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Viagra helps hamsters recover from jet lag Viagra helps hamsters recover from jet lag mongabay.com May 21, 2007 Outbreaks of infectious disease will likely worsen due to global warming, warn…

Photos of newborn baby giraffe at the Bronx Zoo Photos of newborn baby giraffe at the Bronx Zoo mongabay.com May 21, 2007 Margaret Sukari with her calf at the Bronx…

How to save the world's big cats An interview with biologist Luke Hunter: How to save the world's big cats Big cat conservation requires sound science and practical interventions May…

Abalone poaching drives meth drug trade in South Africa Abalone poaching drives meth drug trade in South Africa mongabay.com May 20, 2007 Abalone poaching helps drive the methamphetamine trade in…

High corn price mean pigs eat candy bars, french fries High corn price mean pigs eat candy bars, french fries mongabay.com May 20, 2007 Near record high prices for corn…

Improving energy efficiency will require overcoming market distortions Improving energy efficiency will require overcoming market distortions mongabay.com May 20, 2007 In a new study, McKinsey&Company, one the world's most respected…

Rare coelacanth captured in Indonesia Rare coelacanth captured in Indonesia May 20, 2007 An Indonesian fisherman caught a coelacanth, a species so ancient it is called a "living fossil", off…

Ancient Amazonian technology could save the world Ancient Amazonian technology could save the world mongabay.com May 17, 2007 Terra preta, the ancient charcoal-based soil used by ancient Amazonians to create…

Deep-sea mining threatens fragile marine ecosystems Deep-sea mining threatens fragile marine ecosystems University of Toronto May 17, 2007 Undersea habitats supporting rare and potentially valuable organisms are at risk from…

Did asteroid wipe out America's first people? Did asteroid wipe out America's first people? New evidence suggests extraterrestrial cause for disappearance of Clovis culture mongabay.com May 17, 2007 An asteroid…

Coral diseases largely result from human activities Coral diseases largely result from human activities mongabay.com May 17, 2007 The apparent increase in infectious disease among coral is likely the result…

Southern Ocean may not absorb more CO2 emissions Southern Ocean may not absorb more CO2 emissions Giant carbon sink is saturated mongabay.com May 17, 2007 Climate change has weakened one…

16 cities to get energy-saving retrofits 16 cities to get energy-saving retrofits mongabay.com May 17, 2007 Sixteen cities will get financing to make buildings "greener" through environmental renovations, former President…

U.S. ethanol may drive Amazon deforestation U.S. ethanol may drive Amazon deforestation mongabay.com May 17, 2007 Ethanol production in the United States may be contributing to deforestation in the Brazilian…

Top ten threatened species named by WWF Top ten threatened species named by WWF mongabay.com May 16, 2007 The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) announced its top ten list for species…

California-sized area of snow melt spotted in Antarctica California-sized area of snow melt spotted in Antarctica mongabay.com May 16, 2007 NASA has found clear evidence of a California-sized area of…

Deep-sea creatures discovered near the Antarctic Deep-sea creatures discovered near the Antarctic mongabay.com May 16, 2007 Scientists have found hundreds of new marine creatures in the depths of the Weddell…

Rare softshell turtle rediscovered in Cambodia Rare softshell turtle rediscovered in Cambodia mongabay.com May 16, 2007 Scientists from Conservation International have successfully hatched a clutch of eggs from one of…

Calpine may benefit from global warming limits Calpine may benefit from global warming limits mongabay.com May 16, 2007 Power generator Calpine will be well-positioned when the regularlory environment for carbon…

Madagascar's cyclone woes worsen, U.N. calls for more money Madagascar's cyclone woes worsen, U.N. calls for more money UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs May 16, 2007 The…

China tropical log imports jump at Jiangsu port China tropical log imports jump at Jiangsu port mongabay.com May 16, 2007 Logs imports through Zhangjiagang Port in Jiangsu Province, China have…

Peru makes progress on illegal mahogany logging Peru makes progress on illegal mahogany logging mongabay.com May 16, 2007 Last month Inrena, Peru's environmental agency, implemented regulations for mahogany loggers that…

US tropical hardwood imports fall 24% since 2002 US tropical hardwood imports fall 24% since 2002 mongabay.com May 16, 2007 The United States is importing considerable less tropical hardwood according…

Amazon nun-killer sentenced to 30 years in Brazil Amazon nun-killer sentenced to 30 years in Brazil mongabay.com May 15, 2007 Vitalmiro Bastos de Moura, a Brazilian rancher charged with ordering…

Environmental concerns mount as palm oil production surges Environmental concerns mount as palm oil production surges Key points on the environmental impact of palm oil Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com May…

New species of hummingbird discovered in Colombia New species of hummingbird discovered in Colombia mongabay.com May 15, 2007 Ornithologists have discovered a previously unknown blue-and-green-throated hummingbird species in a cloud…

Biofuels displace indigenous people Biofuels displace indigenous people Justin Bergman Associated Press May 15, 2007 Indigenous people are being pushed off their lands to make way for an expansion of…

Urban parks can offset warming effects of climate change says study Urban parks can offset warming effects of climate change says study mongabay.com May 14, 2007 Increasing the number of…

Remote sensing tools used to predict bird species richness Remote sensing tools used to predict bird species richness Woods Hole Research Center May 14, 2007 Scientists at the Woods Hole…

Marine reserves can help damaged coral reefs recover Marine reserves can help damaged coral reefs recover mongabay.com May 14, 2007 Marine reserves can help coral reefs damaged by overfishing, disease,…