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Eradicating Weed Species in New Zealand Poses a Larger Challenge Than Expected
July 20, 2012 — New Zealand is a very weedy country. Indigenous plant species are matched in number by naturalized, exotic species, and about 20 new invaders are discovered each year. Thus, a weed eradication ... > full story -
As Mushrooms Evolve to Live With Trees, They Give Up DNA Associated With Decomposing Cellulose
July 18, 2012 — New research finds that Amanita mushrooms' evolution has largely been away from species that help decompose organic material and toward those that live symbiotically on trees and their roots. More ... > full story -
What It Takes to Be the Perfect Invading Parasite
July 18, 2012 — Scientists have just documented the characteristics of invading parasites, using malaria in New Zealand bird ... > full story -
What We Know and Don't Know About Earth's Missing Biodiversity
July 17, 2012 — Most of the world's species are still unknown to science although many researchers grappled to address the question of how many species there are on Earth over the recent decades. Estimates of ... > full story -
Giant Fossil Turtle from Colombia Round Like Car Tire
July 11, 2012 — Even the world's largest snake, Titanoboa, could probably not have swallowed this new, very round fossil turtle species from Colombia. Paleontologists have discovered a new species of fossil turtle ... > full story -
Thwarting Invaders: Predicting Risks from Invasive Species Before It Happens
July 11, 2012 — When American scientists broke the news in early 2012 that the Burmese python, a non-native species in the Florida Everglades, had eradicated up to 90 per cent of the raccoons, white-tailed deer and ... > full story -
Hormone-Mimicking Chemicals Cause Inter-Species Mating: Bisphenol A Breaks Down Fish Species Barriers
July 11, 2012 — Hormone-mimicking chemicals released into rivers have been found to impact the mating choices of fish, a new study has revealed. The controversial chemical BPA, which emits estrogen-like properties, ... > full story -
Rare Glimpse Into the Origin of Species
July 10, 2012 — A new species of monkey flower has been discovered in Scotland. Derived from two New World species brought to feature in Victorian gardens, genetic differences between the parents usually leave ... > full story -
New Species of Wirerush from the Wetlands in Northern New Zealand
July 9, 2012 — The northern part of the North Island of New Zealand is marked at approximately 38 degrees S latitude by a distinct ecological boundary known as the "kauri line". This region forms the southern ... > full story -
Shrinking Leaves Point to Climate Change
July 4, 2012 — Rcent climate change is causing leaves of some Australian plants to narrow in ... > full story
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