
'Duck-billed' Dinosaurs: Last European Hadrosaurs Lived In Iberian Peninsula
Spanish researchers have
studied the fossil record of
hadrosaurs, the so-called
"duck-billed" dinosaurs, in
the Iberian Peninsula for
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Can Biodiversity Persist In The Face Of Climate Change?
Predictions made over the
last decade about the
impacts of climate change on
biodiversity may be
exaggerated, according to a
paper published in the
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DNA 'Barcode' For Tropical Trees
In foods, soil samples or
customs checks, plant
fragments sometimes need to
be quickly identified. The
use of DNA "barcodes" to
itemize plant biodiversity
was proposed during the 1992
... > full story

Timber Harvest Impacts Amphibians Differently During Life Stages
Researchers found that
removing all of the trees
from a section of the forest
had a negative effect on
amphibians during their
later life cycles, but had
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Data Point To Some Improvements In China's Environment
November 2, 2009 A recent assessment finds some positive trends among indicators of biodiversity loss in China -- notably, growth in forest coverage and improvements in marine ecosystems. However, other indicators, ... > full story -
Global Warming Cycles Threaten Endangered Primate Species
October 29, 2009 One of the first-ever analyses of the effects of global warming on endangered primates has examined how El Niño warming has affected the abundance of four highly threatened New World monkeys. ... > full story -
Fishery Impact Test Developed
October 29, 2009 Researchers have developed an 'ecological risk assessment' a three-step method that considers targeted and incidentally caught species, as well as threatened, endangered and protected species. ... > full story -
What Are Coral Reef Services Worth? $130,000 To $1.2 Million Per Hectare, Per Year
October 28, 2009 Experts have revealed jaw-dropping dollar values of the "ecosystem services" of biomes like forests and coral reefs -- including food, pollution treatment and climate ... > full story -
Endemic Birds Thrive On Timor-Leste's 'Lost World' Mountain
October 27, 2009 Surveys have confirmed that the finest montane forests in Timor-Leste, and possibly the whole island of Timor, are to be found on the inaccessible Mount Mundo Perdido -- literally, "Lost World." With ... > full story -
First Ever Method To Genetically Identify All Eight Tuna Species
October 27, 2009 A new article unveils for the first time a method to accurately distinguish between all eight tuna species from any kind of processed tissue using genetic ... > full story -
Catching A Killer One Spore At A Time: Monitor The Spread Of A Deadly Frog Disease
October 27, 2009 A workshop at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama has nearly doubled the number of people capable of quatitatively testing for chytridiomycosis, dramatically improving the ability ... > full story -
Marine Lab Team Seeks To Understand Coral Bleaching
October 26, 2009 With technology similar to that used by physicians to perform magnetic resonance imaging scans, researchers are studying the metabolic activity of a pathogen shown to cause coral bleaching, a serious ... > full story -
Ancient 'Monster' Insect: 'Unicorn' Fly Never Before Observed
October 26, 2009 Just in time for Halloween, researchers have announced the discovery of a new, real-world "monster" -- what they are calling a "unicorn" fly that lived about 100 million years ago and is being ... > full story -
Sage-grouse Populations In US Intermountain West May Be Threatened By Energy Development, Study Predicts
October 26, 2009 A new study sheds light on oil and gas development potential in the US Intermountain West. Maps accompanying the study show the impacts to greater sage-grouse populations in relation to potential ... > full story
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