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Genetic Differences Influence the Structure of Ecological Communities
April 7, 2011 — Scientists are investigating how genetic differences among individuals contribute to the way ecological communities form, interact and change over ... > full story -
Long Lost Cousin of T. Rex Identified by Scientists
March 31, 2011 — Scientists have identified a new species of gigantic theropod dinosaur, a close relative of T. rex, from fossil skull and jaw bones discovered in ... > full story -
Rare Discovery of Plant Genus
March 30, 2011 — Usually, when a new species is discovered it is associated with one species. It is rare to find two new species belonging to the same new genus. Yasunia is one of those rare ... > full story -
Stark Warning Issued for the Irish Hare
March 29, 2011 — Researchers have issued a stark warning about the future of the Irish hare and the threat it faces from the European 'brown' hare, which has set up home in Mid-Ulster and West Tyrone. Biologists have ... > full story -
Remarkable Diversity of Lichen Species Found in Florida State Park
March 24, 2011 — Florida's Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park appears to be have more lichen biodiversity in a relatively small space than anywhere else in North America, according to a recent census. Botanists ... > full story -
Unknown Animals Nearly Invisible Yet There
March 22, 2011 — Bryozoans (moss animals) are a group of aquatic invertebrates that are found in great variety throughout the world, with well over 100 species in Sweden alone. Yet little is known about them. ... > full story -
Biodiversity Leads to Higher Productivity
March 21, 2011 — Ecosystems containing several species are more productive than individual species on their own. Using data from more than 400 published experiments, an international research team has found ... > full story -
Biodiversity Conservation: Zoos Urged to Breed Animals from Threatened Populations
March 17, 2011 — Zoological gardens breed animals from threatened populations and can thus make a greater contribution towards biodiversity ... > full story -
Maquipucuna Cloud Forest in Ecuador Yields New Species of Yeast
March 15, 2011 — A new species of yeast has been discovered growing on the fruit of an unidentified and innocuous bramble collected from the biodiversity-rich Maquipucuna cloud forest nature reserve, near Quito, in ... > full story -
Rock-Paper-Scissors Tournaments Explain Ecological Diversity
March 14, 2011 — The mystery of biodiversity -- how thousands of similar species can co-exist in a single ecosystem -- might best be understood as the result of a massive rock-paper-scissors tournament, a new study ... > full story
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