First results of MIPAS/ENVISAT with operational Level 2 code by Carli, B, Alpaslan, D, Carlotti, M, Castelli, E, Ceccherini, S, Dinelli, B, Dudhia, A, Flaud, J, Hoepfner, M, Jay, V, Magnani, L, Oelhaf, H, Payne, V, Piccolo, C, Prosperi, M, Raspollini, P, Remedios, J, Ridolfi, M, Spang, R

“…Michelson interferometer for passive atmospheric sounding (MIPAS) is operating on board of the ENVISAT satellite and is acquiring for the first time high spectral resolution middle infrared emission limb sounding spectra of the Earth atmosphere from space. An optimized code was developed for the Level 2 near real time analysis of MIPAS data. …”

Armed conflicts and wildlife decline: Challenges and recommendations for effective conservation policy in the Sahara-Sahel by Brito, J, Durant, S, Pettorelli, N, Newby, J, Canney, S, Algadafi, W, Rabeil, T, Crochet, P, Pleguezuelos, J, Wacher, T, De Smet, K, Gonçalves, D, Da Silva, M, Martínez-Freiría, F, Abáigar, T, Campos, J, Comizzoli, P, Fahd, S, Fellous, A, Garba, H, Hamidou, D, Harouna, A, Hatcha, M, Nagy, A, Silva, T, Sow, A, Vale, C, Boratyński, Z, Rebelo, H, Carvalho, S

“…Without conservation action, the unique and iconic biodiversity of Earth's largest desert will be forever lost. We recommend: (1) establishing strong commitments for change in global attitude toward nature; (2) engraining a culture of environmental responsibility among all stakeholders; (3) fostering environmental awareness to drive societal change; (4) reinforcing regional security and firearms control; and (5) implementing local research and wildlife monitoring schemes. …”

Classifying elephant behaviour through seismic vibrations by Mortimer, B, Rees, W, Koelemeijer, P, Nissen-Meyer, T

“…Seismic waves — vibrations within and along the Earth’s surface — are ubiquitous sources of information. …”

How might magnetic secular variation impact avian philopatry? by Wynn, J, Padget, O, Morford, J, Jaggers, P, Davies, K, Borsier, E, Guilford, T

“…It has long been suggested that a magnetic ‘map’ could underpin such movements, though it is unclear how a magnetic map might be impacted by gradual drift in the Earth’s magnetic field (‘secular variation’). Here, using the International Geomagnetic Reference Field, we quantified how secular variation translates to movement in the implied positions at which combinations of different magnetic cues (inclination, declination and intensity) intersect, noting that the magnitude of such movements is determined by the acute intersection angle between the isolines in question, and the direction of one isoline’s movement relative to the other. …”

A modified impulse-response representation of the global near-surface air temperature and atmospheric concentration response to carbon dioxide emissions by Millar, R, Nicholls, Z, Friedlingstein, P, Allen, M

“…An essential requirement of such a model is to reproduce typical global surface temperature and atmospheric CO2 responses displayed by more complex Earth system models (ESMs) under a range of emission scenarios, as well as an ability to sample the range of ESM response in a transparent, accessible and reproducible form. …”

Integrated records of environmental change and evolution challenge the Cambrian Explosion by Wood, R, Liu, A, Bowyer, F, Wilby, P, Dunn, F, Kenchington, C, Cuthill, J, Mitchell, E, Penny, A

“…The evolutionary events documented during the Ediacaran–Cambrian interval coincide with geochemical evidence for the modernisation of Earth’s biogeochemical cycles. Holistic integration of fossil and geochemical records leads us to challenge the notion that the Ediacaran and Cambrian worlds were markedly distinct, and places biotic and environmental change within a longer-term narrative. …”

Reconstructing a 51-year record of catchment scale dissolved load for the Haast/Awarua River in the Southern Alps, New Zealand by Mager, SM, Horton, SL

“…Mountains dominate global denudation fluxes of solutes to the oceans despite being only a modest portion of the Earth's surface. Determining the flux of material exhumed from mountains as dissolved load, however, requires careful measurement of ionic concentrations and discharge that may be hard to obtain. …”

Tropical field stations yield high conservation return on investment by Eppley, TM, Reuter, KE, Sefczek, TM, Tinsman, J, Santini, L, Hoeks, S, Andriantsaralaza, S, Shanee, S, Fiore, AD, Setchell, JM, Strier, KB, Abanyam, PA, Mutalib, AHA, Abwe, E, Ahmed, T, Ancrenaz, M, Andriantsimanarilafy, RR, Ang, A, Aureli, F, Barrett, L, Beehner, JC, Benítez, ME, Bezerra, BM, Bicca‐Marques, JC, Carvalho, S, Reynolds, V

“…Spatial analyses support field station presence as reducing deforestation. These “earth observatories” provide a high return on investment; we advocate for increased support of field station programs and for governments to support their vital conservation efforts by investing accordingly.…”

Magnetically sensitive radical photochemistry of non-natural flavoproteins by Zollitsch, TM, Timmel, CR, Hore, PJ, Jarocha, L, Bialis, C, Henbest, KB, Kodali, G, Dutton, PL, Moser, CC, Mackenzie, SR

“…It is a remarkable fact that ∼50 μT magnetic fields can alter the rates and yields of certain free-radical reactions and that such effects might be the basis of the light-dependent ability of migratory birds to sense the direction of the Earth’s magnetic field. The most likely sensory molecule at the heart of this chemical compass is cryptochrome, a flavin-containing protein that undergoes intramolecular, blue-light-induced electron transfer to produce magnetically sensitive radical pairs. …”

The emergence of resurrection faith by Gant, P, Peter Robert Gant

“…The conceptual background is that of action proceeding in parallel in heaven and on earth. The Son of Man was not Jesus, but Jesus' heavenly alter ego, Michael-Melchizedek. …”

Three-dimensional growth: a developmental innovation that facilitated plant terrestrialization by Moody, LA

“…One of the most transformative events in the history of life on earth was the transition of plants from water to land approximately 470 million years ago. …”

The K2-138 system: A near-resonant chain of five sub-Neptune planets discovered by citizen scientists by Christiansen, J, Crossfield, I, Barentsen, G, Lintott, C, Barclay, T, Simmons, B, Petigura, E, Schlieder, J, Dressing, C, Vanderburg, A, Allen, C, McMaster, A, Miller, G, Veldthuis, M, Allen, S, Wolfenbarger, Z, Cox, B, Zemiro, J, Howard, A, Livingston, J, Sinukoff, E, Catron, T, Grey, A, Kusch, J, Terentev, I, Vales, M, Kristiansen, M

“…It hosts five small (1.6-3.3R_Earth) transiting planets in a compact architecture. …”

Fossils and astrobiology: new protocols for cell evolution in deep time by Brasier, M, Wacey, D

“…We combine these ideas into a robust protocol for demonstrating ancient or extra-terrestrial life, drawing examples from Earth's early geological record, in particular from the earliest known freshwater communities of the 1.0 Ga Torridonian of Scotland, from the 1.9 Ga Gunflint Chert of Canada, from the 3.4 Ga Strelley Pool sandstone of Australia, and from the 3.46 Ga Apex Chert also of Australia Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2012.…”

Viability of superoxide-containing radical pairs as magnetoreceptors by Player, TC, Hore, P

“…The ability of night-migratory songbirds to sense the direction of the Earth’s magnetic field is increasingly attributed to a photochemical mechanism in which the magnetic field acts on transient radical pairs in cryptochrome flavoproteins located in the birds’ eyes. …”

Values that influencing green product purchase intention / Erna Smith Epoi by Smith Epoi, Erna

“…The rival between the conventional product which is harmful and the green product which could save the earth are being one of the hot topics that could not being shaken off by the consumers no matter if they are in Malaysia or International. …”
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Sun outage calculator for geostationary orbit satellites by Vankka, Jouko, Kestilä, Antti

“…Sun outages in satellite communication occur when the sun, a powerful broadband microwave noise source, passes directly behind the satellite (when viewed from Earth), causing the receiver with the beam directed towards the satellite to pick up the satellite signal and the noise from the sun. …”
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Teaching the Islamic worldview of environmental ethics to students of science in Malaysia by Hasbullah, M., Sadri, R., Shah, M.H., Azizan, S.A., Mohd Noor, S.N.

“…While the modern view of earth systems and humans may be divided into human-centric views or anthropocentrism, and natureoriented ones, or eco-centrism, Islamic environmental ethics encourages humans to see the interconnection and interdependence of all elements in the universe. …”
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Oxytetracycline-resistant bacteria in coastal waters in Malaysia by Kian, G.Y., Chui, W.B., Choon, W.L.

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Sri Lanka is a hot spot for illegal transnational trading of biodiversity and wildlife materials from South Asian region by Azam, A.W.M., Jayasuriya, K.M.G.G., Musthafa, M.M., Marikar, F.M.M.T.

“…Trafficking of biodiversity materials have been regarded as a major threat to the ecological balance on earth and Sri Lanka is not spared on that too. This paper describes the protocol in the context of illicit trade in biodiversity and wildlife materials trade products across Sri Lanka during the period of 1992–2009. …”

Gd impurities effect on $$\hbox {Co}_{2}\hbox {CrSi}$$ Co 2 CrSi alloy: first-principle calculations by Yahiaoui, I.E., Lazreg, Abbassia, Dridi, Z., Al-Douri, Yarub, Bouhafs, Bachir

“…First-principle calculations have been performed to study Gd impurities doping effect on the physical properties of the Heusler half-metallic ferromagnet Co 2CrSi using the density functional theory in the local spin density approximation with an additional Hubbard correlation term for the rare-earth 4f states. The results show that the gadolinium moment is aligned antiparallel to that of transition metal atoms for both Co 16Cr 7GdSi 8 and Co 15GdCr 8Si 8. …”