Citizens asked to monitor impact of invasive bird species
...says Tina Phillips, TBN's project leader. To get a peek or to make a donation to support the cams, visit TBN's web site at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/birdhouse . To become a sponsor of the cams, contact Phillips at (800) 843-2473 or, if outside the United States 607-254-2473. How to Discourage House ...Carbon dioxide fertilization is neither boon nor bust
...s of forest stands and enable researchers to get a peek at the future with respect to atmospheric carbon dioxide. In every year since the FACE project began, net primary productivity, which is the total amount of carbon dioxide fixed into organic matter such as leaves, stems and roots, has been higher in ......dividual frames, the scientists are granted a rare peek into the intricate dance of life on the molecular level. "This method," says Sagi, "represents more than a major breakthrough in the techniques used to understand enzyme activity. It changes the whole paradigm of drug formulation. Now we can precisel...Past climate change effects on mammals may mirror global warming impact
A thousands-of-years-old peek at the effects of climate change on small mammals in the western United States may provide a snapshot of the future impact of global warming on animal populations. When the climate of the Great Basin of the western U.S. shifted dramatically and be...USGS Responds to Amphibian Declines With Program In Great Smokey Mountains National Park
...and rivers, chances are if you flip over a rock or peek in the crevices of a damp log in the Great Smoky Mountains, you just might find a red-cheeked, pygmy, or black-belly salamander. A lucky visitor may even find the rare Junaluska salamander or hear the chorus of serenading American toads after a sever...