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| 4 | - ### [Scent Communication in Polar Bears Explored](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141104141910.htm) | |
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| 6 | ### [Dengue Fever, Malaria in the Himalayas](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/09/140925082235.htm) | |
| 6 | Nov. 4, 2014 � Scientists have provided the first systematic examination of the social information polar bears may glean from scent left in the paw prints of other polar bears. The authors also suggest that scent ... [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141104141910.htm) | |
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| 8 | Sep. 25, 2014 � Research by Nepalese and German scientists analyzes the current situation of malaria and Dengue fever in the Himalayan country of Nepal, and highlights how they profit from climate change and ... [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/09/140925082235.htm) | |
| 8 | #### Monday, November 10, 2014 | |
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| 10 | - ### [Fracking's Environmental Impacts Scrutinized](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/09/140921092938.htm) | |
| 10 | - [A sea change for marine conservation](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141110110728.htm) | |
| 11 | - [Detroit's First Comprehensive Greenhouse Gas Inventory completed](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141110110102.htm) | |
| 12 | - [Climate variability has an opposing impact on marine life and tree growth](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141110083406.htm) | |
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| 12 | Sep. 21, 2014 � Greenhouse gas emissions from the production and use of shale gas would be comparable to conventional natural gas, but the controversial energy source actually fared better than renewables on some ... [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/09/140921092938.htm) | |
| 14 | #### Friday, November 7, 2014 | |
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| 16 | - [Major initiative endorsed to protect Asia's migratory mammals](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141107131656.htm) | |
| 17 | ||
| 18 | #### Thursday, November 6, 2014 | |
| 19 | ||
| 20 | - [New laws threaten Brazil's unique ecosystems](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141106143715.htm) | |
| 21 | - [Denying problems when we don't like the political solutions: Why conservatives, liberals disagree so vehemently](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141106132313.htm) | |
| 22 | - [Future air quality could put plants, people at risk](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141106113301.htm) | |
| 23 | ||
| 24 | #### Wednesday, November 5, 2014 | |
| 25 | ||
| 26 | - [A fraction of the global military spending could save the planet's biodiversity, say experts: Only one in four protected areas is well managed](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141105154505.htm) | |
| 27 | - [Analyzing heat waves: Extreme heat waves may become the norm](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141105101232.htm) | |
| 28 | - [Enough water in the future? Swiss research identifies solutions to potential user conflicts](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141105084448.htm) | |
| 29 | ||
| 30 | #### Tuesday, November 4, 2014 | |
| 31 | ||
| 32 | - [Law research article paints dismal picture for litigation against greenhouse gas emitters](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141104162925.htm) | |
| 33 | - [Scent communication in polar bears explored](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141104141910.htm) | |
| 34 | ||
| 35 | #### Monday, November 3, 2014 | |
| 36 | ||
| 37 | - [No quick fix for global warming, experts say](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141103161927.htm) | |
| 38 | - [Bangladesh creates new marine protected area for dolphins, whales, sharks, sea turtles](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141103142205.htm) | |
| 39 | - [Countries with poor marine safety records linked to oil spill vessels](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141103102353.htm) | |
| 40 | - [Research partnership key to biodiversity conservation](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141103102302.htm) | |
| 41 | ||
| 42 | #### Thursday, October 30, 2014 | |
| 43 | ||
| 44 | - [Emerging disease could wipe out American, European salamanders](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/10/141030142202.htm) | |
| 45 | - [Saving lonely species is important for environment](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/10/141030133051.htm) | |
| 46 | ||
| 47 | #### Tuesday, October 28, 2014 | |
| 48 | ||
| 49 | - [What's in a name? Everything, if you're a fruit fly](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/10/141028082632.htm) | |
| 50 | ||
| 51 | #### Monday, October 27, 2014 | |
| 52 | ||
| 53 | - [Future-focused women stand up to global warming with taxes, checkbook](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/10/141027182958.htm) | |
| 54 | - [Reducing population is no environmental 'quick fix'](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/10/141027181959.htm) | |
| 55 | ||
| 56 | #### Saturday, October 25, 2014 | |
| 57 | ||
| 58 | - [Law of the Sea authorizes animal tagging research without nations' consent, experts say](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/10/141025152711.htm) | |
| 59 | - [Options for climate change policy well characterized, study says](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/10/141025152708.htm) | |
| 60 | ||
| 61 | #### Friday, October 24, 2014 | |
| 62 | ||
| 63 | - [Climate change impacts countered by stricter fisheries management](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/10/141024124557.htm) | |
| 64 | ||
| 65 | #### Thursday, October 23, 2014 | |
| 66 | ||
| 67 | - [Top marine scientists call for action on 'invisible' fisheries](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/10/141023142118.htm) | |
| 68 | - [Coping with water scarcity: Effectiveness of water policies aimed at reducing consumption evaluated](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/10/141023142055.htm) | |
| 69 | - [New policymaking tool for shift to renewable energy](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/10/141023091954.htm) | |
| 70 | - [Should the Japanese give nuclear power another chance?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/10/141023090736.htm) | |
| 71 | ||
| 72 | #### Wednesday, October 22, 2014 | |
| 73 | ||
| 74 | - [Some scientists share better than others](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/10/141022123541.htm) | |
| 75 | - [Karakoram glacier anomaly resolved, a cold case of climate science](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/10/141022123537.htm) | |
| 76 | - [Global consumption an increasingly significant driver of tropical deforestation](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/10/141022103440.htm) | |
| 77 | ||
| 78 | #### Tuesday, October 21, 2014 | |
| 79 | ||
| 80 | - [Two vessels from WWII convoy battle off North Carolina discovered: German U-boat 576 and freighter Bluefields found within 240 yards](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/10/141021125939.htm) | |
| 81 | - ['Shrinking goats' another indicator that climate change affects animal size](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/10/141021111456.htm) | |
| 82 | ||
| 83 | #### Sunday, October 19, 2014 | |
| 84 | ||
| 85 | - [Improved electricity access has little impact on climate change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/10/141019151758.htm) | |
| 86 | ||
| 87 | #### Friday, October 17, 2014 | |
| 88 | ||
| 89 | - [Climate change alters cast of winter birds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/10/141017183444.htm) | |
| 90 | ||
| 91 | #### Wednesday, October 15, 2014 | |
| 92 | ||
| 93 | - [Global natural gas boom alone won't slow climate change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/10/141015142829.htm) | |
| 94 | - [Food labels can reduce livestock environmental impacts, study shows](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/10/141015101719.htm) | |
| 95 | ||
| 96 | #### Tuesday, October 14, 2014 | |
| 97 | ||
| 98 | - [Rising sea levels of 1.8 meters in worst-case scenario, researchers calculate](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/10/141014085902.htm) | |
| 99 | - [Sustainability in numbers: New method for estimating nutrient stocks, flows in agriculture](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/10/141014085029.htm) | |
| 100 | - [Extreme weather events raise awareness of adaptation needs](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/10/141014083842.htm) | |
| 101 | ||
| 102 | #### Friday, October 10, 2014 | |
| 103 | ||
| 104 | - [No single explanation for biodiversity in Madagascar](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/10/141010155224.htm) | |
| 105 | - [Fish moving poleward at rate of 26 kilometres per decade](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/10/141010083847.htm) | |
| 106 | ||
| 107 | #### Thursday, October 9, 2014 | |
| 108 | ||
| 109 | - [Environmental taxes encourage lower consumption](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/10/141009124945.htm) | |
| 110 | ||
| 111 | #### Wednesday, October 8, 2014 | |
| 112 | ||
| 113 | - [Penguins use their personalities to prepare for climate change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/10/141008140933.htm) | |
| 114 | - [Strengths and weaknesses for adaptation to climate change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/10/141008131436.htm) | |
| 115 | ||
| 116 | #### Tuesday, October 7, 2014 | |
| 117 | ||
| 118 | - [Due to landscape fragmentation, Brazil's rainforests are releasing more carbon dioxide than previously thought](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/10/141007092309.htm) | |
| 119 | ||
| 120 | #### Monday, October 6, 2014 | |
| 121 | ||
| 122 | - [98% forward, 125% back: China's economic boom thwarts its carbon emissions goals](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/10/141006133226.htm) | |
| 123 | - [Tracing our ancestors at the bottom of the sea](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/10/141006084908.htm) | |
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| 14 | 125 | #### Wednesday, October 1, 2014 |
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| 16 | 127 | - [Fall in monsoon rains driven by rise in air pollution, study shows](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/10/141001090330.htm) |
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| 18 | 129 | #### Tuesday, September 30, 2014 |
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| 27 | 138 | - [Do we have time to save species from climate change?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/09/140929133540.htm) |
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| 29 | 140 | #### Friday, September 26, 2014 |
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| 31 | 142 | - [Disease without borders: Bioregional guide aims to improve human, environmental health](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/09/140926140727.htm) |
| 32 | 143 | - [If trees could talk: Forest research network reveals global change effects](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/09/140926091330.htm) |
| 144 | - [Discovery of 27 vertebrates reveals unmatched biodiversity in Tanzania](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/09/140926091326.htm) | |
| 33 | 145 | - [Experts call for widening the debate on climate change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/09/140926085601.htm) |
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| 35 | 147 | #### Thursday, September 25, 2014 |
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| 37 | 149 | - [Dengue fever, malaria in the Himalayas](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/09/140925082235.htm) |
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| 124 | 236 | - [Adjusting to Climate Change: Adapt or Face 'Worst Case Scenario'](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/09/140904084458.htm) |
| 125 | 237 | |
| 126 | 238 | #### Wednesday, September 3, 2014 |
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| 128 | 240 | - [Tweets during 2013 Colorado floods gave engineers valuable data on infrastructure damage](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/09/140903133321.htm) |
| 129 | 241 | - [Lowering coal-fired power plant emissions may have saved 1,700 lives in one year](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/09/140903105809.htm) |
| 130 | - [Wide gap in compensation from '07 South Korean oil spill](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/09/140903105807.htm) | |
| 131 | - [Wind energy cuts the electricity bill](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/09/140903105644.htm) | |
| 132 | 242 | |
| 133 | #### Tuesday, September 2, 2014 | |
| 134 | ||
| 135 | - [Clean air halves health costs in Chinese city](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/09/140902114637.htm) | |
| 136 | ||
| 137 | #### Sunday, August 31, 2014 | |
| 138 | ||
| 139 | - [Changing global diets is vital to reducing climate change, researchers say](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140831150209.htm) | |
| 140 | ||
| 141 | #### Friday, August 29, 2014 | |
| 142 | ||
| 143 | - [Managing coasts under threat from climate change, sea-level rise](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140829083900.htm) | |
| 144 | ||
| 145 | #### Thursday, August 28, 2014 | |
| 146 | ||
| 147 | - ['Devil is in the details': Documenting carbon sequestration in Borneo](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140828184741.htm) | |
| 148 | - [Protected areas proven to protect biodiversity](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140828110937.htm) | |
| 149 | - [Study shows where on the planet new roads should and should not go](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140828110638.htm) | |
| 150 | - [Endangered siamese crocodiles released in wild](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140828110122.htm) | |
| 151 | ||
| 152 | #### Wednesday, August 27, 2014 | |
| 153 | ||
| 154 | - [NOAA's Marine Debris Program reports on national issue of derelict fishing traps](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140827111950.htm) | |
| 155 | - [Leading scientists call for a stop to non-essential use of fluorochemicals](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140827100220.htm) | |
| 156 | - [Climate impacts of changing aerosol emissions since 1996](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140827091950.htm) | |
| 157 | ||
| 158 | #### Tuesday, August 26, 2014 | |
| 159 | ||
| 160 | - [Existing power plants will spew 300 billion more tons of carbon dioxide during use](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140826142443.htm) | |
| 161 | - [Trash burning worldwide significantly worsens air pollution](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140826121056.htm) | |
| 162 | - [An inconvenient truth: Does responsible consumption benefit corporations more than society?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140826112910.htm) | |
| 163 | ||
| 164 | #### Monday, August 25, 2014 | |
| 165 | ||
| 166 | - [Black carbon: Major climate pollutant linked to cardiovascular health](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140825152018.htm) | |
| 167 | ||
| 168 | #### Sunday, August 24, 2014 | |
| 169 | ||
| 170 | - [Cutting emissions pays for itself, study concludes](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140824152339.htm) | |
| 171 | ||
| 172 | #### Wednesday, August 20, 2014 | |
| 173 | ||
| 174 | - [Ozone-depleting compound persists, NASA research shows](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140820173544.htm) | |
| 175 | ||
| 176 | #### Tuesday, August 19, 2014 | |
| 177 | ||
| 178 | - [Exporting U.S. coal to Asia could drop emissions 21 percent](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140819113050.htm) | |
| 179 | - [Economists: Shale oil 'dividend' could pay for smaller carbon footprint](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140819094055.htm) | |
| 180 | ||
| 181 | #### Monday, August 18, 2014 | |
| 182 | ||
| 183 | - [Most complete Antarctic map for climate research made public](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140818204122.htm) | |
| 184 | - [Trees, shrubs invading critical grasslands, diminish cattle production](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140818161355.htm) | |
| 185 | - [No one-size-fits-all approach in a changing climate, changing land](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140818152117.htm) | |
| 186 | - [Compromise needed on roads through sensitive wild areas](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140818135116.htm) | |
| 187 | - [World's primary forests on the brink, study concludes](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140818112937.htm) | |
| 188 | - [International scientific team criticizes adoption of 'novel ecosystems' by policymakers](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140818102026.htm) | |
| 189 | - [Double threat of climate and land use change enhances risks to biodiversity](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140818095212.htm) | |
| 190 | ||
| 191 | #### Thursday, August 14, 2014 | |
| 192 | ||
| 193 | - [Politicians need to address transport taboos, not just new technology, to meet carbon targets, say researchers](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140814212517.htm) | |
| 194 | - [Hydraulic fracturing: Helping businesses predict national fracking policy](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140814123848.htm) | |
| 195 | ||
| 196 | #### Wednesday, August 13, 2014 | |
| 197 | ||
| 198 | - [Antarctica's ice discharge could raise sea level faster than previously thought](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140813182259.htm) | |
| 199 | - [Forest fires in Spain have evolved with climate since 1968](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140813103505.htm) | |
| 200 | - [Giant Amazon fish becoming extinct in many fishing communities, saved in others](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140813103136.htm) | |
| 201 | ||
| 202 | #### Tuesday, August 12, 2014 | |
| 203 | ||
| 204 | - [Climate relicts may help researchers understand climate change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140812163719.htm) | |
| 205 | ||
| 206 | #### Monday, August 11, 2014 | |
| 207 | ||
| 208 | - [A global temperature conundrum: Cooling or warming climate?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140811165812.htm) | |
| 209 | - [Rare frogs holding their own despite drought conditions](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140811125155.htm) | |
| 210 | - [Climate change negatively impacting Great Lakes, researcher says](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140811125118.htm) | |
| 211 | ||
| 212 | #### Thursday, August 7, 2014 | |
| 213 | ||
| 214 | - [Air traffic growth set to outpace carbon reduction efforts](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140807215556.htm) | |
| 215 | - [Regulations needed to identify potentially invasive biofuel crops](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140807145616.htm) | |
| 216 | - [All ivory markets must close, study suggests](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140807145458.htm) | |
| 217 | - [Asian carp could establish in Lake Erie with little effect to fishery](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140807121840.htm) | |
| 218 | ||
| 219 | #### Wednesday, August 6, 2014 | |
| 220 | ||
| 221 | - [Enhanced international cooperation needed in Antarctica](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140806134519.htm) | |
| 222 | - [Lucky heather plant earns its name in carbon study](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140806124940.htm) | |
| 223 | - [Risks to penguin populations analyzed](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140806102808.htm) | |
| 224 | - [Preparing for a changing climate: Ecologists unwrap the science in the National Climate Change Assessment](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140806095151.htm) | |
| 225 | - [Study of aerosols stands to improve climate models](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140806024748.htm) | |
| 226 | ||
| 227 | #### Tuesday, August 5, 2014 | |
| 228 | ||
| 229 | - [Interaction of climate change, fire and forests in U.S.](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140805132510.htm) | |
| 230 | ||
| 231 | #### Monday, August 4, 2014 | |
| 232 | ||
| 233 | - [Eating less meat: Solution to reduce water use?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140804100107.htm) | |
| 234 | - [Climate change is fueling forest disturbances, study shows](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140804065942.htm) | |
| 235 | ||
| 236 | #### Friday, August 1, 2014 | |
| 237 | ||
| 238 | - [USDA report on greenhouse gas emissions: Uniform tools to measure, manage greenhouse gas emissions](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140801104247.htm) | |
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