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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 -
Weeding out Ineffective Biocontrol Agents
April 18, 2013 — Biocontrol programs use an invasive plant's natural enemies (insects and pathogens) to reduce its population. Most biocontrol programs combine many different enemies. Some combinations of enemy ... > full story -
Biodiversity Crisis: The Impacts of Socio-Economic Pressures on Natural Floras and Faunas
April 16, 2013 — A new study on extinction risk has shown that proportions of plant and animal species being classified as threatened on national Red Lists are more closely related to socioeconomic pressure levels ... > full story -
Resurgence of Endangered Deer in Patagonian ‘Eden’ Highlights Conservation Success
April 16, 2013 — The Huemul, a species of deer found only in the Latin American region of Patagonia, is bouncing back from the brink of possible ... > full story -
Forage Longer for Berries, Study on Age-Related Memory Decline Suggests
April 16, 2013 — Like birds which stop foraging too early on a berry-laden bush, a new study suggests older people struggle to recall items because they flit too often between ‘patches’ in their ... > full story -
Tiny Colorful Snails Are in Danger of Extinction With Vanishing Limestone Ecosystems
April 15, 2013 — Three new species of brightly colored carnivorous snails have been described from north and northeastern Thailand, as a part of an extensive study of the terrestrial snails family Streptaxidae. The ... > full story -
Sea Mammals Find U.S. Safe Harbor
April 11, 2013 — New research shows that many US marine mammal populations -- especially some seals and sea lions -- have rebounded since 1972, because of the Marine Mammal Protection ... > full story -
Early Warning Signs of Population Collapse
April 10, 2013 — Spatial measurements of population density could reveal when threatened natural populations are in danger of crashing. Researchers describe a new way to predict the risk of collapse, based on ... > full story
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