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Global Approach to Monitoring Biodiversity Loss?
January 17, 2013 — In contrast to climate change, there is no coordinated global system in place for measuring and reporting on biodiversity change or loss. An international team of biologists is now addressing this ... > full story -
Global Plant Diversity Still Hinges on Local Battles Against Invasives, Study Suggests
January 17, 2013 — Scientists have long suspected that studies of the impact of invasive species on biodiversity sometimes come to different conclusions because the impact depends on the size of the study site. Their ... > full story -
Trading Wetlands No Longer a 'Deal With the Devil'
January 17, 2013 — If Faust had been in the business of trading wetlands rather than selling his soul, the devil might be portrayed by the current guidelines for wetland restoration. Research recommends a new framework ... > full story -
Threats Caused by Dam-Building Activities in Indian Himalaya
January 17, 2013 — A team of researchers found that unprecedented dam building in the Indian Himalaya holds serious consequences for biodiversity and could pose a threat to human lives and ... > full story -
Tree and Human Health May Be Linked
January 16, 2013 — Evidence is increasing from multiple scientific fields that exposure to the natural environment can improve human health. In a new study, the presence of trees was associated with human ... > full story -
Global Warming May Have Severe Consequences for Rare Haleakalā Silversword Plants
January 15, 2013 — While the iconic Haleakala silversword plant made a strong recovery from early 20th-century threats, it has now entered a period of substantial climate-related decline. New research warns that global ... > full story -
Ornamental Fish Industry Faces Increasing Problems With Antibiotic Resistance
January 15, 2013 — The $15 billion ornamental fish industry faces a global problem with antibiotic resistance, a new study concludes, raising concern that treatments for fish diseases may not work when needed ... > full story -
In Search of the Big Questions: Conserving the European Alps
January 15, 2013 — In Douglas Adams’ “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy”, the world had to wait ten million years to learn the question to the ultimate answer. This might be justifiable for ... > full story -
Scientists Find 'Bipolar' Marine Bacteria, Refuting 'Everything Is Everywhere' Idea
January 14, 2013 — In another blow to the "Everything is Everywhere" tenet of bacterial distribution in the ocean, scientists have found "bipolar" species of bacteria that occur in the Arctic and Antarctic, but nowhere ... > full story -
Medicinal 'Toothbrush Tree' Yields Antibiotic to Treat TB in New Way
January 14, 2013 — There are potentially new TB drugs in the pipeline from unusual sources. A newly discovered compound has been found to be effective against resistant strains of ... > full story
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