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Scientists Seek National Wildlife Conservation Network
October 22, 2012 — Wildlife conservation efforts in the United States are facing habitat loss, climate change and major reductions in funding. To address these threats, a group of prominent wildlife biologists and ... > full story -
Climate Change Threatens Marine Environment in the Baltic Sea
October 22, 2012 — At the end of the 21st century, the temperature in the Baltic Sea will be higher and the salt content lower than at any time since 1850. If no action is taken, there may be major consequences for the ... > full story -
Bowhead Whales: Ancient DNA Sheds Light on Arctic Whale Mysteries
October 19, 2012 — Scientists have published the first range-wide genetic analysis of the bowhead whale using hundreds of samples from both modern populations and archaeological sites used by indigenous Arctic hunters ... > full story -
Evolution: New Understandings of How Populations Change Over Time
October 19, 2012 — Since 1859, when Darwin’s classic work “On the Origin of Species” was published, we have known that populations change over the course of time. The ability to adapt to ... > full story -
Pristine Maksimjärvensalo Wilderness Area Remains in Republic of Karelia
October 19, 2012 — Maksimjärvensalo, situated south of the Kostamus Strict Nature Reserve, is a wilderness area unaffected by loggings, thus being an important part of the Green Belt of Fennoscandia. A proposal ... > full story -
Tropical Collapse in Early Triassic Caused by Lethal Heat: Extreme Temperatures Blamed for 'Dead Zone'
October 18, 2012 — Scientists have discovered why the 'broken world' following the worst extinction of all time lasted so long -- it was simply too hot to survive. The end-Permian mass extinction, which occurred around ... > full story -
Fishery Collapse Near Venezuela Linked to Climate Change
October 18, 2012 — Even small increases in temperature from global warming are causing climatology shifts harmful to ocean life, a new study shows. Modest changes in temperature have significantly altered trade wind ... > full story -
Steps in the Right Direction for Conservation
October 17, 2012 — As the climate changes, conservationists are divided over the most effective way to preserve animal and plant diversity because they cannot simply preserve the status quo. Ensuring species can shift ... > full story -
Doing Nothing Might Be Best Management Decision for Forests Destroyed by Wind or Ice
October 17, 2012 — In newscasts after intense wind and ice storms, damaged trees stand out: snapped limbs, uprooted trunks, entire forests blown nearly flat. In a storm's wake, landowners, municipalities and state ... > full story -
Searching for a Silver Bullet: Measuring Biodiversity to Inform Species Conservation
October 17, 2012 — Ecologists have found that evolutionary diversity can be an effective method for identifying hotspots of mammal biodiversity. They report that evolutionary diversity can be an effective proxy for ... > full story
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