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Mangrove-dependent Animals Globally Threatened
Extinction looms for
amphibians, reptiles,
mammals, and birds
restricted to declining
mangrove forests.
Substantial numbers of
... > full story
Ferns Took To The Trees And Thrived During Cretaceous Period
As flowering plants like
giant trees quickly rose to
dominate plant communities
during the Cretaceous
period, the ferns that had
... > full story
Fire Ant Outcompetes Other Species, Even In Its Native Habitat
Even in its native
Argentina, the fire ant wins
in head-to-head competition
with other ant species more
than three-quarters of the
time. ... > full story
Plants’ Internal Clock Can Improve Climate Change Models
The ability of plants to
tell the time, a mechanism
common to all living beings,
enables them to survive,
grow and reproduce.
Scientists have studied this
... > full story
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Nitrogen Research Shows How Some Plants Invade, Take Over Others
July 7, 2009 — New research shows how plants gain nitrogen and how this allows some species to invade and take over native ... > full story -
Anti-biotech Groups Obstruct Forest Biotechnology, Researchers Say
June 30, 2009 — The potential of forest biotechnology to help address significant social and environmental issues is being "strangled at birth" by the rigid opposition of some groups and regulations that effectively ... > full story -
Evolution Of A Contraceptive For Invasive Sea Lamprey
June 25, 2009 — In addition to providing fundamental insights into the early evolution of the estrogen receptor, new research may lead to a contraceptive for female lampreys -- a jawless fish considered an invasive ... > full story -
Insights Into How Climate Change Might Impact Species' Geographic Ranges
June 25, 2009 — A new study offers interesting insights into how species may, or may not, change their geographic range (the place where they live on earth) under climate ... > full story -
Basis For Potato Blight Control Becomes Visible
June 25, 2009 — Potato blight, false mildew, sudden oak death and a disease in salmon are all caused by a group of miniscule, yet destructive, organisms called Oomycetes. Because of their changeability and huge ... > full story -
Isolated Forest Patches Lose Species, Diversity
June 23, 2009 — Failing to see the forest for the trees may be causing us to overlook the declining health of Wisconsin's forest ... > full story -
Deadly Parasite Could Endanger Salmon And Trout Populations In U.K.
June 20, 2009 — Stocks of the UK’s Atlantic salmon along with varieties of domestic brown trout could be under threat from a deadly parasite according to new research. The agent - Sphaerothecum destruens ... > full story -
Polar Bear And Walrus Populations In Trouble, Stock Assessment Report Suggests
June 19, 2009 — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has released reports documenting the status of polar bears and Pacific walrus in Alaska. The reports confirm that polar bears in Alaska are declining and that ... > full story -
Not One, But Two Kinds Of Males Found In Invasive Round Goby Fish
June 18, 2009 — Scientists have found the existence of two types of males of a fiercely invasive fish spreading through the Great Lakes, which may provide answers as to how they rapidly ... > full story -
Threats To California's Cordell Bank Marine Sanctuary
June 18, 2009 — A new report on the health of Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary indicates that the overall condition of the sanctuary's marine life and habitats is fair to good, but identifies several emerging ... > full story
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