How many whales are enough?
How many whales are enough? How many whales are enough? mongabay.com November 29, 2006 Iceland's decision to resume hunting endangered fin whales raises an important question: how many whales are…
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Supreme Court to decide on global warming issue
Supreme Court to decide on global warming issue Supreme Court to decide on global warming issue mongabay.com November 29, 2006 America's highest court will decide whether the U.S. government should…
EU toughens rules on global warming
EU toughens rules on global warming EU toughens rules on global warming mongabay.com November 29, 2006 Wednesday the European Commission demanded stricter limits on climate-warming carbon dioxide emissions for the…
Efficiency improvements could cut global energy demand significantly
Efficiency improvements could cut global energy demand growth significantly Efficiency improvements could cut global energy demand growth significantly mongabay.com November 29, 2006 Growth in global energy consumption could be reduced…
Rainforest tree diversity may be tied to seed dispersal
Rainforest tree diversity may be tied to seed dispersal Rainforest tree diversity may be tied to seed dispersal mongabay.com November 28, 2006 A new study says tree distribution in the…
Ancient fish had bite like Tyrannosaurus rex
Ancient fish had bite like Tyrannosaurus rex Ancient fish had bite like Tyrannosaurus rex mongabay.com November 28, 2006 400-million years ago a 33-foot long, 4-ton fish terrorized the oceans with…
Canopy research is key to understanding rainforests
Canopy research is key to understanding rainforests An interview with canopy expert Dr. Meg Lowman: Canopy research is key to understanding rainforests Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com November 28, 2006 Home…
Growth rate of carbon dioxide emissions doubles since 1990s
Growth rate of carbon dioxide emissions doubles since 1990s Growth rate of carbon dioxide emissions doubles since 1990s mongabay.com November 27, 2006 Emissions of global warming gas accelerate The growth…
AIDS will block Millennium Development Goals for some counties
AIDS will block Millennium Development Goals for some counties AIDS will block Millennium Development Goals for some counties Public Library of Science news release November 27, 2006 HIV/AIDS will make…
By 2030 AIDS could be leading global cause of illness
By 2030 AIDS could be leading global cause of illness By 2030 AIDS could be leading global cause of illness mongabay.com November 27, 2006 HIV/AIDS, depression, and ischemic heart disease…
3 new lemur species identified in Madagascar
3 new lemur species identified in Madagascar 3 new lemur species identified in Madagascar wildmadagascar.org November 27, 2006 Genetic analysis has revealed three previously unknown species of lemurs on the…
Fragmentation killing species in the Amazon rainforest
Fragmentation reduces biodiversity in the Amazon rainforest and worsens global warming Fragmentation reduces biodiversity in the Amazon rainforest and worsens global warming Rhett Butler, mongabay.com November 27, 2006 Forest fragmentation…
Fish may have the ability to recruit new muscle to reach giant size (for a minnow)
Fish may have the ability to recruit new muscle to reach giant size (for a minnow) Fish may have the ability to recruit new muscle to reach giant size (for…
Whales share human brain cells
Whales share human brain cells Whales share human brain cells mongabay.com November 27, 2006 Whales share brain cells with humans according to a new study published online November 27, 2006…
Climate change could cause sex switch in crocs
Climate change could cause sex switch in crocs Climate change could cause sex switch in crocs mongabay.com November 27, 2006 Warming climate could cause a sex imbalance in crocodiles making…
$100 laptop arrives in Brazil
$100 laptop arrives in Brazil $100 laptop arrives in Brazil Rhett Butler, mongabay.com November 27, 2006 The $100 laptop has arrived in Brazil. According to the Associated Press, Brazilian President…
Responsible tourism: How to travel ethically
How to travel ethically How to travel ethically: An interview with writer and responsible tourism expert Jeff Greenwald Rhett Butler, mongabay.com November 27, 2006 Ecotourism is hot. Travel companies everywhere…
U.N. ocean trawling ban blocked by Iceland
U.N. ocean trawling ban blocked by Iceland U.N. ocean trawling ban blocked by Iceland mongabay.com November 24, 2006 United Nations negotiators failed to agree on a measure banning deep-sea bottom…
Anti-poaching patrols paying off for safari wildlife in Tanzania
Anti-poaching patrols paying off for safari wildlife in Tanzania Anti-poaching patrols paying off for safari wildlife in Tanzania mongabay.com November 23, 2006 Enforcement patrols are effectively cutting poaching of elephants,…
Worst mass extinction shifted entire ecology of the world’s oceans
Worst mass extinction shifted entire ecology of the world's oceans Worst mass extinction shifted entire ecology of the world's oceans mongabay.com November 23, 2006 New research suggests that Earth's greatest…
As presidential election approaches, Madagascar’s lemur sanctuary burns
As presidential election approaches, Madagascar's lemur sanctuary burns As presidential election approaches, Madagascar's lemur sanctuary burns Rhett Butler, mongabay.com November 23, 2006 [corrected Nov. 24] Forest fires are burning crucial…
‘Bushmeat’ link to SARS outbreak confirmed
"Bushmeat" link to SARS outbreak confirmed "Bushmeat" link to SARS outbreak confirmed mongabay.com November 23, 2006 Chinese scientists say they have found a genetic link between SARS in civet cats,…
Global warming-fueled storms could devastate coral reefs
Global-warming weakened reefs could suffer more storm damage Global-warming weakened reefs could suffer more storm damage mongabay.com November 23, 2006 Australia's Great Barrier Reef and other coral ecosystems could suffer…
Cotton could feed the world’s poor
Cotton could feed the world's poor Cotton could feed the world's poor mongabay.com November 21, 2006 Genetically modified cottonseed could be used to feed half a billion people worldwide according…
China to build world’s largest solar power plant
China to build world's largest solar power plant China to build world's largest solar power plant mongabay.com November 21, 2006 China plans to build the world's largest solar power station…
Volcanic eruptions in Iceland shrunk Nile River
Volcanic eruptions in Iceland shrunk Nile River Volcanic eruptions in Iceland shrunk Nile River mongabay.com November 21, 2006 A series of volcanic eruptions in Iceland in the 18th century dramatically…
Mexico’s rainforests depend on government conservation efforts
Mexico's rainforests depend on government conservation efforts An interview with Dr. Alejandro Estrada,senior research scientist at Los Tuxtlas: Mexico's rainforests depend on government conservation efforts Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com November…
Unknown extremophile species discovered in seas off New Zealand
Unknown extremophile species discovered in seas off New Zealand Unknown extremophile species discovered in seas off New Zealand mongabay.com November 20, 2006 An international team of scientists has found bizarre…
87% of Americans have used Internet for science research
87% of Americans have used Internet for science research 87% of Americans have used Internet for science research mongabay.com November 20, 2006 40 million Americans use the Internet as their…
Atmospheric levels of key greenhouse gas stabilize, could begin to decline
Atmospheric levels of key greenhouse gas stabilize, could begin to decline Atmospheric levels of key greenhouse gas stabilize, could begin to decline mongabay.com November 20, 2006 Atmospheric levels of methane,…