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New Approach Assesses Land Recovery Following Oil and Gas Drilling

By Guest PostMay 24, 2017Environmentdart, gas drilling, land recovery, new approach, oil, travis nauman

Vegetation at Most Abandoned Oil and Gas Pads Slow to Recover After 10 Years

A new scientific approach can now provide regional assessments of land recovery following oil and gas drilling activities, according to a new U.S. Geological Survey study published in the journal Science of the Total Environment. (more…)

Researchers Reveal How Electric Fish Evolved Their Shocking Skills Independently at Six Different Times

By Guest PostAugust 3, 2014Nature, Scienceartentransfer, ashley graham, austin, charles darwin, ecological imperialism, gas drilling, harold zakon, lady graham, land recovery, mobile india, oekologischen imperialismus, redmond, synthetic biology, ulrike kirchberger, university of texas, vodafone idea

AUSTIN, Texas — New research demonstrates that the six electric fish lineages, all of which evolved independently, used essentially the same genes and developmental and cellular pathways to make an electricity-generating organ for defense, predation, navigation and communication. (more…)