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Seals Quickly Respond To Gain And Loss Of Habitat Under Climate Change
Southern elephant seals
responded rapidly to climate
and habitat change and
established a new breeding
site thousands of kilometers
... > full story
New Theory Gives More Precise Estimates Of Large-scale Biodiversity
The Census Bureau is good at
profiling the US population
by sampling small groups of
people. Biologists, however,
lack a good theory of how ... > full story
Amazon River Is 11 Million Years Old, Drilling Study Finds
The Amazon River originated
as a transcontinental river
around 11 million years ago
and took its present shape
approximately 2.4 million
years ago. These are the
... > full story
Kenya's National Parks Not Free From Wildlife Declines
Long-term declines of
elephants, giraffe, impala
and other animals in Kenya
are occurring at the same
rates within the country's
national parks as outside of
... > full story
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Disappearing Seagrass Threatening Future Of Coastal Ecosystems Globally
July 6, 2009 — An international team of scientists warns that accelerating losses of seagrasses across the globe threaten the immediate health and long-term sustainability of coastal ecosystems. The team has ... > full story -
Small Heat-Shielded Habitats Could Help Threatened Species Survive Climate Change
July 3, 2009 — Intelligent countryside management could improve the survival chances of animal and plant species threatened by climate change. The creation of small heat-shielded habitats and better links between ... > full story -
Anti-biotech Groups Obstruct Forest Biotechnology, Researchers Say
June 30, 2009 — The potential of forest biotechnology to help address significant social and environmental issues is being "strangled at birth" by the rigid opposition of some groups and regulations that effectively ... > full story -
Corals Stay Close to Home
June 27, 2009 — New DNA analysis reveals that corals in one locality are more closely related than previously thought; results have significant implications for coral ... > full story -
Isolated Forest Patches Lose Species, Diversity
June 23, 2009 — Failing to see the forest for the trees may be causing us to overlook the declining health of Wisconsin's forest ... > full story -
'Weedy' Bird Species May Win As Temperatures Rise
June 19, 2009 — Climate change is altering North American winter bird communities in ways that models currently favored by ecologists fail to predict. Current distributions of animals among different climate zones ... > full story -
Caribbean Coral Reefs Flattened
June 19, 2009 — Coral reefs throughout the Caribbean have been comprehensively "flattened" over the last 40 years, according to a disturbing new ... > full story -
Sudden Collapse In Ancient Biodiversity: Was Global Warming The Culprit?
June 19, 2009 — Scientists have unearthed striking evidence for a sudden ancient collapse in plant biodiversity. A trove of 200 million-year-old fossil leaves collected in East Greenland tells the story, carrying ... > full story -
Polar Bear And Walrus Populations In Trouble, Stock Assessment Report Suggests
June 19, 2009 — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has released reports documenting the status of polar bears and Pacific walrus in Alaska. The reports confirm that polar bears in Alaska are declining and that ... > full story -
Deforestation Causes 'Boom-and-bust' Development In The Amazon
June 16, 2009 — Clearing the Amazon rainforest increases Brazilian communities' wealth and quality of life, but these improvements are short-lived, according to new research published in Science. The study shows ... > full story
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