Damaged Landscape Can Still Be Helpful, Researchers Say
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Researchers say that coastal landscapes somewhat disturbed by development can often still adequately perform âservicesâ like storm protection.
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The devastation wrought by nature can be terrible. However, it can be made much worse by humans-by both our activity and inactivity.
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Researchers say that the recent housing downturn doesn't necessarily mean an end to economic growth.
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PARKFIELD, Calif. - A strong earthquake that shook Central California without causing any significant damage or injuries could be a boon to researchers who hope intense scrutiny of the state's earthquake capital may help predict future temblors...
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A new tool based on satellite data shows trends in the way Europeans use our landscape.
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By Gail Smith-Arrants, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Feb. 22--Resurrection of a wetlands Land near 2 schools will be restored to its former life-rich state Gail Smith-Arrants   It's a tranquil but neglected spot, a slice of old farm bottomland.
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By Mike Keller, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Feb. 14--The Coast's embattled urban trees are about to receive two types of help on Friday.
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Within a few decades, pollution could erase thousand-year-old stone carvings at one of Mexico's most important archaeological sites, a new study shows
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Mother Nature may be a force, but nothing like humans when it comes to causing erosion, says a Syracuse University scientist.
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Researchers at a national science laboratory in south-central Washington have found a way to achieve in days what takes Mother Nature millions of years &#151; converting wood to mineral.
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The consequences of climate change may be major when looked at over long stretches of time. But can a disaster that needs thousands of years to unfurl illicit a fast-motion response?
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By Dan Gibbard, Chicago Tribune  Jan. 31--In the Chicago area's topsy-turvy climate, where floods and droughts are known to take turns causing headaches, a pavement that could help ease both has begun to seep into planners' thoughts.
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By JOHN RICHARDSON Staff Writer  Acid rain is still a threat to more than one-third of Maine's forestland, according to a new study presented Tuesday in Portland.
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Time never stands still, but there are some places that seem to withstand its effects better than others.
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Most earthquakes make history for the damage they inflict. But last week&#39;s quake at Parkfield, Calif., is likely to be remembered for insights that could improve earthquake-hazard assessments, quake-resistant
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By Debbie Gebolys, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio  Jun. 17--In the rolling landscape north of Scioto Downs, a colony of agricultural researchers and greenhouse entrepreneurs toils a short walk from their ecologically sensitive homes.
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A new map of human impacts on marine ecosystems shows that more than half of the world's ocean area has already been profoundly affected by humans -- and just four percent is still in pristine condition.