large Scale Biosphere-Atmo...Europe leads the world for IVF treatment
... seven per cent compared with only 0.8 per cent in northern European countries. The difference in these pregnancy rates is due to different policies in different countries concerning the number of embryos, which are replaced in the mother1s womb. Multiple pregnancies are riskier for both mothers and babies, ...Saving the whales -- how scientists measure success
...diately increase the population growth rate of the northern right whale," they state. In analyzing a variety of whales which differ in their recovery status, the authors assert, "It may be that when large whale populations become 'too small' (yet to be defined), they will not recover." "It is crucial in the...Food chain length depends on size of pond
... culminate in large fish like walleye, lake trout, northern pike and largemouth bass. Between the bottom and the top are dozens and perhaps hundreds -- depending on the size of the ecosystem -- of intermediary organisms, such as tiny invertebrates, little fish and medium-sized fish. A chart of the character...Intriguing archaeological sites, isolated lake targets of Kuril Expedition
...ain that stretches for about 750 miles between the northern tip of Japan and Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula. Ted...istoric artifacts belonging to the Ainu culture of northern Japan or the Kuril Islands. These connections may have existed far into the past. People would hav...Cincinnati researchers document environmental problems caused by tourist trade in Crete
...sually reaches to the Sea of Crete on the island's northern edge each winter. Sand volleyball, umbrellas and beach chairs, as well as the tents and campers of some squatters, sit closeby. Wray points to some weeds. They show evidence that the wetland has been encroached on by non-wetlands (or terrestrial) typ...Giant jellies invade Gulf of Mexico threatening shrimp fishery
... feet in diameter - have taken up residence in the northern Gulf of Mexico causing swimmers and fishermen to d...survive and become a new permanent resident to the northern Gulf of Mexico is a big question waiting to be answered. "If they do survive the winter, next yea...Arctic temperatures warmest in past four centuries, study says
...o climate data, said Serreze. Parts of Alaska and northern Eurasia, for example, have warmed by nearly 11 degrees Fahrenheit in the winter months over the past 30 years. "We have climate evidence from the past four centuries gleaned from ice cores, lake cores and tree rings that don't show nearly as dramati...Wisconsin lake study shows persistence of acid rain effects
... took much longer to bounce back. This year, the northern Wisconsin lake came full circle, returning to its natural condition after its pH levels were dramatically altered beginning in 1984. Scientists separated the hourglass-shaped lake into two basins with a mesh curtain, keeping one side in its natural s...Soybean pest native to China detected in U.S. for first time
...cientists. The soybean aphid also has turned up in northern Illinois and may soon be reported from Michigan. "This is an unprecedented situation," says David Hogg, who chairs the Department of Entomology in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. "The soybean aphid is a native of China and hasn't been ...150-year global ice record reveals major warming trend
...ied. But studies already exist that have shown the northern ranges of some butterflies and birds have been extending northward....Vanderbilt archaeological team unearths buried Maya royal palace
... in 1999 to follow up a lead from a 10-year dig in northern Guatemala. Excavations at Dos Pilas and several other sites had given them a wealth of information about a highly militaristic city-state called Petexbatun. Among the Petexbatun records, they found a description of a marriage alliance between a Dos ......or. The Sun, on the other hand, shines more in the northern hemisphere in June, more in the southern hemisphere in December. Surely, thought Caldeira, these very different phenomena couldn't exactly cancel each other out? Not on a country-sized scale, or over the different seasons. Instead, he expected the wi...Geological Society of America: Annual Meeting 2000
... and dissociation in the Eel River Basin, offshore northern California. W. P. Dillon, U. S. Geological Survey... complex thrust and strike-slip faulting along the northern front of the San Bernardino Mountains, southern California. T. H. Dixon, Univ. of Miami, Present-da...University of Wisconsin-Madison scientist is named ESA president
...-area lakes, the center runs a research outpost in northern Wisconsin called Trout Lake Station. Both Madison and northern Wisconsin lakes are part of the National Science Foundation's Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) p...November GEOLOGY and GSA TODAY highlights
...ng system) stations that were installed across the northern Basin and Range Province of the western United States. This project, funded by the NSF Continental Dynamics Program, represents a significant technological advance by documenting that continuous recording of carefully installed GPS stations can provi...¡Ciao! down: Mediterranean diet after a heart attack adds years to life
... Italy, die from coronary heart disease than their northern neighbors. Marchiolis team was curious about the benefits of following the Mediterranean diet after a heart attack. The GISSI-Prevenzione study, a large-scale clinical trial organized by the Italian National Association of Hospital Cardiologists an...Ancient quakes leave mark from Kentucky to New York
...ning the Ordovician deposits of southwest Ohio and northern Kentucky. The patterns of deformation were surprisingly similar. "One of the interesting things is the widespread distribution of these deformed beds," said Brett. "We see the same kinds of folding and fracturing from Frankfort to Lexington and nor......st 60 years. ``There was a significant decrease in northern species - those that tend to occur to the north of Monterey Bay, but eight out of nine southern species increased in abundance,`` says Somero. ``The overall message in these data,`` he notes, ``is that cold-loving species tended to move out, and war...