| One in six Mediterranean mammals in trouble The latest regional update of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species finds bad news for mammals living around the Mediterranean. One in six species in the area are now threatened with extinction, according to the IUCN report, " The Status and Distribution of Mediterranean Mammals ,"--the first major assessment of mammals in this region. More than 250 experts contributed to the study. [More] rss.sciam.com |
In the Dark: Unusual Deep-Sea Species Documented [Slide Show] The darkest reaches of the ocean have long been thought of as a desolate biome. But as researchers send equipment down to document these mysterious depths, they are quickly learning not only that it is teaming with life, but also that it boasts surprising diversity. [More] rss.sciam.com |
EPA to Staunch Flood of Storm Water Runoff Polluting U.S. Waterways Little Black Creek has a long history of abuse.The stream in western Michigan runs through an industrialized area, and its sediment has some of the highest levels of cadmium found anywhere in the Great Lakes. Its banks are so eroded and its water so contaminated that it is unable to sustain its native, cold-water trout. [More] rss.sciam.com |
The Start-Up Pains of a Smarter Electricity Grid Only one thing is worse than the lights not coming on when the switch is flicked--and that's the lights going out right afterward. The fact that the problem is most often a burned-out lightbulb is testimony to the reliability of what's sometimes called the world's largest machine--the U.S. transmission and distribution grid for electricity . [More] Electricity - Electricity distribution - United States - Energy - Technology rss.sciam.com |
Wasted Food Equals Wasted Energy We Americans waste over a quarter of all our food. That’s according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. I think of all the fruits and vegetables I buy that rot, or bread that gets moldy before I can eat it. And then there's all the food that gets tossed from restaurants and groceries.It takes about 1.4 billion barrels of oil to grow, harvest, preserve, package and transport the U.S. food supply. So wasting food means wasting energy . [More] font - Arial - Design and Creation - Sans-serif - Google rss.sciam.com |