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Sunday, October 19, 2014

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News


Scale of declines of UK migratory birds wintering in Africa revealed

Posted: 17 Oct 2014 05:51 PM PDT

The migration of millions of birds across the face of the planet is one of nature's greatest annual events. Every spring some species move in one direction, while every autumn those same species move in the opposite one, very often linking continents. Although these migration patterns are as regular as the seasons, monitoring is revealing that, for some species, fewer birds are making the journey each season as the populations of these birds, including species nesting in the UK, are declining rapidly.

Australian volcanic mystery explained

Posted: 17 Oct 2014 03:37 PM PDT

Scientists have solved a long-standing mystery surrounding Australia's only active volcanic area. The volcanism springs from a unique interaction between the continent's movement north and local variations in its thickness.

Climate change alters cast of winter birds

Posted: 17 Oct 2014 03:34 PM PDT

Over the past two decades, the resident communities of birds that attend eastern North America's backyard bird feeders in winter have quietly been remade, most likely as a result of a warming climate.

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