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Arctic Getting Greener
June 11, 2012 — Recent years' warming in the Arctic has caused local changes in vegetation, reveals new ... > full story -
Microbes Discovered in Extreme Environment on South American Volcanoes
June 8, 2012 — Scientists looking for organisms that eke out a living in some of the most inhospitable soils on Earth has found a hardy few living on volcanoes that reaching nearly 20,000 feet in ... > full storyMore: -
Australia Has Two Distinct White Shark Populations
June 7, 2012 — A new scientific study has identified two distinct populations of white shark at the east and west of Bass Strait in Australian waters, prompting researchers to suggest the huge fish may need ... > full story -
Rain May Not Always Be a Welcome Thing to Waterbirds
June 7, 2012 — Scientists have found that waterbird communities can be the "canary in the coal mine" when it comes to detecting the health of urban estuary ecosystems. Their research revealed that the types of ... > full story -
Caribbean Wins the Seaweed Olympics
June 7, 2012 — Coral reefs might seem to be tranquil environments but in fact a battle is constantly waged between corals and seaweeds fighting over space. Scientists have known for some time that seaweeds can gain ... > full story -
Predicting the Oceans of the Future With a Mini-Lab
June 7, 2012 — Scientists have created a mini-lab in Australia's Great Barrier Reef. The device can simulate predicted future ocean conditions -- such as rising carbon dioxide levels -- and their effects on ... > full story -
Ecologists Call for Preservation of Planet's Remaining Biological Diversity
June 6, 2012 — Twenty years after the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, 17 ecologists are calling for renewed international efforts to curb the loss of Earth's biological diversity. The loss is compromising nature's ... > full story -
Retreating Glaciers Are a Threat to Biodiversity
June 5, 2012 — The projected disappearance of small glaciers worldwide threatens to eliminate the water supply for numerous towns in valleys, such as the Ecuadorian capital Quito, fed by the rivers that flow down ... > full story -
Where Have All the Hummingbirds Gone?
June 1, 2012 — The glacier lily as it's called, is a tall, willowy plant that graces mountain meadows throughout western North America. It flowers early in spring, when the first bumblebees and hummingbirds ... > full story -
Life Scientists View Biodiversity Through a Whole New Dimension: Body Size, Feeding Rates
May 31, 2012 — How can blue whales, the largest animals on the planet, survive by feeding on krill, shrimp-like creatures that are the size of a penny? According to life scientists, it's all a matter of ... > full story
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