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Cost Effectiveness of Ecological Restoration Demonstrated
November 22, 2010 — New research provides evidence that ecological restoration can provide a cost effective response to environmental degradation. The research focused on the dryland forests of Latin America, and ... > full story -
Catastrophic Drought Looms for Capital City of Bolivia
November 12, 2010 — Catastrophic drought is on the near-term horizon for the capital city of Bolivia, according to new research into the historical ecology of the Andes. If temperatures rise more than 1.5 to 2 degrees ... > full story -
A Love Game: Fish Courtship More Complex Than Thought
November 10, 2010 — Researchers have discovered that male Australian desert goby fish are surprisingly strategic when it comes to courtship, adapting their tactics depending on the frequency of their contact with ... > full story -
Do Holes Make Moles? Surprising First Ancestor of Bizarre Marsupial Moles
November 3, 2010 — The mysterious origins of Australia's bizarre and secretive marsupial moles have been cast in a whole new and unexpected light with the first discovery in the fossil record of one of their ancestors. ... > full story -
Family Ties Bind Desert Lizards in Social Groups
October 6, 2010 — Researchers have found that a species of lizard in the Mojave Desert lives in family groups and shows patterns of social behavior more commonly associated with mammals and birds. Their investigation ... > full story -
Deep-Sea Coral Reefs Discovered in Mediterranean
October 4, 2010 — The exploration vessel Nautilus has discovered for the first time an area of reefs with deep-sea corals in the Mediterranean, offshore of Israel. This area apparently stretches over a few kilometers, ... > full story -
Plants That Move: How a New Zealand Species Disperses Seeds in a High Alpine, Wet Environment
September 30, 2010 — High in an alpine meadow, a researcher crouched low to the ground and splashed some water from her water bottle on a low green plant cushion, then sat back waiting to see if something would move. ... > full story -
Dual Nature of Dew: Researcher Measures the Effect of Dew on Desert Plants
September 28, 2010 — Dew is often celebrated as a bringer of life. Now, a researcher in Israel has examined the effects of dew in the Eastern Mediterranean region and says that dew serves as an important water source for ... > full story -
Windborne Desert Dust Falls on High Peaks, Dampens Colorado River Runoff
September 20, 2010 — When the winds are right and the desert is dry, dust blows eastward from the semi-arid regions of the US Southwest. In a dust-up, Western style, small dark particles of the dust fall on the ... > full story -
Satellites Search for 770m Tons of Dust in the Air
September 13, 2010 — Using data from several research satellites, scientists will spend the next three years trying to understand the climate impacts of about 770 million tons of dust carried into the atmosphere every ... > full story
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