Science for Environment Policy, Issue 385: A service from the European Commission

Jay OwenEarth Systems Science

news alert Issue 385, 11 September 2014  Science for Environment Policy About this service Contact the Editor Subscribe to this News Alert Survey Please feed back on our service: SfEP survey to end in one week’s time We have been conducting a survey to assess how Science for Environment Policy …

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News: The weaker sex: Male honey bees more susceptible than females to widespread intestinal parasite

Jay OwenNature/Biomimicry

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News The weaker sex: Male honey bees more susceptible than females to widespread intestinal parasite Posted: 18 Jan 2014 09:25 AM PST A research team has found that male European honey bees, or drones, are much more susceptible than female European honey bees, known as workers, to …

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News: Local communities produce high-quality forest monitoring data, rivals that of professional foresters

Jay OwenEarth Systems Science

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News     Local communities produce high-quality forest monitoring data, rivals that of professional foresters Posted: 28 Oct 2013 05:54 PM PDT A recent study by researchers at the Nairobi-based World Agroforestry Centre and European and Southeast Asian institutions finds that local communities — using simple tools …

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News: Pacific Ocean temperature influences tornado activity in US

Jay OwenEarth Systems Science

  ScienceDaily: Top Environment News   Pacific Ocean temperature influences tornado activity in US Posted: 17 Oct 2013 02:40 PM PDT A researcher has found that the temperature of the Pacific Ocean could help scientists predict the type and location of tornado activity in the US. Unique skull find rebuts …

Energy-Efficient, Hydrogen-Fueled Robot Can Swim Like a Jellyfish

kristyGreentech, Nature/Biomimicry

Latest from: CleanTechnica ——————————————————————————– Energy-Efficient, Hydrogen-Fueled Robot Can Swim Like a Jellyfish Posted: 23 Mar 2012 05:01 PM PDT Between airborne drones, spycams that can see around walls and a flood of other new surveillance devices, it’s beginning to seem like the only place you can go for real privacy …

A Push to Cut Down on Antibiotics in Livestock

kristySustainability News, Earth Systems Science

A Push to Cut Down on Antibiotics in Livestock The overuse of antibiotics in livestock is a growing concern in the wake of evolving drug-resistant “superbugs” like Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MDR-TB) and the ST131 strain of Escherichia coli (E. Coli). According to… Continue Reading » BPA’s Long …