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Scientists Discover Evidence of Giant Panda's Population History and Local Adaptation
December 16, 2012 — A research team has successfully reconstructed the history of the giant panda from its origin to the ... > full story -
Scientists 'Surprised' to Discover Very Early Ancestors Survived on Tropical Plants, New Study Suggests
December 14, 2012 — Between three million and 3.5 million years ago, the diet of our very early ancestors in central Africa is likely to have consisted mainly of tropical grasses and sedges, new research ... > full story -
Climate Warming Unlikely to Cause Near-Term Extinction of Ancient Amazon Trees, but Multiple Threats to the Forest Remain
December 13, 2012 — A new genetic analysis has revealed that many Amazon tree species are likely to survive human-caused climate warming in the coming century, contrary to previous findings that temperature increases ... > full storyMore: -
For Every Species of Mammal, 300 Arthropod Species Lurk in Rainforest
December 13, 2012 — During 2003-2004 scientists sampled the rainforest canopy from canopy cranes, inflatable platforms, balloons, climbing ropes and along the forest floor to collect a total of 130,000 ... > full story -
Cloud Forest Trees Drink Water Through Their Leaves
December 13, 2012 — Using water flow sensors and plastic "leaves" that measure wetness, biologists have discovered that trees living in tropical montane cloud forests drink through their leaves as well as their roots. ... > full story -
Breaking Ground in Slime Mold Research
December 13, 2012 — This past summer, Laura Walker became the first scientist to collect slime molds from soils in Panama's Barro Colorado Nature Monument. In doing so, she became one of the first researchers to ... > full story -
Have European Forests Grown Older, or Are They Actually Getting Younger?
December 13, 2012 — Europe's forests have changed drastically since the 1950s when forest and land use management caught up with the effects of the World War II. The forest area increased by 30% between 1950 and 2000 as ... > full story -
As Amazon Urbanizes, Rural Fires Burn Unchecked
December 10, 2012 — Many Amazonians are moving out of the countryside, in search of economic opportunities in newly booming Amazonian cities. The resulting depopulation of rural areas, along with spreading road networks ... > full story -
World's Big Trees Are Dying: Alarming Increase in Death Rates Among Trees 100-300 Years Old
December 6, 2012 — The largest living organisms on the planet, the big, old trees that harbor and sustain countless birds and other wildlife, are dying. In a new report, ecologists warns of an alarming increase in ... > full story -
Researchers Debut Revolutionary Biosphere Mapping Capability
December 4, 2012 — Researchers from the Carnegie Institution are rolling out results from the new Airborne Taxonomic Mapping System, or AToMS, for the first time at the American Geophysical Union meetings in San ... > full story
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