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• Venus flytraps face loss of habitat
... for these populations that have been recorded, you find you're either in a golf course or a subdivision, or a road or a shopping center," said James Luken, a professor at Coastal Carolina University in Conway, S.C., who studies wetland ecology. "It's ...
• Satellites may help scientists predict outbreaks
... the only disease where environmental factors could be used to predict future outbreaks either, says Colwell. "Hanta virus, malaria , influenza and other diseases are very climate-driven," said Colwell. "We are just beginning to understand the ecology ...
• EarthTalk: Painkillers and electric bikes
So the two joined forces and the resulting Posada Amazonas lodge to this day offers visitors an exotic way to learn about rainforest ecology directly from English-speaking Esé-eja staff, who in-turn earn a living sharing their local knowledge and ...
• 'Petit Le Mans' adds green competition
The EPA, DOE, the Argon National Laboratory and other experts on technology and ecology have developed an equation for calculating each car's fuel efficiency, carbon footprint and petroleum offset during the race. "The cars are being fitted with ...
• Cosmic Log: Science you can see
Andrew Dopheide and Gillian Lewis, University of Auckland, for "Stream Micro-Ecology: Life in a Biofilm." (Big-screen version here.) Interactive media: First place goes to Jeremy Friedberg and Tommy Sors, Spongelab Interactive, for "Genomics Digital Lab: