10 News & Press Releases found
Springer-Verlag GmbH News
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International Biometric Society co-publishes journal with Springer
The International Biometric Society has chosen Springer as the co-publisher of its Journal of Agricultural, Biological, and Environmental Statistics (JABES). The quarterly journal will start publication at Springer with Volume 15, Issue 1, in March ...
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Global warming and other environmental dangers may be solved by unlikely source – space technology
News headlines are filled with discussion and debate emanating from the COP15 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. As expected, the majority of climate change discussion surrounding the conference has focused on traditional ...
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Double trouble for water life
Excess phosphorus and nitrogen produced by human activities on neighboring land is making its way into our coastal waters and degrading both water quality and aquatic life. Although historically the priority has been to control phosphorus, Professor ...
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Hormone-mimics in plastic water bottles - just the tip of the iceberg?
Plastic packaging is not without its downsides, and if you thought mineral water was ‘clean’, it may be time to think again. According to Martin Wagner and Jörg Oehlmann from the Department of Aquatic Ecotoxicology at the Goethe University in ...
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Springer and Senckenberg society to collaborate on life sciences
Springer and the Senckenberg Gesellschaft fuer Naturforschung will collaborate on the publication of two scientific journals starting in March 2009. Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments and Marine Biodiversity, both quarterly journals, will ...
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Evolution: Education and Outreach celebrates first anniversary in Darwin Year
Evolution: Education and Outreach, a unique journal for evolution education, celebrates its first birthday and the Darwin anniversary year with special issues throughout 2009. The first special issue, focusing on Darwin’s work in evolution, ...
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Advances in Atmospheric Sciences named Rising Star by ScienceWatch
Springer publication achieves the highest percentage increase in total citations among geosciences journals The Springer journal Advances in Atmospheric Sciences (AAS) was recently named a Rising Star among geosciences journals by ...
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Beijing game for clean air challenge
With the Olympic Games in sight, the Chinese Government is committed to improving the air quality in Beijing, and has had measures in place since 1998 which have already made a difference. However, there is still some way to go to meet national air ...
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Afghan government becoming more open to private investment for mining projects
Although rich in oil, gas, copper, iron, gemstones and other resources, years of deforestation, desertification, over-grazing and a quarter century of violence have ruined Afghanistan’s environment and economy. Additionally, security problems and a ...
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Scientists debate the accuracy of Al Gore’s documentary An Inconvenient Truth
There is no question that Al Gore’s 2006 documentary An Inconvenient Truth is a powerful example of how scientific knowledge can be communicated to a lay audience. What is up for debate is whether it accurately presents the scientific argument that ...
