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A Roly-Poly Pika Gathers Much Moss

By Guest PostDecember 26, 2013Environment, Natureasia, caecal, cascade range, columbia river gorge, denise dearing, douglas fir, earth, eastern europe, energy, forest, great basin, high elevation habitat, high quality protein, jo varner, journal of mammalogy, lagomorpha, low elevation pikas, moss, mountain ranges, nevada, North America, ochotona princeps, oregon, oregon zoo, pellets, rabbit relative, recycling factory, roly poly pika, university of utah, volcanoe, warming climate

High-Fiber Salad Bar May Help Lagomorphs Survive Climate Change

In some mountain ranges, Earth’s warming climate is driving rabbit relatives known as pikas to higher elevations or wiping them out. But University of Utah biologists discovered that roly-poly pikas living in rockslides near sea level in Oregon can survive hot weather by eating more moss than any other mammal.

“Our work shows pikas can eat unusual foods like moss to persist in strange environments,” says biology professor Denise Dearing, senior author of the new study, published online on Dec. 18, 2013 in the February 2014 issue of Journal of Mammalogy. “It suggests that they may be more resistant to climate change than we thought.” (more…)

Scientists want a detailed picture of Mount St. Helens’ plumbing

By Guest PostAugust 19, 2013Environmentactive volcano, advance warning systems, cascade range, columbia river, detailed picture, earth, earth scientists, electromagnetic field, fluctuation, kenneth creager, magnetic signals, mount adams, mount rainier, mount st helens, oregon state university, plumbing, seismic monitoring, small earthquakes, southwestern washington, structures beneath surface, university of washington, volcanic magma, volcanic monitoring, volcanoe

Earth scientists are laying plans for a two-year study covering a broad area of southwestern Washington to develop a better understanding of how Mount St. Helens gets its supply of volcanic magma.

“The main goal is to understand the plumbing system of the mountain,” said Kenneth Creager, a University of Washington professor of Earth and space sciences who is leading the study. (more…)

Raising Science, Nature Awareness through Essay Writing

By Guest PostJune 24, 2012Culture, Environment, General, Nature, Sciencealaska, alison hawthorne deming, andrews experimental forest, brazil, brazilian notebook, canada, cascade range, climate, coyote, creative writing, dawn of day, djerassi foundation, environmental science, essayist, human spirit, hurricane katrina, island institute, matters of science, moist pine, mountain slopes, natural world, Nature, new brunswick, objective meaning, oregon, plop fish, poet, poetry and prose, prescott college, sagebrush, santa rita mountains, scientific jargon, scientific research, sitka, sound of birds, thomas lowe fleischner, university of arizona, urban areas

UA Professor Alison Hawthorne Deming is a highly regarded poet and essayist who, at most every turn, works to translate matters of science and nature into poetry and prose.

Consider your tactile and sensory reality.

For some, the sound of birds stirring awake with the dawn of day, the plop fish make when hitting water, the strong scent of sagebrush and moist pine or the feel of soft soil underfoot are all foreign.

Given the tremendous rate of scientific and technological advancements at a time when people are increasing moving to urban areas, the bond between humans and the natural world seems, at times – and is, indeed, for some – strained.

But the association is not foregone. (more…)

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A Roly-Poly Pika Gathers Much Moss

Scientists want a detailed picture of Mount St. Helens’ plumbing

Raising Science, Nature Awareness through Essay Writing