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Wandering Albatross Alters Its Foraging Due to Climate Change
January 12, 2012 — Wandering albatrosses have altered their foraging due to changes in wind fields in the southern hemisphere during the last decades. Since winds have increased in intensity and moved to the south, the ... > full storyMore: -
Diverse Ecosystems Are Crucial Climate Change Buffer
January 12, 2012 — Preserving diverse plant life will be crucial to buffer the negative effects of climate change and desertification in in the world's drylands, according to a new landmark ... > full storyMore: -
World's Smallest Vertebrate: Tiny Frogs Discovered in New Guinea
January 11, 2012 — Biologists just discovered two new species of frogs in New Guinea, one of which is now the world's tiniest known vertebrate, averaging only 7.7 millimeters in size -- less than one-third of an inch. ... > full story -
Better Way to Gauge Climate Costs of Land Use Changes
January 8, 2012 — Those making land use decisions to reduce the harmful effects of climate change have focused almost exclusively on greenhouse gases -- analyzing, for example, how much carbon dioxide is released when ... > full story -
Bird Smuggler Busted in Indonesia
January 5, 2012 — A smuggler using a public bus to transport a veritable aviary of rare birds for the illegal pet trade was recently arrested by Indonesian ... > full story -
Early Land Plants: Early Adopters
January 4, 2012 — A newly described species of a liverwort (very simple, small plants, and probably common ancestors of all land plants) from New Zealand marks a pioneering effort by international plant scientists to ... > full story -
Climate Change Models May Underestimate Extinctions: Animals and Plants Could Be on a Collision Course Created by Climate Change
January 3, 2012 — Predictions of the loss of animal and plant diversity around the world are common under models of future climate change. But a new study shows that because these climate models don't account for ... > full story -
New Quantitative Method Enables Researchers to Assess Environmental Risks Posed by Non-Native Species
December 26, 2011 — The Harlequin ladybeetle, Japanese knotweed and the American lobster -- while this trio of creatures may have friendly sounding names, they are all introduced species in Norway, and may be anything ... > full story -
Sea Cucumbers: Dissolving Coral Reefs?
December 22, 2011 — Coral reefs are extremely diverse ecosystems that support enormous biodiversity. But they are at risk. Carbon dioxide emissions are acidifying the ocean, threatening reefs and other marine organisms. ... > full story -
Ave Atque Vale: Botany Bids 'Hail and Farewell' to Latin-Only Descriptions in 2012
December 21, 2011 — Big changes to the code for botanical nomenclature will go into effect on Jan. 1, scientists say. Latin will no longer be the exclusive language for descriptions of new species, and publication in ... > full story
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