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Hanging in There: Koalas Have Low Genetic Diversity
October 23, 2012 — A species relies on genetic diversity to survive and low diversity usually indicates that there has been inbreeding due to a decrease in population size. By looking at historic mitochondrial ... > full story -
Nineteen Species of Fern Named for Lady Gaga; Researcher Says the Inspiration Was Literally Written in the DNA Sequences
October 23, 2012 — Pop music megastar Lady Gaga is being honored with the name of a new genus of ferns found in Central and South America, Mexico, Arizona and Texas. A genus is a group of closely related species; in ... > full story -
Aggressive Nature of Meningitis Cases Calls for Heightened Awareness Among Clinicians
October 18, 2012 — More than 200 patients have been diagnosed with fungal meningitis following spinal epidural injections with contaminated methylprednisolone from a compounding pharmacy. In a new article, researchers ... > full story -
Scientists Create Top Ten List of Plant-Damaging Fungi
October 18, 2012 — Almost 500 international experts have worked together to develop a ranking system of the ten most important phytopathogenic fungi on a scientific and economic level. The rice blast fungus ... > 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 -
Boreal Forest Bends to Development, but There Is a Breaking Point
October 16, 2012 — Northern Alberta's boreal forest shows a surprising resiliency to human intrusion, but University of Alberta researchers warn the landscape has a definite breaking ... > full story -
New Cave-Dwelling Reef Coral Discovered in the Indo-Pacific
October 11, 2012 — A new species of reef coral is discovered, which lives on the ceilings of dark caves. Its closest relatives are larger, have symbiotic algae in their soft tissue and need sunlight to grow. The new ... > full story -
Sitting on Top of the World: Mountain Marvels of French Polynesia
October 10, 2012 — In two papers, an American entomologist has described 14 new species of predatory beetle, seven each from two isolated mountains in Moorea and Tahiti, Society Islands. Each of the species is ... > full story -
New Species: Looks Like Turtle Weed, but It's Not
October 10, 2012 — Newly described species points to richer marine biodiversity in Guam waters than previously ... > full story -
River Thames Invaded With Foreign Species
October 9, 2012 — The second longest river in the UK, the River Thames, contains 96 non-native species, making it one of the most highly invaded freshwater systems in the ... > full story
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