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As Climate, Disease Links Become Clearer, Study Highlights Need to Forecast Future Shifts
Climate change is affecting
the spread of infectious
diseases worldwide,
according to an
international team of
... > full story
Myanmar at the Crossroads: Conservationists See Opportunities and Challenges in Biodiversity Hotspot
Long isolated by economic
and political sanctions,
Myanmar returns to the
international community amid
high expectations and
... > full story
Full Genome Map of Oil Palm Indicates Way to Raise Yields and Protect Rainforest: Single Gene Identified Whose Regulation Controls Oil Palm Yield
A multinational team of
scientists has identified a
single gene, called Shell,
that regulates yield of the
oil palm tree. The fruit and
... > full story
Hunting Pushing Central African Forests Toward Ecological Collapse
Scientists have warned that
current hunting trends in
Central African forests
could result in complete
ecological collapse. ... > full story
- As Climate, Disease Links Become Clearer, Study Highlights Need to Forecast Future Shifts
- Myanmar at the Crossroads: Conservationists See Opportunities and Challenges in Biodiversity Hotspot
- Full Genome Map of Oil Palm Indicates Way to Raise Yields and Protect Rainforest: Single Gene Identified Whose Regulation Controls Oil Palm Yield
- Hunting Pushing Central African Forests Toward Ecological Collapse
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Suburban Sprawl to Power Cities of the Future
July 30, 2013 — A city’s suburbs could hold the solution to dwindling fuel supplies by producing enough energy to power residents’ cars and even top up power resources, pioneering new research has ... > full story -
Populations of Grassland Butterflies Decline Almost 50 Percent Over Two Decades: European Report
July 23, 2013 — Grassland butterflies have declined dramatically between 1990 and 2011. This has been caused by intensifying agriculture and a failure to properly manage grassland ecosystems, according to a new ... > full story -
80 Percent of Malaysian Borneo Degraded by Logging
July 17, 2013 — A new study has found that more than 80 percent of tropical forests in Malaysian Borneo have been heavily impacted by logging. The team used the Carnegie Landsat Analysis System-lite (CLASlite) to ... > full story -
Wildlife: Protecting and Connecting Headwater Havens
July 17, 2013 — A new report calls for the designation of new Wildland Provincial Parks in the Southern Canadian Rockies of Alberta to protect vulnerable wildlife and provide for their safe passage in an ... > full story -
Monkey Nation: Mainland Africa's Most Important Nation for Primates
July 17, 2013 — A five-year study gives new hope to some of the world’s most endangered primates by establishing a roadmap to protect all 27 species in Tanzania – mainland Africa's most primate-diverse ... > full story -
Keys to Reducing the Impact of Agriculture on Climate Change
July 16, 2013 — Land is not being used to its best advantage according to a new study by environmental ... > full story -
New Approach to Measuring Coral Growth Offers Valuable Tool for Reef Managers; Surprising Growth Patterns in the Florida Keys
July 12, 2013 — A new more sensitive weight-based approach for monitoring coral growth in the wild has been developed by U.S. Geological Survey researchers leading to more definitive answers about the status of ... > full story -
Health of U.S. Streams Reduced by Streamflow Modifications and Contaminants
July 12, 2013 — A new U.S. Geological Survey report describes how the health of the nation's streams is being degraded by streamflow modifications and elevated levels of nutrients and ... > full story -
Rare Primate Species Needs Habitat Help to Survive
July 10, 2013 — The population of the critically endangered large primate known as the drill has been largely reduced to a few critical habitat areas in Cameroon, according to a recent study. The study highlights ... > full story -
A Malaysian Beauty: Newly Described Endemic Herb Species Under Threat of Extinction
July 10, 2013 — A new species of rare and beautiful plant has been described from the biodiversity rich Peninsular Malaysia. Ridleyandra chuana is endemic to the region and only known from two small montane forest ... > full story
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