Coral reefs can be saved from global warming
Coral reefs can be saved from global warming Coral reefs can be saved from global warming mongabay.com November 3, 2006 The outlook for coral reefs -- often termed the rainforests…
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All stocks of wild seafood species to collapse by 2048 says new study
All stocks of wild seafood species to collapse by 2048 says new study All stocks of wild seafood species to collapse by 2048 says new study mongabay.com November 2, 2006…
Hotspot conservation may not save endangered species
Hotspot conservation may not save endangered species Hotspot conservation may not save endangered species mongabay.com November 1, 2006 New research suggests conservation efforts based on biological hotspots might need to…
Ancient climate record preserved in prehistoric plants
Ancient climate record preserved in prehistoric plants Ancient climate record preserved in prehistoric plants Ancestor of modern trees preserves record of ancient climate change By Susan Trulove, Virginia Tech November…
Lots of sex produces healthier offspring — for carnivorous marsupials
Lots of sex produces healthier offspring -- for carnivorous marsupials Lots of sex produces healthier offspring -- for carnivorous marsupials mongabay.com November 1, 2006 Promiscuous females are more likely to…
Researchers find the missing link for elephant evolution
Researchers find the missing link for elephant evolution Researchers find the missing link for elephant evolution mongabay.com November 1, 2006 Scientists have discovered the missing link between ancient and modern…
Shift toward toward service-based economy won’t end global warming
Shift toward toward service-based economy won't end global warming Shift toward toward service-based economy won't end global warming University of Minnesota November 1, 2006 The shift toward a service-based economy…
British firm looks to Amazon rainforest for new drugs
British firm looks to Amazon rainforest for new drugs British firm looks to Amazon rainforest for new drugs mongabay.com November 1, 2006 A British drug discovery company has partnered with…
Tropical biodiversity results from age of species argues new theory
Tropical biodiversity results from age of species argues new theory Tropical biodiversity results from age of species argues new theory University of Chicago Press Journals November 1, 2006 Why are…
Australia says global warming pact pointless without India and China
Australia says global warming pact pointless without India and China Australia says global warming pact pointless without India and China mongabay.com November 1, 2006 Australia said there is "no point"…
Low-use and abandoned logging roads negatively impact wildlife in the United States
Low-use and abandoned logging roads negatively impact wildlife in the United States Low-use and abandoned logging roads negatively impact wildlife in the United States Rhett Butler, mongabay.com November 1, 2006…
Shark biomimicry produces renewable energy system
Shark biomimicry produces renewable energy system Shark biomimicry produces renewable energy system Rhett Butler, mongabay.com November 1, 2006 Tidal energy conversion system produces no pollutant and minimal environmental impact An…
Avoided deforestation could send $38 billion to third world under global warming pact
Avoided deforestation help fight third world under global warming pact Avoided deforestation could help fight third world poverty under global warming pact $43 billion could flow into developing countries Rhett…
Global warming tops list of Americans’ environmental concerns
Global warming tops list of Americans' environmental concerns Global warming tops list of Americans' environmental concerns mongabay.com October 31, 2006 Americans now rank climate change as the country's most important…
Indians are key to rainforest conservation efforts says renowned ethnobotanist
Indigenous people are key to rainforest conservation efforts says renowned ethnobotanist An interview with ethnobotanist Dr. Mark Plotkin: Indigenous people are key to rainforest conservation efforts says renowned ethnobotanist Rhett…
Greenhouse gas emissions from rich countries rising finds UN
Greenhouse gas emissions from rich countries rising finds UN Greenhouse gas emissions from rich countries rising finds UN mongabay.com October 30, 2006 A rise in greenhouse gas emissions from industrialized…
Blair: U.S. must act on global warming
Blair says U.S. must act on global warming Blair says U.S. must act on global warming British PM says delaying action on climate change will be costly mongabay.com October 30,…
Oregon dead zone event over, but cause still unknown
Oregon dead zone event over, but cause still unknown Oregon dead zone event over, but cause still unknown mongabay.com October 30, 2006 The hypoxic dead zone off the coast of…
100 species discovered in Hawaii
100 species discovered in Hawaii 100 species discovered in Hawaii mongabay.com October 30, 2006 A three-week scientific expedition to America's newest marine park, the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument,…
Global warming could cause insect population explosion
Global warming could cause insect population explosion Global warming could cause insect population explosion mongabay.com October 30, 2006 Global warming may prove to be a boon to insects according to…
Energy development threatens Pumalin nature sanctuary in Chlie’s Pantagonia
Energy development threatens Pumalín nature sanctuary in Chile's Pantagonia Energy development threatens Pumalín nature sanctuary in Chile's Pantagonia Patagonia Under Siege by George Black, OnEarth Magazine October 27, 2006 Chile's…
Rain bring haze reprieve in Indonesia, Singapore
Rains bring haze reprieve in Indonesia, Singapore Rains bring haze reprieve in Indonesia, Singapore mongabay.com October 27, 2006 Rain has brought a temporary reprieve for areas affected by forest fires-caused…
Amazon deforestation rate plunges 41 percent
Amazon deforestation rate plunges 41 percent Amazon deforestation rate plunges 41 percent mongabay.com October 26, 2006 Today the Brazilian government announced a sharp drop in Amazon deforestation. Forest loss for…
Bacteria can generate renewable energy from pollution, help fight global warming
Bacteria can generate renewable energy from pollution, help fight global warming Bacteria can generate renewable energy from pollution, help fight global warming mongabay.com October 26, 2006 Currently, most energy production…
Brazil claims soy and beef not responsible for Amazon deforestation
Brazil claims soy and beef not responsible for Amazon deforestation Brazil claims soy and beef not responsible for Amazon deforestation mongabay.com October 26, 2006 Brazil rejected claims that soybean farms…
Animal pollinators responsible for 35 percent of world food crop
Animal pollinators responsible for 35 percent of world food crop Animal pollinators responsible for 35 percent of world food crop mongabay.com October 25, 2006 A new study calculates that 35…
Global warming could put New York City at hurricane, flood risk
Global warming could put New York City at hurricane, flood risk Global warming could put New York City at hurricane, flood risk mongabay.com October 25, 2006 NASA researchers are investigating…
Blood-sucking lamprey is 360 million years old
Blood-sucking lamprey is 360 million years old Blood-sucking lamprey is 360 million years old mongabay.com October 25, 2006 The parasitic blood-sucking lamprey has remained unchanged for 360 million years according…
Biodiversity extinction crisis will disrupt important ecological services warns study
Biodiversity extinction crisis will disrupt important ecological services warns study Biodiversity extinction crisis will disrupt important ecological services warns study mongabay.com October 25, 2006 Loss of biodiversity will have an…
Wood stoves in poor countries worse than expected for global warming
Wood stoves in poor countries worse than expected for global warming Wood stoves in poor countries worse than expected for global warming mongabay.com October 24, 2006 Wood stoves used in…