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Biodiversity Does Not Reduce Transmission of Disease from Animals to Humans, Researchers Find
March 20, 2013 — A new analysis pokes holes in widely accepted theory that connects biodiversity abundance with a reduced disease risk for ... > full story -
Peru Surprises With Two New Amazing Species of Woodlizards
March 20, 2013 — Two new beautifully coloured woodlizard species from the genus Enyalioides have been discovered during expeditions to the unexplored jungles of Cordillera Azul National Park in the Peruvian Andes. ... > full story -
Why Red Algae Never Colonized Dry Land
March 20, 2013 — The first red alga genome has just been sequenced. The genome of Chondrus crispus, also known by the Breton name 'pioka', turns out to be small and compact for a multicellular organism. It has fewer ... > full story -
Hunting for Meat Impacts on Rainforest, Fruit Tree Seed Dispersal
March 20, 2013 — Hunting for meat in the African rainforests has halved the number of primates. However, the hunting also has other negative consequences. The decline in the number of primates causes a reduction in ... > full story -
Suggestions for a Middle Ground Between Unlogged Forest and Intensively Managed Lands
March 18, 2013 — In the world's forested regions, two management systems -- retention forestry and agroforestry -- are being used to alleviate conflicts between preserving biodiversity and addressing human needs in ... > full story -
Tiny Minotaurs and Mini-Casanovas: Ancient Pigmy Moths Reveal Secrets of Their Diversity
March 18, 2013 — Strange thickened antennae like bulls' horns and mustache-like scent scales are amongst the romantic armory of males of Australia's tiniest moths, as revealed in a new study of their diversity and ... > full story -
Conservationists Call for Radical Change to ‘war on Poaching’
March 18, 2013 — Widespread extinction of highly endangered and valued species will occur without a radical change to the way the wildlife trade is being handled across the world, according to conservation ... > full story -
Antarctica's First Whale Skeleton Found With Nine New Deep-Sea Species
March 18, 2013 — Marine biologists have, for the first time, found a whale skeleton on the ocean floor near Antarctica, giving new insights into life in the sea depths. The discovery was made almost a mile below the ... > full story -
Catastrophic Loss of Cambodia's Tropical Flooded Grasslands
March 17, 2013 — New research reveals the catastrophic loss of Cambodia’s tropical flooded grasslands. Around half of Cambodia’s tropical flooded grasslands have been lost in just 10 years according to ... > full story -
Highly Effective Communities of Bacteria in the World's Deepest Oceanic Trench
March 17, 2013 — Deep sea trenches act as hot spots for microbial activity, according to new ... > full story
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