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• Chemistry publisher moving towards online-only journals - Premium content

  American Chemical Society puts squeeze on print editions.

  17 June 2009

• Vegetation may not slow wave erosion - Premium content

  Soil type may be more important than plant cover in preventing coast edges washing away.

  08 June 2009

• Bill Chadwick - Premium content

  A volcanologist reveals how undersea eruptions can be a boon for some species.

  08 May 2009

• Even big societies feel the pinch - Premium content

  American Chemical Society makes cutbacks to fight financial losses.

  06 May 2009

• Life thrives beneath Antarctic glacier

  Unique chemistry enables microbes to survive harsh conditions.

  16 April 2009

• Amazonian reserves have fewer fires - Premium content

  Satellite data reveal less deforestation in Brazil's protected parks.

  07 April 2009

• More pain studies needed - Premium content

  Scientists struggle to fund work on animal pain and distress.

  25 March 2009

• Wheat fungus threatens global crops - Premium content

  Mexico meeting works to halt stem rust's spread.

  17 March 2009

• Endangered species chart a fresh course - Premium content

  But questions linger over Bush's legacy on conservation

  10 March 2009

• University publishers down but not out - Premium content

  Non-profit university presses still seeking science books.

  10 February 2009

• Forestry: Planting the forest of the future - Premium content

  While conservation biologists debate whether to move organisms threatened by the warming climate, one forester in British Columbia is already doing it. Emma Marris reports.

  17 June 2009

• Conservation: The genome of the American West - Premium content

  What does it mean to save a species? For some, preserving the American bison means keeping its genome pure, finds Emma Marris.

  18 February 2009

• Agronomy: Five crop researchers who could change the world - Premium content

  The current crisis in worldwide food prices reinforces the need for more productive agriculture. Emma Marris meets five ambitious scientists determined to stop the world from going hungry.

  03 December 2008

• Ecology: The heart of the wood - Premium content

  BiaBowie|a is one of the best-preserved woodlands in Europe. But is it a good reference point for what Europe looked like 5,000 years ago? Emma Marris goes deep into the forest to find out.

  17 September 2008

• Energy: Upgrading the grid

  Electricity grids must cope with rising demand and complexity in a changing world. Emma Marris explores the intricacies involved in controlling the power supply.

  30 July 2008

• Language: The language barrier - Premium content

  Some researchers think that the evolution of languages can be understood by treating them like genomes #20; but many linguists don't want to hear about it. Emma Marris reports.

  21 May 2008

• Water: More crop per drop - Premium content

  Farmers' yields in the developing world are often limited by unreliable rains. Improving their harvests will require plant breeders, agronomists and geneticists to pull together - but can these experts work out their differences? Emma Marris reports.

  19 March 2008

• Gardening: A garden for all climates - Premium content

  Accustomed to adapting to nature's whims, gardeners are more prepared than most to take on the challenge of climate change. Emma Marris asks them what to grow in a greenhouse world.

  12 December 2007

• Conservation priorities: What to let go - Premium content

  Not all species can be saved from extinction. Emma Marris talks to conservation biologists about prioritization and triage.

  07 November 2007