Logging threatens Mayan ruin, forest in Guatemala
Mel Gibson helps in fight to save rainforest, ruins in Guatemala Logging threatens Mayan ruins, forest in Guatemala Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com November 13, 2005 In the tropical forests of…
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Lemur species named after British comedian
Lemur species named after British comedian New lemur species named after British comedian wildmadagascar.org November 12, 2005 Researchers from the University of Zurich have named a newly discovered species of…
20% of the world’s mangroves lost since 1980
20% of the world's mangroves lost since 1980 20% of the world's mangroves lost since 1980 Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com November 11, 2005 Mangroves in Honduras 20% of the world's…
conservation groups sue Bush administration over endangered species delays
Conservation groups sue Bush administration over endangered species delays Conservation groups sue Bush administration over endangered species delays The Center for Biological Diversity news release November 9, 2005 Washington, D.C.…
Africa looks to build scientific expertise at Nairobi conference
Africa looks to build scientific expertise at Nairobi conference Africa looks to build scientific expertise at Nairobi conference National Academies' National Research Council news release November 9, 2005 Stronger African…
Early warning system for earthquakes could save lives, predict quakes
Early warning system for earthquakes could save lives Early warning system for earthquakes could predict quakes, save lives By Robert Sanders, Media Relations University of California, Berkeley news release November…
Giant 1,200 pound ape lived alongside humans
1,200 pound ape lived alongside early humans Giant 1,200 pound ape lived alongside humans McMaster University news release November 9, 2005 A gigantic ape, measuring about 10 feet tall and…
Army Corps of Engineers lacks plan for restoring coastal wetlands
Army Corps of Engineers lacks plan for restoring coastal wetlands Army Corps of Engineers lacks plan for restoring coastal wetlands National Academies' National Research Council news release November 9, 2005…
Climate change brought tropical forest to Wyoming
Climate change brought tropical forest to Wyoming Climate change brought tropical forest to Wyoming Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com November 11, 2005 Climate change 55 million years ago caused significant changes…
Vampires kill 23 in Brazil, deforestation blamed
Vampires kill 23 in Brazil, deforestation blamed Vampires kill 23 in Brazil, deforestation blamed mongabay.com November 7, 2005 Rabid vampire bats killed 23 people and attacked more than 1,000 Brazilian…
Forests of Michoacan, Mexico disappearing
Forests of Michoacán, Mexico disappearing Forests of Michoacán, Mexico disappearing Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com November 7, 2005 90% of the tropical forest in Lázaro Cárdenas, Aquila y Coahuayana -- municipalities…
Greenhouse gas emissions will rise by 52% by 2030 warns EIA
Greenhouse gas emissions will rise by 52% by 2030 warns EIA Greenhouse gas emissions will rise by 52% by 2030 warns EIA EIA news release November 7, 2005 The International…
Flu pandemic “inevitable” and to cost $800 billion say World Bank, WHO
Flu pandemic "inevitable" and to cost $800 billion say World Bank, WHO Flu pandemic "inevitable" and to cost $800 billion say World Bank, WHO Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com November 7,…
Mauritius PM blocks road threatening endangered forest
Mauritius PM blocks road threatening endangered forest Mauritius PM blocks road threatening endangered forest Reuters November 7, 2005 Work started last year to build a highway through Ferney Valley, primarily…
Learning and memory can become toxic with neurodegenerative diseases
Learning and memory can become toxic with neurodegenerative diseases Learning and memory can become toxic with neurodegenerative diseases University of Rochester Medical Center news release November 7, 2005 Scientists at…
Aspirin Found to Reduce Skin Cancer Risk
Aspirin found to reduce skin cancer risk Aspirin found to reduce skin cancer risk Queensland Institute of Medical Research November 8, 2005 Epidemiologists have found that aspirin may assist in…
Financial investors buying up forest lands, worrying greens
Financial investors buying up forest lands, worrying environmentalists Financial investors buying up forest lands, worrying greens mongabay.com November 6, 2005 Financial institutions are buying up millions of acres of forest…
Logging can have low impact on Amazon rainforest says FAO
Selective logging can have low impact on Amazon rainforest says FAO Logging can have low impact on Amazon rainforest says FAO Modified FAO release November 5, 2005 The Food and…
Illegal timber from Honduras reaching the United States
Illegal timber from Honduras reaching the United States Illegal timber from Honduras reaching the United States mongabay.com November 4, 2005 U.S. companies, including Home Depot, are unknowingly importing illegal Honduran…
eBay founder gives $100 million for microfinance to help world’s poorest people
eBay founder gives $100 million for microfinance to help world's poorest people eBay founder gives $100 million for microfinance to help world's poorest people mongabay.com November 4, 2005 Ebay Inc.…
Papua New Guinea adds 12 new protected areas
Papua New Guinea adds 12 new protected areas Papua New Guinea adds 12 new protected areas WWF news release November 4, 2005 Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea The government…
Monkeys protected from HIV-like virus using vaginal gel
Monkeys protected from HIV-like virus using vaginal gel Monkeys protected from HIV-like virus using vaginal gel NIH release November 3, 2005 Experiments in female monkeys have for the first time…
Avian flu vaccine under development with help of WCS
Avian flu vaccine under development with help of WCS Avian flu vaccine under development with help of WCS WCS news release November 3, 2005 Wild Birds Help Create Human Flu…
Medicinal Plants could help poverty alleviation in Sub-Saharan Africa — World Bank report
Medicinal Plants could help poverty alleviation in Sub-Saharan Africa -- World Bank report Medicinal Plants could help poverty alleviation in Sub-Saharan Africa -- World Bank report World Bank news release…
6.5 earthquake could cut off California’s water supply
6.5 earthquake could cut off California's water supply 6.5 earthquake could cut off California's water supply CA Department of Water Resources news release November 2, 2005 Sacramento Appearing before…
Global warming to fuel rise in asthma, malaria
Global warming to cause rise in asthma, malaria Global warming to fuel rise in asthma, malaria Harvard Medical School news release November 2, 2005 NEW YORK-November 1, 2005-The Center for…
14.5 degree increase in Earth’s temperature possible finds new model
14.5 degree increase in Earth's global temperature possible finds new model 14.5 degree increase in Earth's temperature possible finds new model Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory news release November 2, 2005…
Tamiflu shortage may be overcome by drug combo
Tamiflu shortage may be overcome by drug combo Tamiflu shortage may be overcome by drug combo Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com November 2, 2005 A report in Nature suggests that the…
Rainforest conservation worth the cost shows new study
Rainforest conservation worth the cost shows new study Rainforest conservation worth the cost shows new study University of Alberta news release November 2, 2005 The economic benefits of protecting a…
Nature Provides Design Template for Human Problems
Nature Provides Design Template for Human Problems Nature Provides Design Template for Human Problems By Jane Sanders Georgia Institute of Technology November 1, 2005 Atlanta (October 28, 2005) — Copying…