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Early Land Plants: Early Adopters
January 4, 2012 — A newly described species of a liverwort (very simple, small plants, and probably common ancestors of all land plants) from New Zealand marks a pioneering effort by international plant scientists to ... > full story -
The Bechstein's Bat, More Mediterranean Than Thought
January 4, 2012 — The Bechstein’s bat or Myotis bechsteinii lives in deciduous forests. It used to be very common in the Holocene era, but today there are only a few dispersed groups, despite the fact that a ... > full story -
New Quantitative Method Enables Researchers to Assess Environmental Risks Posed by Non-Native Species
December 26, 2011 — The Harlequin ladybeetle, Japanese knotweed and the American lobster -- while this trio of creatures may have friendly sounding names, they are all introduced species in Norway, and may be anything ... > full story -
Bacteria's Move from Sea to Land May Have Occurred Much Later Than Thought
December 22, 2011 — A new analysis indicates the shift of soil bacteria Azospirillum may have occurred only 400 million years ago, rather than approximately two billion years earlier as originally ... > full story -
Sea Cucumbers: Dissolving Coral Reefs?
December 22, 2011 — Coral reefs are extremely diverse ecosystems that support enormous biodiversity. But they are at risk. Carbon dioxide emissions are acidifying the ocean, threatening reefs and other marine organisms. ... > full story -
Ave Atque Vale: Botany Bids 'Hail and Farewell' to Latin-Only Descriptions in 2012
December 21, 2011 — Big changes to the code for botanical nomenclature will go into effect on Jan. 1, scientists say. Latin will no longer be the exclusive language for descriptions of new species, and publication in ... > full story -
Forest Health Versus Global Warming: Fuel Reduction Likely to Increase Carbon Emissions
December 20, 2011 — Forest thinning to help prevent or reduce severe wildfire will release more carbon to the atmosphere than any amount saved by successful fire prevention. There may be valid reasons to thin forests ... > full story -
Climate Change May Bring Big Ecosystem Shifts, NASA Says
December 18, 2011 — By 2100, global climate change will modify plant communities covering almost half of Earth's land surface and will drive the conversion of nearly 40 percent of land-based ecosystems from one major ... > full story -
Researchers Demonstrate New DNA Detection Technique
December 16, 2011 — Researchers have demonstrated a novel DNA detection method that could prove suitable for many real-world ... > full story -
Scientists Examine Toxicity of Medicinal Plants in Peru
December 14, 2011 — Many developing countries rely on traditional medicine as an accessible and affordable treatment option for human maladies. However, until now, scientific data has not existed to evaluate the ... > full story
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