The value of it is in the remediation of polluted mine sites he added. The chemicals involved in making gold soluble also induce the plants to take up other soil contaminants such as mercury arsenic
or if the wind simply blew gold dust there from other sites. Now one group has discovered the first evidence in nature of gold particles located within living tissue from trees.
Past exploratory drilling revealed these sites had buried gold underground but the areas were undisturbed by further mining activity that might have contaminated the trees with gold dust.
One of his primary work sites is Kaziranga National park. The area's rich biodiversity has earned it recognition as a UNESCO World Heritage Site
#Underwater Forest Discoverers Looking to Protect Unique Site If salvage companies get their way an underwater forest of 50000-year-old trees only recently discovered could be destroyed to make high-end coffee tables.
You have to think of the cachet of something made from a 50000-year-old wood said Ben Raines the diver who first reported on the site and the executive director of the Weeks Bay Foundation a waterways conservation organization.
In their plan scuba divers and fishermen could explore the site as long as they left the majestic trees intact.
Raines worried that it was just a matter of time before the salvage companies discovered the site on their own and destroyed the forest.
In their plan scuba divers and fishermen would be free to explore the site as long as they left the forest intact
and treasure hunters would be barred from stripping the site. Similar laws protect shipwrecks from being mined for loot.
#Warm Water Under Antarctic Glacier Spurs Rapid Melting A two-month-long expedition to one of the most remote sites on the planet the sprawling Pine Island Glacier in Antarctica
Most sites where scientists have collected snowpack data haveâ shown declinesâ over the past 50 years.
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The scientists hope that identifying similar fossil tree-leaf sites will help the massive milldam restoration projects underway throughout the Northeast.
& Marshall College scientists discovered the fossil leaf site. Email Becky Oskinâ or follow her@beckyoskin. Follow us@livescience Facebookâ & Google+.
 There are missing parts of the geological record in the strata north of the core site becauseâ geologic faulting   in the basin caused uplift and erosion there.
and learn more about the Olorgesailie Drilling Project on the Smithsonian Human Origins website. Â The views expressed are those of the author
Some websites list as many as 50 or 100. At this point the term superfood becomes largely meaningless or at best synonymous with just about any fruit or vegetable.
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so they are now remaining at these high elevation sites throughout winter rather than migrating to lower elevations like they have done historically.
In the past the three warbler species did not choose the same kind of nest sites. Instead each selected patches dominated by different tree species. Orange-crowned Warblers preferred nesting in clumps of maples Virginia s Warblers liked locusts
and Virginia s Warblers have preferred fewer nest sites to choose from and are forced increasingly to nest in sites similar to those of the Red-faced Warbler.
 So why does this matter? Well nest-site choices have consequences for nest survival and subsequent population numbers.
When the birds divvied up their use of the different nest sites in the past predation on their eggs
and the birds are nesting in similar sites their nests are being detected more often by predators
when nest sites become more similar over time. The forest is changing but there is no indication that predator numbers are going up so that s an unlikely reason.
but the hard part was finding the nest sites and the foraging sites to include in the study that part took years Slaght said.
One of the reasons it's so hard to find fish owl nest trees is that the birds are almost unbelievably shy.
and at a site where little to no food is available to replenish fat reserves.
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It was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. The land that Yosemite comprises has attracted people for centuries.
The most iconic site of Yosemite Half Dome is a granite formation that rises nearly 5000 feet above the valley floor.
or manufacturer's websites may indicate proper storage information; some supplements needs refrigeration or should be kept at room temperature
For the new study Blazer and colleagues collected fish from 16 sites in the Susquehanna Delaware and Ohio river basins.
Intersex males were found at every site where smallmouth bass were collected and the severity of their condition was generally worse in places just downstream from wastewater treatment plants the researchers found.
and the Carcass Sites I revisited a carcass site in 2007 from a zebra that
This got me questioning the role of carcass sites for anthrax transmission. Would these areas be attractive to herbivores searching for high-quality food?
Watching the grazers For this study the researchers analyzed 35 sites that tested positive for anthrax
and eight sites that did not. The researchers also used motion-triggered cameras at 13 anthrax-affected carcass sites
and 13 sites without carcasses to monitor the grazing activity of herbivores such as elephants wildebeest and zebras.
The cameras snapped nearly 1. 2 million photos. Camera Trapped: Elusive Wildlife Caught in Photos Turner
and her colleagues faced several challenges along the way including inquisitive animals knocking down cameras fires raging across the sites a run-in with a pride of lions on foot long hikes to sites in sweltering heat
but made a poor choice of how to mark the carcass sites Turner said. I was concerned about metal stakes potentially harming animals
so we marked all the sites with PVC polyvinyl chloride pipe. I returned to the field the next year to start the study only to discover that PVC pipe is an excellent hyena chew toy
I could no longer find the exact sites marked. That was frustrating! Zebra like anthrax grasses The scientists found that the soil fertilized by the carcasses they studied was rich with nutrients such as phosphorus and nitrogen.
Initially the grazing animals avoided the carcass sites but over time they became attracted to these corpse-fertilized areas.
Zebra wildebeest and springbok (a small gazelle) were up to four times more likely to graze at a potentially infectious site where a zebra had died within the last year than at a random grassland patch nearby.
Carcass sites became less attractive 1. 5 to 2. 5 years after a zebra had died once the nutrients from the corpses faded away.
and to determine how different grazing animals respond to these infectious anthrax carcass sites. It remains uncertain
whether anthrax carcass sites are more attractive to herbivores than regular carcass sites are. Because anthrax prevents blood from clotting the researchers suspect that the anthrax-ridden carcasses might release more nutrients into the soil than regular carcasses do
So far my research has been focused very narrowly on the carcass sites because there really weren't any data available about how these sites may contribute to anthrax transmission over time Turner said.
The next step is to scale up from these sites to the landscape level looking at animal movement patterns long-term trends in weather patterns
and anthrax mortality records in this system. In addition Turner noted she would like to conduct a parallel study in the United states to see how North american herbivores respond to carcass sites.
This would add to our understanding of transmission for disease agents that can persist for long periods in the environment.
However in recent years DNA analysis confirmed that C. ferus was a separate species the San diego Zoo says on its website.
and carting animals from habitat degraded by climate change to new sites. Yet where is the evidence that more of the same we-humans-know-best#kind of thinking that led to extinction of species massive habitat destruction hundreds of nonnative species
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but didn t show up in East Asian archaeological sites until 4500 years ago. Likewise another grain found in the shepherd s camps domesticated broomcorn millet (Panicum miliaceum) may have originated in
Differences in the type of plants found at both sites reveal how the prehistoric landscape recovered after a fire.
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Such practices are well known from Celtic sites in Europe and are documented now for Anatolian Celts as well.##
</p><p>The tomb found at the site of Abydos dates back around 3300 years.
Archaeologists working at a Danish site might agree with the Bard after discovering barrels from a latrine that dates back to the 14th century.</
For example zinc iron and protein concentrations in wheat grains grown at the FACE sites were reduced by about 9 percent 5 percent
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They focused on the Amazon of northeastern Bolivia where they had sediment cores from two lakes nearby major earthworks sites.
columns can be found on the UCS website. Shulman contributed this article to Live Science's Expert Voices:
columns can be found on the UCS website. The views expressed are those of the author
Learn more about the Amazon Conservation Team on their website. This article originally appeared as A Foot Injury?
There is also a lot of archeological evidence for fish consumption from sites such as Gaza and Amama said Spence who added that some texts indicated that a few fish species were consumed not due to religious associations.
and a pint-sized tapir are the first mammals ever found at a fossil site in British columbia known for exquisitely preserved plants insects and fish.
These are the first two mammals ever found at the dig site in Driftwood Canyon Provincial Park
Greenwood and his colleagues found it in coal-rich rock beds in the park the site of a swampy spot in the Eocene
Male and female bats meet in hibernation sites called hibernacula where they breed. Bats'swarm'around in huge numbers chasing each other
if the crash caused any damage to the site but an investigation into the matter is ongoing Amy Bartlett a park spokesperson told Live Science.
She also said that because of the spring's large algae mat the ground surrounding the site is soft making it impossible for park officials to assess the situation on foot.
and dated from seven caves sites in Sulawesi an island of Indonesia. Read full story on the Indonesia cave art The paintings were found decades ago in Indonesia's Maros and Pangkep regions
In the early 1980s there were a lot of cave paintings on this site in the form of hand stencils (shown here) said Muhammad Ramli of the Preservation of Cultural Reserves Association in Indonesia as translated in a Nature video referring to the new finding.
) The Flint Hills of eastern Kansas are the site of most of the remaining tallgrass prairie in the United states. These rippling grasslands represent only 4 percent of the 170 million acres (688000 square kilometers
and a growing tourism Trade in 2012 Lansing s research was used to win recognition for the subaks as a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Just as soon as the breeding sites were available then the population just skyrocketed Trucchi told Live Science.
as if it was wrote July officials on the fire-notification website. As of this morning (June 10) however the fire was contained largely
Likewise their wary nature suggests that climbing leads to improved site surveillance of potential threats and prey.
Ancient site Researchers first uncovered the wand during excavations in 2007 and 2009 at a site in southern Syria called Tell Qarassa where an artificial mound made from the debris of everyday human life gradually built up in layers
Though many stunning archaeological sites have been looted or bombed since the onset of the Syrian Civil war this site is in a fairly peaceful area
and has escaped so far damage.)Photos: 7 Stunning Archaeological Sites in Syria Other archaeological evidence from the site suggests the ancient inhabitants were amongst the world's first farmers consuming emmer (a type of wheat) barley chickpeas
and lentils and herding or hunting goats gazelles pigs and deer the authors write in the March issue of the journal Antiquity.
For example Peru was the site of multiple early states which evolved in long fertile agricultural valleys.
The United states'Department of agriculture s website is a good source of advice for dealing with mold contamination on a wide variety of foods.
The Biggest Beasts On land Maisels and colleagues surveyed elephants at 80 sites throughout Cameroon the Central african republic the Republic of congo the Democratic Republic of congo and Gabon.
and possibly nesting sites in the case of bumblebees she adds. But exposure to toxins and to diseases also play a part based on numerous studies.
WCS manages The bronx Zoo the New york Aquarium and other sites in addition to its conservation work. Calvelli contributed this article to Live Science's Expert Voices:
This was such a common catchphrase even the Montana Department of transportation played off 93's reputation by highlighting the bumper sticker on its website the same agency now in charge of permitting megaload shipments.
They analyzed samples from four sites two of which were grave sites in Sweden and Denmark.
The oldest of these sites dated back to 1500 B c. more than 3500 years ago. The oldest sample came from a large jar buried with a male warrior in Denmark.
The other three came from strainer cups used to serve wine found in Denmark and Sweden.
FDA officials cautioned that temporary tattoos can cause allergic reactions in a May 13 seminar on the agency's website.
and listened to the intermittent buzz of the walkie-talkies from other field research sites(#oemac Ops Mac Ops how copy?#)
and anyone strong enough to turn some of the worst land in Missouri into a building site for a home in the backwoods.
The latitude at the site was 37 5 degrees and some amateur astronomers suggested that the celestial pair in conjunction could not be seen from there as they would be too low on either horizon.
I set up my equipment at the eastern horizon site. It can be a bit scary. I hate to set up in the dark but
My site was waiting for me it was very dark and very cold and I went to work setting up polar aligning
It reminded me of how important the public is to projects like mine I relied on many friends to identify good collecting sites
#New england's'Lost'Archaeological Sites Rediscovered Take a walk in the New england woods and you may stumble upon the overgrown remains of a building's foundation or the stacked stones of a wall.
See the Aerial Images of'Lost'Archaeological Sites in New england New englanders have known long about these relics of the agricultural past.
and Ouimet have been visiting sites. This new information is used best in combination with historical documents Johnson said.
#Offsets are already an option of last resort in places where damage cannot be avoided minimised or repaired at the site.
Then there is the question of how to measure the impacts at a mine site and the gains at the offset site.
What if the two sites have different biodiversity? Is it possible to compare apples and oranges?
Researchers at Ziyaret Tepe the site of the ancient provincial capital of the Neo-Assyrian Empire recently discovered nearly 500 of these tokens
Place in history Both Macginnis and Pappi noted a previous discovery of clay tokens at Nuzi an excavation site near Kirkuk Iraq that dated back to the late second millennium B c
Instead attacks were more common at sites with many males and high population densities. Also chimpanzees in East Africa killed more frequently than did chimps in West Africa the study found.
Some study sites had about 55 chimpanzees living together he said. Grooming Gallery: Chimps Get Social This is a very important study
because it compiles evidence from many sites over many years and shows that the occurrence of lethal aggression in chimpanzees is not related to the level of human disturbance Joan Silk a professor in the school of Human Evolution
On other sites dyed hair was found from ancient Egypt. This woman among other ancient Egyptians may have dyed her hair for the same reason as why people dye their hair today in order not to show the gray color Bos said.
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and a second that examined all 306 sites even those with less information about elephant deaths.
In the past 10 years elephant numbers at the 12 sites have decreased by 7 percent which takes into account that elephant numbers were mostly increasing until 2009.
Elephants in Central africa decreased by more than 60 percent in the past 10 years according to an analysis of three locations in the 12-site model.
That suggests that advances in farming technologies caused the rise of human infections with the waterborne worm Mitchell told Live Science. 7 Stunning Archaeological Sites in Syria Bloody worms Schistosoma parasites live in freshwater snails
Ancient site The egg was uncovered in a cemetery with 26 skeletons at a site called Tell Zeidan in Syria.
The site was occupied by people from about 7800 to 5800 years ago and may have housed a few thousand people said study co-author Gil Stein the director of excavations at the site and an archaeologist at the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.
The team collected samples of soil from around the skeletons'abdomens where the parasite would be expected to be found and also from around the feet and heads
which served as a control (eggs found there would suggest the soil at the site was contaminated with the parasite more recently).
or defecated at the same site. Human-caused disease Although the centuries have wiped away any traces of irrigation technology at Tell Zeidan remnants of wheat
and barley were found at the site. There was not enough rainfall for barley to grow by itself
The site also lies on a floodplain where the Euphrates and Balikh Rivers meet. When the rivers overflowed their banks water would have spread across the adjacent plains
and she has watched as pikas repopulate the research sites. Varner is also overseeing citizen science projects to keep a close eye on the Oregon pika population.
The most severely burned sites still have fewer pikas than lightly burned talus does. There are early hints that a vegetation threshold may exist Varner said meaning that pikas need a certain number of plants to maintain a population.
The movie's depiction of the eruption loosely based on Pliny's description and artifacts collected from the site realistically captured the earthquakes that preceded the eruption the explosions
#New Website Tracks Deforestation in Near Real-time Forests around the world are disappearing at an astonishing rate.
A new map and website called Global Forest Watch provides the first near-real-time look at the planet's forests using a combination of satellite data
The website's developers hope that Global Forest Watch will help local governments and companies combat deforestation and save protected areas.
More than half a billion people depend on forests for their jobs their food their clean water said Andrew Steer the CEO of the World Resources Institute (WRI) which launched the website today (Feb 20.
Users of Google maps will find the format very familiar given that the company was a major partner in creating the website.
The site also has a section for stories which allows users to submit news about areas that have been clear-cut
and may have been constructed at the site of an earlier town where people involved in the building of the Pyramid of Khafre (the second largest pyramid at Giza) lived.
community-based conservation management the long-term presence of researchers at field sites and ecotourism. While the action plan separately identifies these three areas they do not exist independently of each other.
and forest conservation at other sites across Madagascar is centred on Maromizaha Forest in the eastern part of the island.
It is actually a combination of 30 action plans each targeting different sites of importance for lemur conservation.
Hastorf is publishing a study on Peru's Huaca Prieta an ancient site on the Pacific coast where archaeologists have found traces of all four of South america's native chili peppers.
However according to the Chinchilla Chronicles website an American mining engineer named Mathias F. Chapman got special permission from the Chilean government to bring chinchillas to the United states in 1923.
These toxins now reside in a virtual form on the Internet on hydrotherapy websites promoting well nothing but crap.
The bee hotel at Woodman Farm represents one part of this project with other monitoring sites at NHAES facilities also contributing much-needed data.
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The cheese brine was a waste product that the dairy had to pay $25000 annually to have treated off site said Steve Warndahl a highway commissioner in Polk County Wis.
and leaves at the contaminated site don't decay at nearly the same rate as plants elsewhere researchers have found.
Samples of leaf litter that were placed in highly contaminated areas showed 40 percent less decomposition than samples that were placed in uncontaminated sites.
The degree of decay was proportional to the degree of radioactive contamination at each site according to the study published in the journal Oecologia.
For the new study researchers looked for telltale biomarkers in bits of fossilized feces (often called coprolites) found in the soil at El Salt an archaeological site in Alicante Spain which Neanderthals occupied at various times
and other omnivores that could have wandered onto the site and left a present. It is notoriously difficult to identify the species of coprolites
Excavator Davida Eisenberg Degen said the team used an industrial digger to probe a mound at the site
If you believe this article from Collective Evolution a site that claims to be one of the worlds most popular alternative media company#there is currently DNA from genetically modified plants floating in your blood that must be causing some harm.
or health and in the pockets of agribusiness as many anti-GMO websites will make you believe.
and evolved to mean a Catholic pilgrimage site was born in Italy. Florence Venice and Rome are home to many museums
Widespread use In prehistoric sites throughout Europe archaeologists have found the remains of numerous psychoactive plant
In particular at an archaeological site near Bucharest Romania scientists found charred Cannabis seeds from plants in some tombs.
And at a site in southeastern Armenia dating to 4000 B c. scientists unearthed a fully equipped winery#they think the wine was made for mortuary practices considering there were 20 burial graves which contained drinking cups next to the winemaking facility.
I stepped out of my pickup truck at my dark sky site in Algoma Wisc. I stood there staring at the amazing specter of Hyakutake's tail stretching across the entire darkening sky.
An Ancient Palace Wine cellar Excavators at the site took samples of the residue inside the jars.
Wild nights in Tel Kabri Archaeologists unearthed the wine cellar in a palatial complex at a site called Tel Kabri in present-day northern Israel near the borders of Syria and Lebanon.
and 1600 B c. Artifacts and paintings found at the site suggest this community had contact with Egypt Mesopotamian cultures to the north
To discover more about the initial conditions underlying the evolution of villages an international team of scientists investigated the site of AÅ Ä klä HÃ yã k the earliest known Neolithic mound in Cappadocia in central Turkey.
Stone-age Burials in Africa Layers of history The research team led by archaeologist Mihriban Ãbaå aran at Istanbul University discovered the people of the oldest levels of the site originally ate a broad diet of meat from creatures
These animals once made up less than half of all skeletal remains at the site but gradually increased to 85 to 90 percent of these bones with sheep bones outnumbering goat remains by a factor of three or more.
What kinds of structural modifications were made within the site to protect and constrain these animals?
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