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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
Thirst For Blood Sparks Toxic Algal Blooms
The blooming of toxic algae
that occurs during the
summer conceal a fight for
life and death. Scientists
now propose that algal
blooms are created when
... > full story
Study Of Flower Color Shows Evolution In Action
Scientists at UC Santa
Barbara have zeroed in on
the genes responsible for
changing flower color, an
area of research that began
with Gregor Mendel's studies
... > full story
Loss Of Coastal Seagrass Habitat Accelerating Globally
An international team of
scientists warns that
accelerating losses of
seagrasses across the globe
threaten the immediate
health and long-term
... > full story
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Many Antarctic Species Ill Prepared To Cope With Warmer Ocean
June 30, 2009 — Researchers subjected species found in Antarctic waters to increasing levels of water temperature to learn how well they would cope with a warmer ocean. The study shows that several of these species ... > full story -
Water Webs: Connecting Spiders, Residents In The Southwest
June 29, 2009 — If you are a cricket and it is a dry season on the San Pedro River in Arizona, on your nighttime ramblings to eat leaves, you are more likely to be ambushed by thirsty wolf spiders. A potential ... > full story -
Global Sunscreen Won't Save Corals
June 26, 2009 — Emergency plans to counteract global warming by artificially shading the Earth from incoming sunlight might lower the planet's temperature a few degrees, but such "geoengineering" solutions would do ... > 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 -
Mate Selection: Honesty In Advertising Pays Off
June 19, 2009 — Throughout the animal kingdom brilliant colors or elaborate behavioral displays serve as "advertisements" for attracting mates. But, what do the ads promise, and is there truth in advertising? ... > full story -
Caribbean Coral Reefs Flattened
June 19, 2009 — Coral reefs throughout the Caribbean have been comprehensively "flattened" over the last 40 years, according to a disturbing new ... > full story -
Sudden Collapse In Ancient Biodiversity: Was Global Warming The Culprit?
June 19, 2009 — Scientists have unearthed striking evidence for a sudden ancient collapse in plant biodiversity. A trove of 200 million-year-old fossil leaves collected in East Greenland tells the story, carrying ... > full story -
Deforestation Causes 'Boom-and-bust' Development In The Amazon
June 16, 2009 — Clearing the Amazon rainforest increases Brazilian communities' wealth and quality of life, but these improvements are short-lived, according to new research published in Science. The study shows ... > full story -
Fungus Species Traced Using The Internet
June 15, 2009 — Studying the ecology and distribution of plants does not take place solely in the forest. A new way of searching in scientific databases has enabled researchers to discover kinship between fungi from ... > full story
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