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The Pando aspen clone as seen from a distance (green foreground and middle -- not yellow). The photo captures about ½ the total grove. A close look reveals many dead trees on the ground. Foreground depicts successful regeneration; middle green shows dying forest with little new growth. (Lance Oditt, Studio 47.60° North - with permission)

Earth’s Largest Organism is Deteriorating

October 19, 2018

Researchers in Utah say what many consider to be the world’s largest living organism is dying but could be saved with what they call a ‘mega-conservation’ effort. The Pando aspen clone looks like a forest of trees, but since each of the trees is linked by common genetic markers and possibly one giant root system, […]

A herd of deer at night (lovecatz via Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic and Flickr)

Humans Cause Animals to Become More Nocturnal

June 20, 2018

A new study led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, found evidence that we humans are causing the world’s mammals to become more nocturnal. Published in the journal, Science, the new study is said to be the first to determine the impact humanity is having on the day-to-day activities of wildlife around the […]

The Milky Way illuminates night sky over Crater Lake, Oregon. (NPS/Jeremy M. White)

One Third of the World’s Population Unable to See Milky Way

June 13, 2016

Among my fondest memories of being a kid back in the 1960’s was taking a week or so of summer vacation to visit relatives at my grandfather’s farm in Herman, PA (about 65 km northeast of Pittsburgh). During my stay I would spend evenings lying on the freshly cut grass of my grandpa’s back yard, just looking up into […]

When Domesticated Cats Turn Deadly

January 30, 2013

Most people view cats as harmless pets, but for birds and small mammals, the domesticated feline can be a deadly killer. A new study in Nature Communications finds bird and mammal mortality caused by outdoor cats is much higher than has been previously reported. Annual bird deaths in the United States are now estimated to […]

Massive Tsunami Debris Highlights Problem of Trashed Oceans

July 27, 2012

About a year after the  Japanese earthquake and tsunami, debris from the disaster drifted across the Pacific Ocean, washing up on beaches in the western United States and Canada. At first, it consisted mostly of  small and lightweight materials like pieces of Styrofoam or soccer balls.  After a while, the wayward debris began to get […]

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