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The Arab Spring puts a strain on Jordan's ecology
Submitted by staff on Mon, 04/23/2012 - 02:14
ShareThisAn influx of refugees from war-torn Syria is draining Jordan's main oasis and depleting wildlife and water supplies, says Debora MacKenzie<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=The+Arab+Spring+puts+a+strain+on+Jordan%27s+ecology&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Farticle%2Fmg21428615.900-the-arab-spring-puts-a-strain-on-jordans-ecology.html%3FDCMP%3DOT
Arctic methane leaks threaten climate
Submitted by staff on Sun, 04/22/2012 - 10:00
ShareThisPatches of methane over cracks in Arctic sea ice suggest that the greenhouse gas is escaping as ice retreats<a href="http://res.
In tornado season, words save lives
Submitted by staff on Sat, 04/21/2012 - 03:00
ShareThisNew, more visual warnings may have limited the death toll from last weekend's 100 tornadoes in the US Midwest<a href="http:/
Climate change will make conservation even pricier
Submitted by staff on Fri, 04/20/2012 - 08:05
ShareThisIf you think saving endangered species is expensive now, just wait a few decades.
Zoologger: Meet the polar bear's replacement
Submitted by staff on Fri, 04/20/2012 - 04:28
ShareThisAs the sea ice retreats, the little-known Greenland shark could take the polar bear's place as the top Arctic predator<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Zoologger%3A+Meet+the+polar+bear%27s+replacement&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Farticle%2Fdn21722-zoologger-meet-the-polar-bears-replacement.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Denvironment" target="_blank
Ocean's toxic alkalisation spurred animal evolution
Submitted by staff on Wed, 04/18/2012 - 10:06
ShareThisEvidence from Cambrian rocks shows that a toxic alkalisation of the oceans hundreds of millions of years ago led to a blossoming of complex life forms<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Ocean%27s+toxic+alkalisation+spurred+animal+evolution&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Farticle%2Fmg21428614.000-oceans-toxic-alkalisation-spurred-animal-evolution.html%3F
US to export gas as glut slashes prices
Submitted by staff on Tue, 04/17/2012 - 10:15
ShareThisFracking has left the US with more natural gas than it knows what to do with, so for the first time producers will sell it abroad<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=US+to+export+gas+as+glut+slashes+prices&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Farticle%2Fdn21713-us-to-export-gas-as-glut-slashes-prices.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Denvironment" target="_blank"
Crucial environment satellite falls silent
Submitted by staff on Mon, 04/16/2012 - 10:20
ShareThisEnvisat has been out of contact for more than a week and may be beyond help, creating another gap in our monitoring of the planet<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Crucial+environment+satellite+falls+silent&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Farticle%2Fdn21706-crucial-environment-satellite-falls-silent.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsref%3Denvironment" target="_
No need to wait for the clean air dividend
Submitted by staff on Mon, 04/16/2012 - 04:14
ShareThisControlling smog and soot is the classic win-win situation, so it's great that the world is finally waking up to the idea, says Drew Shindell<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=No+need+to+wait+for+the+clean+air+dividend&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newscientist.com%2Farticle%2Fmg21428600.200-no-need-to-wait-for-the-clean-air-dividend.html%3FDCMP%3DOTC-rss%26nsre
Saving species could keep humans healthy
Submitted by staff on Fri, 04/13/2012 - 09:22
ShareThisNo consensus over whether species diversity stops animal diseases jumping to humans<a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/vir
