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Helping Forests Gain Ground on Climate Change
May 15, 2013 — Researchers in Canada have developed guidelines being used by foresters and the timber industry to get a jump on climate change when planting ... > full story -
Tiny Water Creepy Crawlies from South Korea and the Russian Far East
May 15, 2013 — Tiny and hard to notice for the human eye water mites are present almost every stream and in in every continent apart from Antarctica. A new study explores the water mites of the family ... > full story -
Mum and Dad Dinosaurs Shared the Work
May 14, 2013 — A study into the brooding behavior of birds has revealed their dinosaur ancestors shared the load when it came to incubation of ... > full storyMore: -
When Green Means Danger: A Stunning New Species of Palm-Pitviper from Honduras
May 14, 2013 — A remarkable new species of bright green palm-viper has been discovered in a threatened cloud forest in Honduras, and is named to honor grassroots conservationist Mario Guifarro, who was assassinated ... > full story -
Cooling Ocean Temperature Could Buy More Time for Coral Reefs
May 14, 2013 — Limiting the amount of warming experienced by the world's oceans in the future could buy some time for tropical coral reefs, say ... > full story -
Do Potatoes Grow on Vines? A Review of the Wild Relatives of Some Favorite Food Plants
May 14, 2013 — Solanum is is well-known for its agriculturally important species such as potatoes, tomatoes and eggplants, but also has many species that are less well known. The vining solanums related to the ... > full story -
Seabird Bones Reveal Changes in Open-Ocean Food Chain
May 13, 2013 — Remains of endangered Hawaiian petrels -- both ancient and modern -- show how drastically today's open seas fish menu has changed. Scientists analyzed the bones of Hawaiian petrels -- birds that ... > full story -
Productivity Increases With Species Diversity, Just as Darwin Predicted
May 13, 2013 — Environments containing species that are distantly related to one another are more productive than those containing closely related species, according to new ... > full story -
Invasion of the Slugs; Halted by Worms
May 12, 2013 — The gardener’s best friend, the earthworm, is great at protecting leaves from being chomped by slugs, suggests new research. Although they lurk in the soil, they seem to protect the plants ... > full story -
Climate Change Will Cause Widespread Global-Scale Loss of Common Plants and Animals, Researchers Predict
May 12, 2013 — Climate change will cause widespread global-scale loss of common plants and animals. More than half of common plants and one third of the animals could see a dramatic decline this century due to ... > full story
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