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Climate Wizard Makes Large Databases of Climate Information Visual, Accessible

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A Web tool that generates color maps of projected temperature and precipitation changes using 16 of the world’s most prominent climate-change models is being used to consider such things as habitat shifts that will affect endangered species, places around the world where crops could be at risk because of drought and temperatures that [...]

In Search Of Wildlife-friendly Biofuels: Are Native Prairie Plants the Answer?

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When society jumps on a bandwagon, even for a good cause, there may be unintended consequences. The unintended consequence of crop-based biofuels may be the loss of wildlife habitat, particularly that of the birds who call this country’s grasslands home, say researchers from Michigan Technological University and The Nature Conservancy.
In a paper published [...]