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Genetic Study of Cave Millipedes Reveals Isolated Populations and Ancient Divergence Between Species
October 17, 2011 — Cave millipedes of the genus Tetracion are found on the southern Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee and Alabama, USA. New genetic analyses show that their populations are generally isolated and ... > full story -
Murcian Flower 'Revived' After 100 Years
October 13, 2011 — The species of legume known as 'Tallante's chickpea', which has not been seen for nearly a century, has finally been studied in detail. The species is thought to be in critical danger of extinction ... > full story -
'Cute' Chimps in Ads May Harm the Species' Survival
October 12, 2011 — Television ads featuring cute chimpanzees wearing human clothes are likely to distort the public's perception of the endangered animals and hinder conservation efforts, according to ... > full story -
Super-Tough Seed Coat Keeps Michaux's Sumac on Critically Endangered List
October 11, 2011 — It is one of the rarest shrubs in the southeastern United States, and for scientists trying to save it, the critically endangered Michaux's sumac (Rhus michauxii) is not ... > full story -
Prague's 88 Nature Reserves Threatened by Invasive Plant Species
October 7, 2011 — Cities are generally regarded as hostile for wildlife and urbanization a dramatic form of destruction of natural habitats. Still, they are far from dead zones. Their biodiversity may even exceed that ... > full story -
Ancient Climate Change Has Left a Strong Imprint on Modern Ecosystems
October 7, 2011 — As Earth’s climate cycles between warm and cool periods, species often must move to stay within suitable conditions. Scientists have now mapped how fast species have had to migrate in the past ... > full story -
Australia's Endangered Bettong Reveals How Weather Effects Species Distribution
October 6, 2011 — Australian scientists studying the reliability of species distribution models for revealing the response of animals to climate change have focused their research on the endangered marsupial, the ... > full story -
A New Species of 'Gigantic' Mollusc Has Been Discovered in the Antarctic Waters
October 6, 2011 — Researchers have discovered a rare mollusc in Antarctic waters that looks the same as limpets but is bigger in size than the species known to date. The specimen appeared in waters much further away ... > full story -
A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galápagos: Co-Evolution of Galápagos Mockingbirds and Their Parasites
October 3, 2011 — Along with the famous finches the Galápagos mockingbirds had a great influence on Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. Now, 176 years later, three of the four mockingbird species are among ... > full story -
Russian and US Veterinarians Collaborate to Solve Mysterious Wild Tiger Deaths
September 30, 2011 — Veterinarians are working to understand how distemper -- a virus afflicting domestic dogs and many wildlife species -- may be a growing threat to Siberian ... > full story
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