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Catch Me If You Can: Two New Species of Moth from the Russian Far East
April 16, 2013 — Showing a range of peculiar habits and difficult to be discovered and collected, Ypsolophid moths present an exciting catch for scientists. Russian entomologists have discovered and described two ... > full story -
Biodiversity Crisis: The Impacts of Socio-Economic Pressures on Natural Floras and Faunas
April 16, 2013 — A new study on extinction risk has shown that proportions of plant and animal species being classified as threatened on national Red Lists are more closely related to socioeconomic pressure levels ... > full story -
Resurgence of Endangered Deer in Patagonian ‘Eden’ Highlights Conservation Success
April 16, 2013 — The Huemul, a species of deer found only in the Latin American region of Patagonia, is bouncing back from the brink of possible ... > full story -
Escalating Cost of Forest Conservation
April 16, 2013 — In the face of unprecedented deforestation and biodiversity loss, policy makers are increasingly using financial incentives to encourage ... > full story -
A Look at the World Explains 90 Percent of Changes in Vegetation
April 16, 2013 — In the last thirty years, vegetation has changed significantly the world over. Until recently, the extent to which the climate or humankind was responsible remained unclear. However, geographers now ... > full story -
Tiny Colorful Snails Are in Danger of Extinction With Vanishing Limestone Ecosystems
April 15, 2013 — Three new species of brightly colored carnivorous snails have been described from north and northeastern Thailand, as a part of an extensive study of the terrestrial snails family Streptaxidae. The ... > full story -
Protected Wildlife Areas Are 'Welcome Mats' for UK's Bird Newcomers
April 10, 2013 — A new study shows that bird species which have colonized the UK in recent decades breed initially almost exclusively in nature reserves and other areas specially protected for ... > full story -
Measuring Microbes Makes Wetland Health Monitoring More Affordable, Says Researcher
April 9, 2013 — Tiny, unseen wetland creatures provided crucial indicators of the ecosystems' health in a new study. Using analysis of the microbiological health of wetlands is cheaper and faster than traditional ... > full story -
Striped Like a Badger: New Genus of Bat Identified in South Sudan
April 9, 2013 — Researchers have identified a new genus of bat, Niumbaha, after discovering a rare specimen in South Sudan. The word means "rare" or "unusual" in Zande, the language of the Azande people in Western ... > full story -
Sea Level Rise: Jeopardy for Terrestrial Biodiversity on Islands
April 9, 2013 — Model calculations predict a sea level rise of about one meter by the end of this century and of up to five and a half meters by the year 2500. Until now there are few studies on the potential ... > full story
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