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Another Vertebrate Species Reported Extinct from the Hawaiian Islands
March 31, 2012 — A species of lizard is now extinct from the Hawaiian Islands, making it the latest native vertebrate species to become extirpated from this tropical archipelago. The copper striped blue-tailed skink ... > full story -
Some Corals Like It Hot: Heat Stress May Help Coral Reefs Survive Climate Change
March 30, 2012 — Scientists working in the central Pacific have discovered that coral which has survived heat stress in the past is more likely to survive it in the future. The study paves the way towards an ... > full story -
Preventing Home Invasions Means Fighting Side-by-Side for Coral-Dwelling Crabs and Shrimp
March 30, 2012 — As any comic book lover knows, when superheroes band together the bad guys fall harder. The strength that comes in numbers is greater than the sum of its parts. The same holds true, researchers have ... > full story -
Declines in Caribbean Coral Reefs Pre-Date Damage Resulting from Climate Change
March 30, 2012 — The decline of Caribbean coral reefs has been linked to the recent effects of human-induced climate change. However, new research suggests an even earlier cause. The bad news – humans are still ... > full story -
Extreme Weather Threatens Rich Ecosystems
March 30, 2012 — Extreme weather such as hurricanes, torrential downpours and droughts will become more frequent in pace with global warming. Consequently, this increases the risk for species extinction, especially ... > full story -
Scientists Clone 'Survivor' Elm Trees
March 29, 2012 — Scientists have found a way to successfully clone American elm trees that have survived repeated epidemics of their biggest killer -- Dutch elm disease. The breakthrough is the first known use of in ... > full story -
Viral Disease -- Particularly from Herpes -- Gaining Interest as Possible Cause of Coral Decline
March 28, 2012 — As corals continue to decline in abundance around the world, researchers are turning their attention to a possible cause that's almost totally unexplored -- viral disease. It appears that corals ... > full story -
How to Save Europe's Most Threatened Butterflies
March 28, 2012 — New guidelines on how to save some of Europe’s most threatened butterfly species have now been published. The report covers 29 threatened species. The new report will provide crucial ... > full story -
Elusive Bururi Long-Fingered Frog Found After 62 Years
March 27, 2012 — Herpetologists have discovered a single specimen of the Bururi long-fingered frog during a research expedition to Burundi in December 2011. The frog was last seen by scientists in 1949 and was feared ... > full story -
Chemical Microgradients Accelerate Coral Death at the Great Barrier Reef
March 27, 2012 — Researchers have examined corals from the Great Barrier Reef affected by the Black Band Disease and identified the critical parameters that allow this prevalent disease to cause wide mortality of ... > full story
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