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Koalas Under Threat From Climate Change
New research shows increased
temperatures and carbon
dioxide levels are a threat
to the Australian national
icon, the koala. Biologists
have been researching the
effects of carbon dioxide
... > full story
Priority Regions For Threatened Frog And Toad Conservation In Latin America
Nearly 35% of all amphibians
are now threatened of
extinction raising them to
the position of the most
endangered group of animals
... > full story
Invasion Of The Spiny Water Fleas: Drying Anchor Lines Can Help Contain Spread
Reducing the spread of some
invasive species into our
lakes could be as simple as
asking boaters and fishers
to dry out their equipment,
... > full story
Screw Worm Outbreak In Yemen
An outbreak of the insidious
"screw worm" fly in Yemen,
is threatening livelihoods,
in a country where rearing
livestock is a traditional
way of life. The menacing
fly lays its eggs in a cut
... > full story
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Biodiversity: It's In The Water
May 8, 2008 — What if hydrology is more important for predicting biodiversity than biology? New research challenges current thinking about biodiversity, and opens up new avenues for predicting how climate change ... > full story -
Eel Fishing Multiplies The Accidental Capture Of Other Fish By Eight
May 8, 2008 — In the Ebro River delta, the fishing of elver (an eel, Anguilla anguilla) leads to the accidental capture of other fish species, with the capture of one ton of elver possibly resulting in the capture ... > full story -
Dying Bats In The Northeast U.S. Remain A Mystery
May 8, 2008 — Investigations continue into the cause of a mysterious illness that has killed thousands of bats since March 2008. At more than 25 caves and mines in the northeastern US, bats exhibiting a condition ... > full story -
Platypus Genome Explains Animal's Peculiar Features; Holds Clues To Evolution Of Mammals
May 7, 2008 — The duck-billed platypus: part bird, part reptile, part mammal -- and the genome to prove it. Scientists have decoded the genome of the platypus, showing that the animal's peculiar mix of features is ... > full story -
It Started With A Squeak: Moonlight Serenade Helps Lemurs Pick Mates Of The Right Species
May 7, 2008 — Some Malagasy mouse lemurs are so similar that picking a mate of the right species, especially at night time in a tropical forest, might seem like a matter of pot luck. However, new research has ... > full story -
Birds Can Tell If You Are Watching Them -- Because They Are Watching You
May 5, 2008 — In humans, the eyes are said to be the 'window to the soul,' conveying much about a person's emotions and intentions. New research demonstrates for the first time that birds also respond to a human's ... > full story -
Roaring Bats: New Scientific Results Show Bats Emitting More Decibels Than A Rock Concert
May 3, 2008 — Researchers studying the echolocation behavior in bats have discovered that the diminutive flying mammals emit exceptionally loud sounds -- louder than any known animal in ... > full story -
Global Warming Linked To Caribou-calf Mortality
May 2, 2008 — Fewer caribou calves are being born -- and more of them are dying -- in West Greenland as a result of a warming climate. The researchers believe that caribou may serve as an indicator species for ... > full story -
Woody And Aquatic Plants Pose Greatest Invasive Threat To China
May 2, 2008 — The relatively recent expansion of China's overseas trade probably accounts for China's being less invaded than the United States by alien plants, but the potential for invasion of China by shrubs, ... > full story -
Dwarf Cloud Rat Rediscovered After 112 Years
May 2, 2008 — Scientists rediscovered the highly distinctive greater dwarf cloud rat, last seen in 1896. Thought to be extinct, Carpomys melanuru has never before been discovered in its natural habitat. It has ... > full story
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