Mountain lions and fear growing out West

The area around Denver is experincing increasing contact with mountain lions. Habitat encroachment has become a real problem for mountain lions and people in the Denver area. Locals report increasing encounters, one family being driven into its home.

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TPE Link: Habitat Degradation and Human Activity

Rainy Days Driven by Traffic Patterns, Study Says

Thomas Bell of the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center has shown that temporal summer rainfall patterns follow those of summer traffic pollution patterns.

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TPE Link: Particulates; Atmospheric Moisture

“Instant” Evolution Seen in Darwin’s Finches, Study Says

A new study of Galápagos finches suggests that evolution may happen quite quickly.

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TPE Link: Fundamentals of Biogeography

NASA Explains Puzzling Impact Of Polluted Skies On Climate

NASA scientists have found that the color of air pollution particle affects cloud formation and impacts Earth’s climate.

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TPE Link: Particulates; Atmospheric Moisture

Centuries Of Land-use Practices Profoundly Impact Earth System, Scientists Report

Land use activities over the past 300 years has been shown to have profound effects on the Earth system

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TPE Link: The Earth System