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Malaria: A Vector Infecting Both Apes and Humans
May 3, 2013 In 2010, a study revealed that the main agent of malaria in humans, called Plasmodium falciparum, arose from the gorilla. Today, the vector which transmitted the parasite from apes to humans has just ... > full story -
Madagascar Tortoise Trafficking Rages out of Control
May 2, 2013 Illegal trafficking of two critically endangered tortoise species from Madagascar has reached epidemic ... > full story -
Midwestern Frogs Decline, Mammal Populations Altered by Invasive Plant, Studies Reveal
May 1, 2013 Researchers have discovered a new culprit contributing to amphibian decline and altered mammal distribution throughout the Midwest region -- the invasive plant European ... > full story -
'Dirty Dozen' Invasive Species Threaten UK
May 1, 2013 Parts of the UK are at greater risk of invasion by non-native aquatic species than previously thought, according to new research. The first to include human factors in models used to predict where ... > full story -
In the Northeast, Forests With Entirely Native Flora Are Not the Norm
April 30, 2013 Two-thirds of all forest inventory plots in the Northeast and Midwestern United States contain at least one non-native plant species, a new US Forest Service study found. The study across two dozen ... > full story -
Agencies Should Use Common Approach to Evaluate Risks Pesticides Pose to Endangered Species
April 30, 2013 When determining the potential effects pesticides could pose to endangered or threatened species, the US Environmental Protection Agency, National Marine Fisheries Service, and Fish and Wildlife ... > full story -
Sea Turtles Benefiting from Protected Areas
April 29, 2013 Nesting green sea turtles are benefiting from marine protected areas by using habitats found within their boundaries, according to a new study that is the first to track the federally protected ... > full story -
U. S. Has Surprisingly Large Reservoir of Crop Plant Diversity
April 29, 2013 North America isn’t known as a hotspot for crop plant diversity, yet a new inventory has uncovered nearly 4,600 wild relatives of crop plants in the United States, including close relatives of ... > full story -
Turtle Genome Analysis Sheds Light on Turtle Ancestry and Shell Evolution
April 28, 2013 From which ancestors have turtles evolved? How did they get their shell? New data provides evidence that turtles are not primitive reptiles but belong to a sister group of birds and crocodiles. The ... > full story -
Field Reports Indicate Slaughter of Elephants
April 25, 2013 Biologists have received alarming reports from field operations that elephants are being slaughtered in the violence-ridden Central African Republic ... > full story
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