Satellites play vital role in understanding the carbon cycle
... process called photosynthesis to convert incoming sunlight into chemical energy. Plants accumulate carbon dio...Earths surface because it observes the spectrum of sunlight shining through the atmosphere in nadir looking operations on a global scale. Buchwitz explained ...Arctic ice retreating more quickly than computer models project
...e partly because regions of sea ice, which reflect sunlight back into space and provide a cooling impact, are ...r areas of open water, which are expanding, absorb sunlight and increase temperatures. This feedback loop has played a role in the increasingly rapid loss of ic...Amphibians in losing race with environmental change
...ns lay their eggs in shallow, open water in direct sunlight to provide a more oxygenated environment, increase growth rate of larvae and reduce predation. But the increased levels of UV-B radiation in today's sunlight, due to erosion of the Earth's ozone layer, is causing mutations, impaired immune systems an...Alien plants attack using 'resource conservation' as weapon, researchers say
... into the soil to lock up nutrients or by blocking sunlight with tarps. But these experiments had relatively limited success. "Our results can maybe explain why that method didn't work for all the invasive species," Funk said. Current techniques for fighting invasive species typically involve early detectio...ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- May 9, 2007
...transformation may occur in a process triggered by sunlight shining on film-covered surfaces, the report notes. ARTICLE #3 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE "Photochemical Loss of Nitric Acid on Organic Films: A Possible Recycling Mechanism for NOx" DOWNLOAD PDF http://pubs.acs.org/cgi-bin/sample.cgi/esthag/asap/pd...Einstein researchers' discover 'radiation-eating' fungi
...tery. "Just as the pigment chlorophyll converts sunlight into chemical energy that allows green plants to live and grow, our research suggests that melanin can use a different portion of the electromagnetic spectrumionizing radiationto benefit the fungi containing it," says Dr. Dadachova. The research be...Plants that produce more vitamin C may result from UCLA-Dartmouth discovery
... years ago, plants devised an efficient way to get sunlight to make sugar from carbon dioxide that produced oxygen as a waste product; that waste product probably killed off most of all living species at that time," Clarke said. "The only organisms that survived developed defenses against it, and one of the b...Washington University in St. Louis to invest $55 million for renewable energy research
...ria represent power potential because they capture sunlight and then carry out a variety of biochemical processes. One metabolic process - the clean production of biodiesel and liquid alcohol - is a high priority for alternative fuels. Cyanobacteria also have the potential to produce cheap and plentiful hydro...Envisat captures first image of Sargassum from space
...hetic compound in plants that captures energy from sunlight necessary for photosynthesis. The amount of chlorophyll present in vegetation plays an important role in determining how healthy it is. Accurately monitoring chlorophyll from space, therefore, provides a valuable tool for modelling primary productivi...Lack of sun does not explain low vitamin D in elderly who are overweight
... if low vitamin D stores are not attributed to low sunlight exposure in this population, it suggests that we should explore other possibilities, says Harris. The most likely explanation seems to be that vitamin D is sequestered in fat tissue, reducing its entry into the blood....'Sundried tide' -- silent, natural disaster
... this occurs during the middle of the day when the sunlight is at its most intense and the reefs are almost fully exposed, there is a real risk of severe coral stress and death in the shallow reef zone." Just like cyclones and other natural disasters, these severe sun-dry tides' rarely occurred since they ...CU researchers discover evidence of very recent human adaptation
...t of Africa and experienced different climates and sunlight levels, their skin colors adapted to the new environments. However, the study found no evidence of differences in genes that control brain development among the various geographical groups, as some researchers have proposed in the past. "We undertook...Increase in creeping vines signals major shift in southern US forests
...rest's canopy and essentially reduce the amount of sunlight that reaches the forest floor. Some of the competing plants die because they can't get enough light. The likely result is that more vines will grow on existing trees, and compete directly with tree seedlings, Allen said. A steady increase in vine n......ecause they, like other types of butterflies, need sunlight to generate enough body heat in order to fly, and forests are generally too shady for them and inhibit their ability to move. However, expanding forests are pinching off the Parnassius from their neighbors in nearby meadows. "The risk of local ex...