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Nature Microbiology Article number: 16048 (2016) doi:10.1038/nmicrobiol.2016.48 “The tree of life is one of the most important organizing principles in biology. Gene surveys suggest the existence of an enormous number of branches but even an approximation of the full scale of the tree has remained elusive. Recent depictions of the tree of life have focused either on …
Federal Emergency Management Agency: Progress and Continuing Challenges in National Preparedness Efforts, GAO-16-560T: Published: Apr 12, 2016. Publicly Released: Apr 12, 2016. Federal Real Property: Improving Data Transparency and Expanding the National Strategy Could Help Address Long-standing Challenges, GAO-16-275: Published: Mar 31, 2015. Publicly Released: Apr 12, 2016. Information Security: IRS Needs to Further Improve …
Los Angeles Times: “A new database, Clean Streets LA, measuring garbage on more than 9,100 miles of Los Angeles streets and alleys shows poorer areas of the city see more illegal dumping and litter than affluent ones. City officials on Friday released details on the far-reaching study, which is designed to help guide the city …
Via Pew Charitable Trusts: “The world is looking to Canada’s Arctic Ocean for the promise of faster and cheaper intercontinental shipping and unexploited natural resources. The Arctic ice is melting because of climate change, which is creating a longer shipping season and has already resulted in vessel traffic increases of 166 percent through the Canadian …
Demographic Upheaval Finance & Development, March 2016, Vol. 53, No. 1. David E. Bloom. “The world will struggle with population growth, aging, migration, and urbanization.” Humankind is being buffeted by the forces of demographic change. The most prominent changes are rapid population growth in some developing economies and shifting shares of adolescents and young adults …
A new article, rich in narrative and photographs, documents the struggles, successes and setbacks experienced by the diverse and often rare natural inhabitants of the unique Yellowstone Park habitat. Although stories abound of ranchers and visitors being attacked and even killed by animals including wolves and bears, the truth behind the statistics is strikingly and …
Many species of birds have undertaken long migratory journeys for thousands of years. Pollution from intense, 24 hour long lighting in cities around the country, large and small, has had a significant negative impact on the the seasonal migration of birds. If you live in or near a city, or in a densely populated suburban …
Via the White House: “Today, delivering on another commitment in the President’s Climate Action Plan, the Obama Administration released a new final report called The Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in the United States: A Scientific Assessment, which significantly advances what we know about the impacts of climate change on public health, and …
Via NOAA: “The U.S. Marine Biodiversity Observing Network (U.S. MBON), an effort to improve our understanding of changes and connections between marine biodiversity and ecosystems, recently launched a new website. In addition to exploring the vision and themes of the network’s demonstration projects, the site offers profiles of projects in progress and outlines future goals …
Via the FDA.gov site today, an announcement that impacts not only infants and mothers, but also pertains to those of us who use rice as a staple in our diets, as many vegetarians do. “The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is taking steps to reduce inorganic arsenic in infant rice cereal, a leading source of …
USPS Newsroom: “A stamp image featuring a stunning photograph of Acadia National Park’s Bass Harbor Head Light was previewed today as the first of 16 Forever stamp images to be revealed over a three week period to celebrate the National Park Service’s 100th anniversary. The June 2 first-day-of-issue ceremony for the National Parks Forever stamps …
The Deepening Story of How Climate Change Threatens Human Health – Gina McCarthy, John Holdren, Vice Admiral Vivek Murthy, and Kathryn Sullivan. April 4, 2016 This is a joint blog from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, EPA, the U.S. Surgeon General, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. “Climate change poses risks to …
