In Arctic Mud, Geologists Find Strong Evidence of Climate Change In Arctic Mud, Geologists Find Strong Evidence of Climate Change University at Buffalo January 22, 2007 How severe will global…
Ohio Valley, California have highest levels of carbon dioxide Ohio Valley, California have highest levels of carbon dioxide mongabay.com January 22, 2007 The Ohio Valley and California have the high…
Pesticides threaten cloud forests in Costa Rica - new study Pesticides threaten cloud forests in Costa Rica - new study mongabay.com January 21, 2007 Pesticides from coffee and banana cultivation…
Lavender and symbiotic fungi key to Cypress reforestation in Morocco Lavender and symbiotic fungi key to Cypress reforestation in Morocco Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com January 20, 2007 Cypress reforestation efforts…
Lost civilization found in Peru Lost civilization found in Peru mongabay.com January 19, 2007 Explorers have found ruins of a little known civilization deep in the cloud forests of the…
Oil consumption by industrialized countries falls in 2006 Oil consumption by industrialized countries falls in 2006 mongabay.com January 19, 2007 Oil consumption by industrialized countries fell 0.6 percent in 2006,…
Biomimicry of beetle could produce whiter teeth Biomimicry of white beetle could produce whiter teeth Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com January 18, 2007 A pure white beetle found in the forests…
Leaf study could produce better global warming models Leaf study could produce better global warming models Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com January 18, 2007 A new study on rotting leaves could…
China invests in $5.5B biofuels project in Borneo, New Guinea China invests in $5.5B biofuels project in Borneo, New Guinea Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com January 18, 2007 China has agreed…
Bush administration says polar bears under threat Bush administration says polar bears under threat mongabay.com December 27, 2006 Today the Bush Administration said polar bears are in need of protection.…
A province in southern China has come up with a unique way to predict earthquakes: snakes. According to China Daily and as reported by Reuters, the earthquake bureau in Nanning,…
Madagascar Conservation & Development journal launches Madagascar Conservation & Development journal launches wildmadagascar.org December 25, 2006 Madagascar Wildlife Conservation, a Madagascar-based nonprofit, and the Jane Goodall Institute Switzerland have launched…
Wildfires are linked to Atlantic Ocean temperatures Wildfires are linked to Atlantic Ocean temperatures mongabay.com December 25, 2006 Scientists have linked the incidence of wildfires in the Western United States…
Apes sing for protection Apes sing for protection mongabay.com December 25, 2006 White-handed gibbons in Thailand use songs as a defense against predators according to a study by researchers at…
Madagascar plant may offer new treatment for malaria Madagascar plant may offer new treatment for malaria mongabay.com December 25, 2006 A plant traditionally used by healers in Madagascar may offer…
Antarctic ozone depletion exceeds that of Arctic Antarctic ozone depletion exceeds that of Arctic mongabay.com December 25, 2006 A new study comparing ozone depletion between the poles shows that the…
Leaf-mimicking insects at least 47 million years old Leaf-mimicking insects at least 47 million years old mongabay.com December 25, 2006 With the discovery of a 47 million year old fossil…
Warmer oceans reduce dispersal of shellfish larvae Warmer oceans reduce dispersal of shellfish larvae mongabay.com December 25, 2006 In a study published in the Dec. 25 Early Edition of Proceedings…
Evidence of massive simultaneous supervolcano eruption in NZ Evidence of massive simultaneous supervolcano eruption in NZ mongabay.com December 24, 2006 Eruptions of supervolcanoes capable of causing planetary climate disruptions and…
Squirrels predict years of bounty Squirrels predict years of bounty mongabay.com December 22, 2006 Squirrels are able to plan for the boom and bust seed production cycle of trees by…
Happy Feet' penguins declining fast in the Falklands 'Happy Feet' penguins declining fast in the Falklands mongabay.com December 22, 2006 The rockhopper penguin, a species featured in the movie Happy…
Giant squid captured! Giant squid captured! mongabay.com December 22, 2006 Japanese researchers captured a small female giant squid near the Ogasawara islands, 1,000 km (620 miles) south of Tokyo. The…
Impact of new forest law in India unknown Impact of new forest law in India unknown mongabay.com December 21, 2006 A new law giving land rights to millions of poor…
Giant dinosaur discovered in Spain, largest ever recorded in Europe Giant dinosaur discovered in Spain, largest ever recorded in Europe mongabay.com December 21, 2006 Researchers working in Teruel, Spain have…
Africa's rarest carnivore spotted in Tanzania Africa's rarest carnivore spotted in Tanzania mongabay.com December 21, 2006 Africa's rarest carnivore, Jackson's mongoose, was spotted in the mountains of remote southern Tanzania…
Satellite imagery to be used to detect illegal logging, determine sustainability Satellite imagery to be used to detect illegal logging, determine sustainability mongabay.com December 21, 2006 New types of satellite…
Moles and shrews can smell underwater Moles and shrews can smell underwater mongabay.com December 20, 2006 Mammals can smell underwater according to a study published in the December 21 issue…
Virgin dragon to give birth this Christmas Virgin dragon to give birth this Christmas mongabay.com December 20, 2006 A virgin Komodo dragon will give birth to offspring this Christmas (or…
Paraguay extends deforestation law that has cut forest loss by 85% Paraguay extends deforestation law that has cut forest loss by 85% mongabay.com December 20, 2006 The government of Paraguay…
Borneo governor arrested in rainforest for palm oil fraud Borneo governor arrested in rainforest for palm oil fraud mongabay.com December 20, 2006 The governor of East Kalimantan on Indonesian part…