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Leopards and Tigers in India: New Genetics Research Underscores Importance of Protecting Forest Corridors
January 16, 2013 — As rapid economic expansion continues to shape the Asian landscape on which many species depend, time is running out for conservationists aiming to save wildlife such as tigers and leopards. ... > full story -
In Search of the Big Questions: Conserving the European Alps
January 15, 2013 — In Douglas Adams’ “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy”, the world had to wait ten million years to learn the question to the ultimate answer. This might be justifiable for ... > full story -
Pine Beetle Outbreak Buffers Watersheds from Nitrate Pollution
January 14, 2013 — Scientists have found an unexpected silver lining in the devastating pine beetle outbreaks ravaging the West: Such events do not harm water quality in adjacent streams as scientists had previously ... > full story -
Scientists Find 'Bipolar' Marine Bacteria, Refuting 'Everything Is Everywhere' Idea
January 14, 2013 — In another blow to the "Everything is Everywhere" tenet of bacterial distribution in the ocean, scientists have found "bipolar" species of bacteria that occur in the Arctic and Antarctic, but nowhere ... > full story -
Climate Change May Benefit Most Mammals That Live in Northern Europe’s Arctic and Sub-Arctic Land Areas in Short Run
January 14, 2013 — The climate changes depicted by climatologists up to the year 2080 will benefit most mammals that live in northern Europe’s Arctic and Sub-Arctic land areas today if they are able to reach ... > full story -
Salinization of Rivers: A Global Environmental Problem
January 11, 2013 — The salinisation of rivers is a global problem that affects to countries all over the world and it causes a high environmental and economic cost, and poses a high risk to global health. Climate ... > full story -
Saline Hiding Places for Bacteria in Río Tinto Could Be Like Those on Mars
January 11, 2013 — Researchers have identified microorganisms that live inside salt deposits in the acidic and ferrous environment of the Tinto River in Huelva, Spain. The extreme conditions of these microniches appear ... > full story -
A Snapshot of Pupfish Evolution
January 10, 2013 — One biologist has bred more than 3,000 hybrid fish in his time as a graduate student in evolution and ecology, a pursuit that has helped him create one of the most comprehensive snapshots of natural ... > full story -
Invading Species Can Extinguish Native Plants Despite Recent Reports to the Contrary
January 9, 2013 — Evolutionary biologists have found that, given time, invading exotic plants will likely eliminate native plants growing in the wild despite recent reports to the contrary. A new study reports that ... > full story -
Bugs Need Symbiotic Bacteria to Exploit Plant Seeds: Mid-Gut Microbes Help Insects in Processing Their Food
January 9, 2013 — Aggregations of the red and black coloured firebugs are ubiquitous under linden trees in Central Europe, where the bugs can reach astounding population densities. While these insects have no impact ... > full story
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