Tropical species could be more threatened than arctic ones

Despite all the media attention given to arctic species that are endangered, scientists are saying that tropical species are in more trouble from dying out than the arctic ones. A team out of the University of...

Over-fishing, not climate change, is greatest danger to world's oceans

The biggest threat to our world's oceans, is not climate change, but over fishing and our ever increasing demand for water.An new study actually released yesterday, which involved 100 top aquatic ecologists,...

Ancient tree helps birds survive

Under developmentEverything Old is New again." An ancient species of tree is helping Britain's birds survive the effects of climate...

Wildlife extinction rates 'seriously underestimated'

Scientists have discovered that endangered species may become extinct 100 times faster than previously thought - which is a bleak re-assessment of the threat to global biodiversity."Writing in the journal...

Mass Crocodile Deaths in South Africa

Over thirty crocodiles have been found dead in South Africa's most popular safari destination, and experts in related fields are meeting to find out what's killing them. "Veterinary surgeons, scientists,...

Record amounts of waste dumped in China's Yangtze River

Yikes. I wonder if the unique species mentioned at the end of the article are unique because of all the pollution..."BEIJING (AFP) - A record 30.5 billion tonnes of industrial, farming and human waste were dumped last year into China's Yangtze River, the country's longest,...

'Unknown' Peru Amazon tribe seen

"A previously unknown indigenous group living in isolation has been found deep in Peru's Amazon jungle, a team of ecologists has said. The ecologists spotted the 21 Indians near the Brazilian border as they flew overhead looking for illegal loggers. Contact with outsiders can...

Isolated tribe photographed in Amazon jungle

 "A little-known isolated Indian tribe has been sighted deep in Peru’s Amazon jungle. Ecologists photographed the group at the Alto Purus national park near the Brazilian border as they were looking for...

Global Warming Melts Mars' Polar Ice Caps ... Greenies Confused For Humans Ha...

"NASA scientists have found variations in the radiation reflected from the surface of Mars are contributing to climate change on that planet. Lori Fenton of the Carl Sagan Center, located at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Ames Research Center at Moffett...

Grasses 51% Better Ethanol Source Than Corn :: MAXINE

In a report found in the Scientific American, a team of economists and ecologists at the University of Minnesota say that "these diverse grassland species [prairie grasses] constitute a carbon-negative source of...

What Will it Take to Stop Overfishing? Complete Collapse

""I was shocked and disturbed by how consistent these trends are — beyond anything we suspected," Worm said. While the study focused on the oceans, concerns have been expressed by ecologists about threats to...

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