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Helping Protect Vulnerable Birds from Impacts of Climate Change
March 2, 2012 — Scientists have completed an innovative study of the effects of climate change on bird species of greatest concern. This novel study prioritizes which birds are most at risk and will help guide ... > full story -
Protecting Living Fossil Trees
March 2, 2012 — Scientists are working to protect living fossil trees in Fiji from the impact of climate change with cutting-edge DNA sequencing ... > full story -
Sturdy Scandinavian Conifers Survived Ice Age
March 1, 2012 — Until now, it was presumed that the last glacial period denuded the Scandinavian landscape of trees until a gradual return of milder weather began and melted away the ice cover some 9,000 years ago. ... > full story -
Two New Extinct Camel Species Discovered at Panama Canal Excavation
February 29, 2012 — The discovery of two new extinct camel species sheds new light on the history of the tropics, a region containing more than half the world's biodiversity and some of its most important ... > full story -
Genetics of Endangered African Monkey Suggest Troubles from Warming Climate
February 29, 2012 — A rare and endangered monkey in an African equatorial rainforest is providing a look into our climatic future through its DNA. Its genes show that wild drills, already an overhunted species, may see ... > full story -
Nowhere to Hide: Tigers Threatened by Human Destruction of Groundcover
February 28, 2012 — A new study is the first of its kind to systematically investigate the use of different land cover types for tiger ... > full story -
Indigenous Peoples at Forefront of Climate Change Offer Lessons on Plant Biodiversity
February 27, 2012 — Over the last 40 years, an ethnobotanist has worked with the Yanesha of the upper Peruvian Amazon and the Tibetans of the Himalayas, two groups of indigenous peoples carrying on traditional ways of ... > full story -
Study IDs New Marine Protected Areas for Madagascar
February 24, 2012 — A new study uses a scientific methodology for establishing marine protected areas in Madagascar that offers a “diversified portfolio” of management options – from strict no-take ... > full story -
Predator-Prey Relationships Make Possible the Rich Biodiversity of Complex Ecosystems
February 22, 2012 — As scientists warn that the Earth is on the brink of a period of mass extinctions, they are struggling to identify ecosystem responses to environmental change. But to truly understand these ... > full story -
Geological 'Pulse' Causes Cycle of Extinctions Every 60 Million Years, Scientists Report
February 22, 2012 — A mysterious cycle of booms and busts in marine biodiversity over the past 500 million years could be tied to a periodic uplifting of the world's continents, scientists ... > full story
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