Forestry
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Buy a Real Tree For a Green Christmas
Posted by Tim Wall Tue Dec 13, 2011 09:35 AM ET | 0
Real trees provide wildlife habitat and sequester carbon, while providing employment. Read more
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Why Do Leaves Change Color?: Photos
Posted Thu Sep 22, 2011 01:03 PM ET | 0
Discover the secrets of why tree leaves change yellow or red in the autumn. Read more
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Amazon Carbon Map Revolutionizes Sequestration Scheme: Big Pic
Posted Mon Sep 6, 2010 03:00 PM ET | 0
A new mapping technique could change how we count the carbon stored in the world's forests. Read more
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Fungi-Infected Violins Best Stradivarius
Posted by Eric Bland Wed Sep 30, 2009 09:08 AM ET | 0
A violin made from fungi-infected wood outperforms a multimillion-dollar Stradivarius. Read more
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Fungi-Infected Violins Best Stradivarius : Discovery News
Posted Fri Jul 31, 2009 04:48 AM ET
A violin made from fungi-infected wood outperforms a multimillion-dollar Stradivarius. Read more
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New Toxin Detected in Forest Fire Smoke: Discovery News
Posted Tue Jun 30, 2009 09:26 PM ET
Scientists have discovered a new class of chemicals emitted from burning pine trees. From a family of compounds known for their ability to alter human DNA, the findings could change the way we look at the impact of forest fires on public health. Read more
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Europe's Bison at Risk With Small Gene Pool: Discovery News
Posted Tue Jun 30, 2009 09:25 PM ET
About 800 bison live freely in Poland's vast Bialowieza forest, the final remnant of a massive woodland that covered Europe after the last Ice Age, which ended about 10,000 years ago. Read more
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Planting Trees Saves Cash, Research Confirms: Discovery New
Posted Tue Jun 30, 2009 09:24 PM ET
Plant a tree: Save 25 bucks. Researchers in California have found that planting trees in strategic locations around your house can lower your summertime electricity bill by that much or more. Read more
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Bushmeat Ban Not the Answer : Discovery News
Posted Tue Sep 16, 2008 10:10 AM ET
The hunting of wild animals poses a threat to species' survival in many parts of the world, but an all-out ban on bushmeat hunting is not the right solution, according to a new report, because many people depend on such animals as their major source... Read more
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'Blimp on Steroids' Joins Hunt for Natural Resources : Discovery News
Posted Tue Jul 29, 2008 06:28 AM ET
The new football-field-sized blimps being built by Boeing will ship mega-loads with little fuel. Read more
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Calif. Firefighters Get Help From NASA Drone : Discovery Channel
Posted Tue Jul 15, 2008 05:58 AM ET
As more than 300 wildfires rage across California, an unmanned drone designed by NASA is helping firefighters in the field. Read more
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Discovery News : Discovery Channel
Posted Fri May 23, 2008 05:08 AM ET
Giant pandas get rescued from a quake-damaged nature preserve in southwest China. Read more
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Discovery News : Discovery Channel
Posted Wed Apr 23, 2008 10:30 AM ET
Canada's pine beetles are on pace to release 270 megatons of CO2 into the atmosphere by 2020, say scientists. Read more
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Discovery News : Discovery Channel
Posted Fri Feb 8, 2008 12:01 PM ET
Clearing raw land to produce biofuels actually contributes to global warming by emitting large amounts of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, researchers have warned. Read more
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Discovery News : Discovery Channel
Posted Wed Oct 24, 2007 07:44 AM ET
On the fourth day of a vicious firestorm, exhausted firefighters and weary residents looked forward Wednesday to a break -- an expected slackening of the fierce wind that has fanned the state's explosive wildland blazes. Read more
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