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One-Quarter of Grouper Species Being Fished to Extinction
May 9, 2012 — Groupers, a family of fishes often found in coral reefs and prized for their quality of flesh, are facing critical threats to their survival. Scientists report that 20 species are at risk of ... > full story -
Bird Color Variations Speed Up Evolution
May 9, 2012 — Researchers have found that bird species with multiple plumage color forms within in the same population, evolve into new species faster than those with only one color form, confirming a 60-year-old ... > full story -
Encyclopedia of Life Reaches Historic One Million Species Pages Milestone
May 9, 2012 — The Encyclopedia of Life has surged past one million pages of content with the addition of hundreds of thousands of new images and specimen data. Launched in 2007 with the support of leading ... > full story -
Antarctic Octopus Study Shows West Antarctic Ice Sheet May Have Collapsed 200,000 Years Ago
May 9, 2012 — Scientists have found that genetic information on the Antarctic octopus supports studies indicating that the West Antarctic Ice Sheet could have collapsed during its history, possibly as recently as ... > full story -
Rare Glimpse of World's Rarest Gorilla
May 8, 2012 — Conservationists working in Cameroon’s Kagwene Gorilla Sanctuary have collected the first camera trap video footage of the Cross River gorilla. With fewer than 250 individuals remaining, Cross ... > full story -
Not Always Safety in Numbers When It Comes to Extinction Risk
May 8, 2012 — A basic tenet underpinning scientists' understanding of extinction is that more abundant species persist longer than their less abundant counterparts. A new study reveals a much more complex ... > full story -
New Species of Lizard Discovered in Central African Minefield
May 8, 2012 — Scientists have announced the discovery of a new species of lizard from remote, war-torn mountains in Central Africa. The new species is described from the Marungu Plateau, a montane area west of ... > full story -
Endangered Species, Languages Linked at High Biodiversity Regions
May 7, 2012 — Biodiversity hot spots -- the world's biologically richest and most threatened locations on Earth -- and high biodiversity wilderness areas -- biologically rich but less threatened -- are some of the ... > full story -
European Mountain Plant Population Shows Delayed Response to Climate Change
May 7, 2012 — A modeling study from the European Alps suggests that population declines to be observed during the upcoming decades will probably underestimate the long-term effects of recent climate warming on ... > full story -
Different Recipes for Success in the World of Plants
May 4, 2012 — In order to prevail against native plants, non-native plant species develop special strategies. These differ in part considerably from the propagation strategies of endemic plant species. These ... > full story -
Plant Diversity Is Key to Maintaining Productive Vegetation
May 3, 2012 — Vegetation, such as a patch of prairie or a forest stand, is more productive in the long run when more plant species are present, results of a new study ... > full storyMore: -
Earth History and Evolution: Cypress Tree Distribution Reflects the Breakup of Pangaea
May 3, 2012 — In classical mythology, the cypress tree is associated with death, the underworld and eternity. Indeed, the family to which cypresses belong, is an ancient lineage of conifers, and a new study of ... > full story
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