A University of Central Florida biologist whose groundbreaking work tracking the movements of sea turtle yearlings in the North Atlantic Ocean attracted international attention has completed a similar study in the South Atlantic with surprising results.
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Decades-Past Logging Still Threatens Spotted Owls in National Forests
Logging of the largest trees in the Sierra Nevada’s national forests ended in the early 1990s after agreements were struck to protect species’ habitat.
Freezing trees, finding answers
Researchers study impact of ice storms, climate change
ShakeAlert System Continues Progress toward Public Use
A decade after beginning work on an earthquake early warning system, scientists and engineers are fine-tuning a U.S. West Coast prototype that could be in limited public use in 2018.
New species discovered in Malaysian rainforest during unprecedented, top-to-bottom survey
California Academy of Sciences team joins Malaysian colleagues to survey region’s rich biodiversity; data to support UNESCO nomination.
Traffic pollution putting unborn babies' health at risk, warn experts
Traffic pollution, but not traffic noise, linked to low birth weight
Air pollution from road traffic is having a detrimental impact upon babies’ health in London, before they are born, finds a study.