Environment :: Scientists Canvas

James Cameron releases results from his deep dive to the Mariana Trench.
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Self Healing Concrete Using Limestone Producing Bacteria

[bbc.co.uk]

Oct 31, 2012

Self Healing Concrete Using Limestone Producing Bacteria.
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1500 Square Mile Mystery Pumice Rock Shelf Floating in Pacific

Aug 13, 2012

1500 Square Mile Mystery Pumice Rock Shelf Floating in Pacific.
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Ancient Trees Hold Record of Mysterious Cosmic Event

[discovermagazine.com]

Jun 04, 2012

Ancient Trees Hold Record of Mysterious Cosmic Event.
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US sees record for warmest March and first three months of a year

[usmsnbc.msn.com]

Apr 11, 2012

US sees record for warmest March and first three months of a year.
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Study finds that the Dead Sea almost dried up over 100,000 years ago

[phys.org]

Apr 10, 2012

Study finds that the Dead Sea almost dried up over 100,000 years ago.
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James Cameron Now at Oceans Deepest Point

Mar 26, 2012

James Cameron Now at Oceans Deepest Point.
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Mysterious ocean feature found in Tasman Sea

[australiangeographic.com.au]

Feb 24, 2012

Mysterious ocean feature found in Tasman Sea.
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Floating Webs Capture Sun and Wave Power

Nov 17, 2011

Floating Webs Capture Sun and Wave Power.
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Newest Canary Island pictured rising from the deep, formed by volcanic activity

Nov 11, 2011

Newest Canary Island pictured rising from the deep, formed by volcanic activity.
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Headache Tree Gets Deciphered

[sciencenews.org]

Nov 03, 2011

A species of tree known as Umbellularia Californica has been known to give headaches to those who take a whiff of its leaves, and until now scientists didn't know why.

Javan Rhino Extinct in Mainland Asia

Oct 31, 2011

Javan Rhino Extinct in Mainland Asia.
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Better Road Building Paves Way for Energy Savings

Oct 17, 2011

Better Road Building Paves Way for Energy Savings.
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Geologists Prepare to Drill Into Ancient Antarctic Lake Ellsworth

Oct 11, 2011

Geologists Prepare to Drill Into Ancient Antarctic Lake Ellsworth.
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Russian tigers threatened by dog disease

Oct 07, 2011

Russian tigers threatened by dog disease.
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Dead Sea Not Quite Dead Yet

Oct 02, 2011

Dead Sea Not Quite Dead Yet.
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Plants take in more CO2 than thought, study finds

[reuters.com]

Sep 28, 2011

Plants take in more CO2 than thought, study finds.
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Largest U.S. Dam Removal to Restore Salmon Runs

Sep 28, 2011

Largest U.S. Dam Removal to Restore Salmon Runs.
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Times Atlas grossly exaggerates Greenland ice loss

Sep 20, 2011

Times Atlas grossly exaggerates Greenland ice loss.
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Scientists to create artificial volcano for climate change experiment

[telegraph.co.uk]

Sep 14, 2011

Scientists to create artificial volcano for climate change experiment.
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Putting Poison in Rhino Horns Discourages Parasites and Poachers

Sep 12, 2011

Putting Poison in Rhino Horns Discourages Parasites and Poachers.
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Rare Kingfishers Hatch at the Smithsonian

Sep 09, 2011

Rare Kingfishers Hatch at the Smithsonian.
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Captive Chimps Could Be Declared Endangered Species

Sep 02, 2011

Captive Chimps Could Be Declared Endangered Species.
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Dramatic Aerial Imagery of Irenes Destruction in Outer Banks

Aug 31, 2011

Dramatic Aerial Imagery of Irenes Destruction in Outer Banks.
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Views of Hurricane Irene from Space. It's Massive

[universetoday.com]

Aug 26, 2011

Views of Hurricane Irene from Space. It's Massive.
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Flower Evolution Shaped By Bats

Jul 28, 2011

Given the shape of this particular Cuban flower, its echo signature is the same from a nearly 80 degree arc in any direction. This adaptation is speculated to have come about due to interactions with bats that use echos to find relevant locations.

Asian Tiger Mosquito No More

[scienceblog.com]

Jul 22, 2011

By utilizing a multi-step plan including education on eliminating stagnant water in gardens, applying insecticides to tanks and drains, removing vegetation and cleaning out trash, scientists from the University of Alabama, Birmingham have noticed stark reductions in the local mosquito populations.

Jul 22, 2011

Though volcano's were thought to support the mass extinctions from 200 million years ago, new theories are suggesting that there were more factors involved.

Half Of Earth's Heat Is Radioactive

Jul 19, 2011

Researchers using an antennae buried in Japan discovered that measurements of antineutrinos suggest about half of Earth's heat comes from the radioactive decay of uranium and thorium. The uncertainty is so small that it's also suggested that some of that decay occurs in the mantle, not just the core.

The Most Effective Fences Use Bees

Jul 14, 2011

Farmers in Kenya, desperate for anything to prevent night time raids of their crops by the rebounding elephant population, have found that using beehives as fences proved to be the most effective means of crop-saving control.