Apr 19 2011

As Gold Prices Go Up, Forests Are Coming Down

Tag: Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing,Deforestation,Earth,Forests,Gold,Logging,Mining,Natural Resources,Parks and Forests,Trees — Emily Sohn @ 9:01 pm
With gold prices hitting $1,500 per ounce, an all-time record, take a look at the true cost of this precious metal.

Apr 13 2011

Will the Pine Beetle Cross the Continent?

Tag: Beetles,Forests,Insects,Parks and Forests,Trees — Jessica Marshall @ 5:01 pm
The tiny insect can turn entire pine forests into bleak landscapes.

Mar 25 2011

Joshua Trees Nearly Wiped Out by 2100?

Tag: Biodiversity,Climate,Deserts,Fossils,Global Warming,Plants,Sloth,The Future,Trees,USGS — Jessica Marshall @ 9:25 pm
This icon of the Mojave desert could be yet another victim of climate change.

Mar 25 2011

Race Is on to Study Rare Costa Rican Bird

Tag: Animals,Biodiversity,Birds,Plants,Trees — Emily Sohn @ 2:17 pm
The Yellow-billed Continga is among many species in danger of vanishing before anyone learns fundamental facts about them.

Mar 24 2011

Everglades Islands Made of Prehistoric Trash Heaps

Tag: Animals,Archaeologist,Archaeology,Biomes,Earth,Environment,Fish,Islands,Trees,Waste — Emily Sohn @ 1:01 pm
By piling mounds of fish remains, turtle bones and other waste, ancient people helped create the Everglades.

Mar 10 2011

Green Products that ‘Break Down’

Tag: Bamboo,Biodegradable,Carbon Footprint,Clothing,Computers,Devices,Disposable,Environment,EPA,Exhaust and Emissions,Gadgets,Glass,Hemp,Keyboards and Mice,Materials,Organic,Organic Cotton,Paper,Pesticides,Plants,Plastic,Ship,Shoes,Technology,Trees,Waste — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 11:00 am
Biodegradable plastics, electronic components and clothing are gaining ground.

Feb 28 2011

Iconic Pine Trees May Vanish

Tag: Beetles,Climate Change,Forests,North America,Trees — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 7:37 pm
Warming temperatures make the towering lodgepole pine tree vulnerable to drought and pests.

Feb 24 2011

Moss: The Breakfast of Champions

Tag: Forests,Plants,Trees — Tim Wall @ 12:21 pm
The forest nitrogen cycle begins with 100-year-old trees and the moss that grows on them.

Feb 10 2011

Moon Tree Locations A Mystery

Tag: Forests,Plants,The Moon,Trees — Tim Wall @ 5:04 pm
After circling the moon as seeds, so-called "moon trees" are now in our midst, but their locations are a mystery.

Feb 09 2011

Did Drought Kill the Mayans?

Tag: Climate,Drought,Earth,History,Trees — Emily Sohn @ 2:54 pm
A 1,238-year-long tree-ring chronology suggests drought may have had a hand in Mexico's history.
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