Satellite photo of Dubai's artificial islands, The World and the Palms Satellite photo of Dubai's artificial islands, The World and the Palms mongabay.com October 24, 2006 NASA released new images…
Bacteria can ensure clean water say researchers Bacteria can ensure clean water say researchers mongabay.com October 24, 2006 Water is shaping up to be one of the most critical problems…
"Eco vacationers" engage in cutting-edge environmental research Growing numbers of "Eco vacationers" engage in cutting-edge environmental research My Fabulous, Virtuous Vacation Jeff Greenwald, OnEarth Magazine October 24, 2006 Why fritter…
Amazon river flowed into the Pacific millions of years ago Amazon river flowed into the Pacific millions of years ago mongabay.com October 24, 2006 A new study adds further evidence…
World Bank says carbon trading will save rainforests World Bank says carbon trading will save rainforests mongabay.com October 23, 2006 [Related update] Monday the World Bank endorsed carbon trading as…
Global warming will threaten health through dirtier air, hotter days, and more natural disasters Global warming will threaten health through dirtier air, hotter days, and more natural disasters mongabay.com October…
Pet trade and habitat loss decimating wild macaw populations Pet trade and habitat loss decimating wild macaw populations mongabay.com October 23, 2006 Macaws, the world's largest parrots, are declining in…
Tiny crab protects coral Tiny crab protects coral mongabay.com October 23, 2006 Researchers have discovered a symbiotic relationship between tiny crabs and coral in the South Pacific. The relationship between…
Rising sea levels could flood Gulf bays in Texas, Louisiana Rising sea levels could flood Gulf bays in Texas, Louisiana mongabay.com October 23, 2006 Rising sea levels and increased sedimentation…
Evolution: less food = smaller brain in orangutans Evolution: less food = smaller brain in orangutans mongabay.com October 23, 2006 A new study has linked diet to evolutionary brain size…
Common wood duck and laughing gull could transmit bird flu in America Common wood duck and laughing gull could transmit bird flu in America mongabay.com October 23, 2006 The common…
Largest seizure of illegally logged Amazon rainforest timber announced by authorities Largest seizure of illegally logged Amazon rainforest timber announced by authorities mongabay.com October 23, 2006 IBAMA, Brazil's environmental agency,…
Grey whales missing from traditional feeding grounds Grey whales missing from traditional feeding grounds mongabay.com October 23, 2006 Researchers found few grey whales in their traditional feeding grounds in the…
Global warming could cause catastrophic die-off of Amazon rainforest by 2080 Amazon conservation efforts must come soon to save world's largest rainforest says leading scientist Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com October…
Extremophile bacteria suggest possibility of life on other plants Extremophile bacteria suggest possibility of life on other plants mongabay.com October 22, 2006 A community of bacteria found feeding on radioactive…
Ozone hole is the largest and deepest ever recorded Ozone hole is the largest and deepest ever recorded mongabay.com October 19, 2006 NASA and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration scientists…
Tremendous loss of ice in Greenland finds new NASA study Tremendous loss of ice in Greenland finds new NASA study mongabay.com October 19, 2006 For the first time NASA scientists…
Climate change to cause more extreme weather Climate change to cause more extreme weather mongabay.com October 19, 2006 Climate change will cause extreme weather to be a more common occurrence…
Traditional customs pit young versus old in Indonesia's Torajaland Traditional customs pit young versus old in Indonesia's Torajaland Cultural Bankruptcy: Maintaining History at a Tremendous Cost in Sulawesi's Torajaland Tina…
Leaping Saiga! Population of bizarre Mongolian antelope plunges 95% in 15 years Leaping Saiga! Population of bizarre Mongolian antelope plunges 95% in 15 years WCS October 19, 2006 A group…
400 million year old gives evolutionary clues 400 million year old gives evolutionary clues Monash University October 19, 2006 A fossil fish discovered in the West Australian Kimberley has been…
Saving China's golden monkey from extinction In search of rare, high elevation monkeys in China Saving China's golden monkey from extinction Rhett Butler, mongabay.com October 18, 2006 High in the…
Commercial fishing can cause fish population imbalance Commercial fishing can cause fish population imbalance mongabay.com October 18, 2006 New research has found that commercial fishing can cause significant fluctuations in…
Bears becoming "couch potatoes" thanks to dumpsters Bears becoming "couch potatoes" thanks to dumpsters mongabay.com October 18, 2006 Looking like two kids with their hands caught in a cookie jar,…
Brazil says no to rainforest privatization plan, asks Gore for help Brazil says no to rainforest privatization plan, asks Gore for help mongabay.com October 18, 2006 On Tuesday Brazil rejected…
Google worried about global warming? Google worried about global warming? Google to build largest solar-powered office in the U.S. mongabay.com October 17, 2006 Google said it plans to build a…
Rainforests face myriad of threats says leading Amazon scholar Rainforests face myriad of threats says leading Amazon scholar But there are reasons to be optimistic adds biologist William F. Laurance…
China needs 5 million cubic meters more of tropical timber by 2010 China needs 5 million cubic meters more of tropical timber by 2010 mongabay.com October 16, 2006 China needs…
Last month Brazil proposed the establishment of a fund to compensate developing countries that reduce deforestation, a move that follows a similar initiative by a coalition of developing countries led…
Malaysia adopts new remote sensing technology to detect illegal forest burning Malaysia adopts new remote sensing technology to detect illegal forest burning mongabay.com October 16, 2006 Last month Malaysian Deputy…
