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Have European Forests Grown Older, or Are They Actually Getting Younger?
December 13, 2012 — Europe's forests have changed drastically since the 1950s when forest and land use management caught up with the effects of the World War II. The forest area increased by 30% between 1950 and 2000 as ... > full story -
Prickly Holly Reveals Ability to Adapt Genetics to Environmental Change
December 12, 2012 — Prickly holly leaves are a traditional Christmas decoration, from wreaths adorning homes, to greeting card scenes. Yet, look closer at a holly tree and while some leaves are prickly, others are not. ... > full story -
Study Probes Impact of Climate Change on Cold-Blooded Animals
December 12, 2012 — Biologists are examining the influence of climate change, particularly warmer winters, on the survival and potential fecundity of cold-blooded ... > full story -
Advance in Chromosomal Evolution in Sea Cradles
December 12, 2012 — A chromosomal study performed in a common Mediterranean chiton (sea cradle) provides information, relevant to systematic relationships of the species; furthermore the comparison of its karyotype with ... > full story -
Scary News for Corals -- from the Ice Age
December 12, 2012 — There is growing scientific concern that corals could retreat from equatorial seas and oceans as the Earth continues to warm, marine researchers have warned. Working on clues in the fossil coral ... > full story -
Violence in Mali Threatening Survival of Endangered Elephants
December 12, 2012 — Researchers have revealed the secrets of survival of an endangered population of African elephant in the unforgiving Sahara desert. The elephants have the biggest range in the world, the study ... > full story -
Fish Have Enormous Nutrient Impacts on Marine Ecosystems, Study Finds
December 11, 2012 — Fish play a far more important role as contributors of nutrients to marine ecosystems than previously thought. In a pair of articles, they show that fish contribute more nutrients to their local ... > full story -
International Trade in Live Corals Could Help Preserve Wild Corals and Coral Reefs Ecosystems, Study Suggests
December 11, 2012 — Researchers have published findings about a unique trade and its long-term ... > full story -
As Amazon Urbanizes, Rural Fires Burn Unchecked
December 10, 2012 — Many Amazonians are moving out of the countryside, in search of economic opportunities in newly booming Amazonian cities. The resulting depopulation of rural areas, along with spreading road networks ... > full story -
Elk Bones Tell Stories of Life, Death, and Habitat Use at Yellowstone National Park
December 10, 2012 — Concentrations of elk bones and antlers provide baseline ecological data complementary to aerial counts Yellowstone National Park, adding a historical component to live observation. Because bones can ... > full story
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