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Black-Footed Ferrets Sired By Dead Males Via Frozen Sperm
September 2, 2008 — Two black-footed ferrets at the Smithsonian's National Zoo have each given birth to a kit that was sired by males who died in 1999 and 2000. These endangered ferrets were artificially inseminated in ... > full story -
New Virus Threatens High Plains Wheat Crop
August 21, 2008 — Triticum mosaic virus poses a new threat to Texas wheat, according to Texas AgriLife Research scientists in Amarillo. Researchers are working on a variety of studies to determine how big of a role it ... > full story -
Future Impact Of Global Warming Is Worse When Grazing Animals Are Considered, Scientists Suggest
August 18, 2008 — The impact of global warming in the Arctic may differ from the predictions of computer models, according to new research, which shows that grazing animals will play a key role in reducing the ... > full story -
Climate Change And Species Distributions
August 4, 2008 — Scientists have long pointed to physical changes in the Earth and its atmosphere as indicators of global climate change. But changes in climate can wreak havoc in more subtle ways, such as the loss ... > full story -
Saving Our Bees: Implications of Habitat Loss
August 4, 2008 — The undisputed queen of animal pollinators is the bee, whose daily flights aid in the reproduction of more than half of the world's flowering plants. In recent years, however, an unprecedented ... > full story -
Switchgrass May Mean Better Soil
July 20, 2008 — Soils with native grasses such as switchgrass have higher levels of a key soil component called glomalin than soils planted to non-native ... > full story -
Some Plants Can Adapt To Widespread Climate Change
July 8, 2008 — While many plant species move to a new location or go extinct as a result of climate change, grasslands clinging to a steep, rocky dale-side in Northern England seem to defy the odds and adapt to ... > full story -
Ground Cover Can Reduce Impact Of Biomass Harvest
July 8, 2008 — Iowa State University researchers are looking at ways to use ground cover, a living grass planted between the rows of corn, in production ... > full story -
China's Programs Aim To Restore Environment And Help People
July 7, 2008 — Two of the world's largest environmental programs in China are generally successful, although key reforms could transform them into a model for the rest of the world, according to new research ... > full story -
Rabbits, Mice And Prickly Shrubs Help Establish Natural Diversity
July 3, 2008 — Small mammals, such as rabbits and mice, play a major role in the development of natural diversity. Biologists researched how scrub becomes established in natural grassland. It seems that prickly ... > full story
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