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Tree rings go with the flow of the Amazon

Published
1 October 2012
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Environment

映客直播-led research has used tree rings from eight cedar trees in Bolivia to unlock a 100-year history of rainfall across the Amazon basin, that contains the world's largest river system.

Droughts could profoundly harm river life

Published
10 September 2012
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Science
Environment

Critically low water levels in many rivers could lead to the partial collapse of food webs that support aquatic life, according to a study co-authored by a 映客直播 researcher.

Loss of tropical forests reduces rain

Published
5 September 2012
Categories
Environment

Deforestation can have a significant effect on tropical rainfall, new research confirms. The findings have potentially devastating impacts for people living in and near the Amazon and Congo forests.

Hormones dictate when youngsters fly the nest

Published
5 July 2012
Categories
Environment

Seabirds feed their young less as they reach an age to fly the nest, but it's hormones that actually control when the chicks leave home, according to new research from the 映客直播.

Is the Earth a cosmic feather-duster?

Published
18 May 2012
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Environment
Science

Scientists at the 映客直播 are looking to discover how dust particles in the solar system interact with the Earth's atmosphere.