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Environmental News Network -- Know Your Environment
A new study which provides a global estimate of rock cover on the Earth’s glaciers has revealed that the expanse of rock debris on glaciers, a factor that has been ignored in models of glacier melt and sea level rise, could be significant.
Ecologists at the University of Turku, Finland, have discovered that the food hoards pygmy owls collect in nest-boxes ("freezers") for winter rot due to high precipitation caused by heavy autumn rains and if the hoarding has been initiated early in the autumn.
Humans began to develop systems of reading and writing only within the past few thousand years.
Clean-up devices that collect waste from the ocean surface won't solve the plastic pollution problem, a new study shows.
Satellites can spot some blooms earlier, resulting in significant savings on health care, lost work hours, and other economic costs.
A new study found solitary activities like fishing, hunting or exploring outside are key to building strong bonds between children and nature. Activities like these encourage children to both enjoy being outside and to feel comfortable there.
