With volcanic eruption looming, group plans animal evacuation With volcanic eruption looming, group plans animal evacuation ProFauna Indonesia May 4, 2006 The seismic record of Merapi Volcano in Central Java…
History of the Chilean Sea Bass market History of the Chilean Sea Bass market mongabay.com May 4, 2006 Today The Wall Street Journal ran an account of how the Chilean…
Ozone Layer Recovering Finds Boulder Study Ozone Layer Recovering Finds Boulder Study University of Colorado at Boulder May 3, 2006 While Earth's ozone layer is slowly being replenished following an…
Birthplace of hurricanes heating up say NOAA scientists Birthplace of hurricanes heating up say NOAA scientists NOAA May 3, 2006 The region of the tropical Atlantic where many hurricanes originate…
NOAA report reconciles atmsopheric temperature discrepancy NOAA report reconciles atmsopheric temperature discrepancy NOAA May 3, 2006 The U.S. Climate Change Science Program issued the first of 21 Synthesis and Assessment…
In túngara frogs, female choice for complex calls led to evolution of unusual male vocal cord In túngara frogs, female choice for complex calls led to evolution of unusual male…
Pacific wind pattern driving el Niño slows due to global warming Pacific wind pattern driving el Niño slows due to global warming mongabay.com May 3, 2006 Global warming has caused…
Wal-Mart protects California forest Wal-Mart protects California forest mongabay.com May 3, 2006 Last week Wal-Mart announced a $1 million grant to the Pacific Forest Trust to protect 9,200 acres for…
Amazon rainforest: Empty of animals Special to mongabay.com: Wilderness Classroom: Expedition 2006The following is an update from The Wilderness Classroom's expedition to the Peruvian rainforest. You can follow their adventures…
Monkeys indicate economic decision-making may be innate Monkeys indicate economic decision-making may be innate mongabay.com May 3, 2006 New research out of Yale University argues that monkeys and humans exhibit…
China's glaciers shrinking by 7 percent per year China's glaciers shrinking by 7 percent per year mongabay.com May 2, 2006 The glaciers of China's Qinghai-Tibet plateau are shrinking by 7…
How Plants Respond to Elevated Carbon Dioxide How Plants Respond to Elevated Carbon Dioxide University of California, San Diego May 2, 2006 An important source of uncertainty in predictions about…
16,119 species at risk of extinction 16,119 species at risk of extinction mongabay.com May 2, 2006 The total number of known threatened species stands at 16,119 according to the World…
China leading the way in reducing undernutrition China leading the way in reducing undernutrition mongabay.com May 2, 2006 A worldwide study released today by UNICEF reveals that some 5.6 million…
Pacaya Samiria National Reserve: Macaws, monkeys, and...illegal loggers? Special to mongabay.com: Wilderness Classroom: Expedition 2006The following is an update from The Wilderness Classroom's expedition to the Peruvian rainforest. You can…
Is there any relief from the mosquitoes? Special to mongabay.com: Wilderness Classroom: Expedition 2006The following is an update from The Wilderness Classroom's expedition to the Peruvian rainforest. You can follow…
Emerging from the Wilderness Special to mongabay.com: Wilderness Classroom: Expedition 2006The following is an update from The Wilderness Classroom's expedition to the Peruvian rainforest. You can follow their adventures at…
Sloths are not lazy, they are just slow Special to mongabay.com: Wilderness Classroom: Expedition 2006The following is an update from The Wilderness Classroom's expedition to the Peruvian rainforest. You can…
The Amazon: Fisherman's paradise Special to mongabay.com: Wilderness Classroom: Expedition 2006The following is an update from The Wilderness Classroom's expedition to the Peruvian rainforest. You can follow their adventures at…
Flooded forest habitat in the Amazon rainforest Special to mongabay.com: Wilderness Classroom: Expedition 2006The following is an update from The Wilderness Classroom's expedition to the Peruvian rainforest. You can follow…
Evolution is twice as fast in the tropics Evolution is twice as fast in the tropics mongabay.com May 1, 2006 Tropical species evolve twice as fast as temperate species according…
Greenhouse gases hit record in 2005 Greenhouse gases hit record in 2005 mongabay.com May 1, 2006 Levels of gases believed to be fueling global warming continued to climb in 2005…
Forest restoration important in Guyana Forest restoration important in Guyana IUCN news release May 1, 2006 Guyana: Why Forest Landscape Restoration matters to a country with only 1% rate of…
China's Olympics may destroy New Guinea's rainforests China's Olympics may destroy New Guinea's rainforests mongabay.com May 1, 2006 Construction for the 2008 Olympics in China may fuel deforestation in New…
Corals may survive global warming by gorging themselves Corals may survive global warming by gorging themselves mongabay.com April 26, 2006 A new study published in Nature says some coral are…
Oil firm abandons road project for Amazon rainforest park in Ecuador Oil firm abandons road project for Amazon rainforest park in Ecuador mongabay.com April 26, 2006 The Brazilian national oil…
Pittsburgh has more urban sprawl than Los Angeles, new maps show Pittsburgh has more urban sprawl than Los Angeles, new maps show University of Toronto April 26, 2006 Recent urban…
Cure for cancer, AIDS may be lost with Borneo's forests says WWF Cure for cancer, AIDS may be lost with Borneo's forests says WWF WWF International April 26, 2006 Gland,…
Why is oil palm replacing tropical rainforests Why is oil palm replacing tropical rainforests? Why are biofuels fueling deforestation? Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com April 25, 2006 [Update] In a word,…
Java volcano may erupt soon Java volcano may erupt soon mongabay.com April 25, 2006 Residents living around Mount Merapi on the island of Java are preparing to flee if the…
