Squid beaks may revolutionize engineering Squid beaks may revolutionize engineering Jeremy Hance, mongabay.com March 27, 2008 Researchers uncover the secret of super-hard squid beaks. Graded beaks may revolutionize engineering When…
Asia Pulp & Paper road destroys rare Sumatra forest Asia Pulp & Paper road destroys rare Sumatra forest mongabay.com March 27, 2008 Companies linked to timber giant Asia Pulp &…
Fire monitoring by satellite becomes key tool for conservation Fire monitoring by satellite becomes key conservation tool: An interview with GIS experts at Conservation Interational and the University of Maryland…
Criticism of the FSC grows stronger in some activist circles The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) has come under increasingly harsh criticisms from a variety of environmental organizations. The FSC is…
Photo: Swan falls in love with paddleboat Photo: Swan falls in love with paddleboat mongabay.com March 26, 2008 In a bizarre story out of Muenster, Germany, a black swam will…
Photos: Warming triggers massive Antarctic ice shelf collapse Photos: Warming triggers massive Antarctic ice shelf collapse mongabay.com March 25, 2008 Satellites have captured the collapse of a massive ice shelf…
No global warming link to dying frogs? No global warming link to dying frogs? mongabay.com March 25, 2008 Scientists have fired another salvo in the heated debate over the role…
Africa's lion population is falling Africa's lion population is falling An interview with lion researcher Leela Hazzah mongabay.com March 25, 2008 The lion is Africa's best known carnivore. Once widely…
Railroad could reduce Amazon deforestation relative to proposed highway Railroad could reduce Amazon deforestation relative to proposed highway mongabay.com March 24, 2008 Building a railroad instead of improving a major…
Black carbon pollution has big impact on climate Black carbon pollution has big impact on climate University of California - San Diego March 24, 2008 Black carbon, a form of…
Global warming could trigger dramatic Lake Tahoe changes within 10 years Global warming may turn Lake Tahoe murky mongabay.com March 24, 2008 Warming temperatures may cloud Lake Tahoe's legendary clear…
Ants first farmed well before humans Ants first farmed well before humans mongabay.com March 24, 2008 Ants began farming some 50 million years ago, far before the first humans developed…
U.S. furniture demand drives illegal logging in Laos U.S. furniture demand drives illegal logging in Laos Jeremy Hance, mongabay.com March 24, 2008 Illegal wood for Vietnamese factories devastates forests in…
U.S. flooding a sign of things to come U.S. Flooding to continue well into spring mongabay.com March 21, 2008 Flooding in the American Midwest is likely to continue, said the…
Photos: Giant sea creatures discovered in Antarctica An eight week long survey of New Zealand's Antarctic waters has turned up giant creatures including jellyfish with 12-foot tentacles and 2-foot-wide starfish,…
Titan may have a hidden ocean Titan may have a hidden ocean mongabay.com March 20, 2008 An ocean may lie under the surface of Saturn's moon Titan, according to research…
Market mechanisms are increasingly seen as a way to address environmental problems, including tropical deforestation. In particular, compensation for ecosystem services like carbon sequestration — a concept known by the…
Perennial ice disappearing in the Arctic receives little attention from the media Perennial ice disappears, media yawns Jeremy Hance, mongabay.com Editorial March 19, 2008 A big story came out on…
The illegal wildlife trade generates $5 to $20 billion annually, making it the largest illicit market after guns and drugs trafficking, reports a study released by the Congressional Research Service.…
Why there is still hope for conservation in the Philippines: A new paper explores the positive environmental trends in a 'lost-cause' nation The Philippines has often been an example for…
Satellite could help reindeer in the Arctic Satellite could help reindeer in the Arctic American Geophysical Union March 18, 2008 Researchers have used satellite data to detect Arctic conditions that…
Rwanda launches reforestation project to protect chimps, drive ecotourism Rwanda launches reforestation project to protect chimps, drive ecotourism mongabay.com March 18, 2008 Conservationists in Rwanda have launched an ambitious reforestation…
Papua New Guinea to ban log exports by 2010 Papua New Guinea to ban log exports by 2010 mongabay.com March 18, 2008 Papua New Guinea (PNG) will phase out log…
New research uncovers the super-tail of the gecko According to new research the gecko may have the most dynamic tail in the natural world. Two researchers from UC Berkley have…
The creation of protected reserves may be pushing development to neighboring areas, confounding overall conservation efforts in regions where development pressures are high. Such "leakage" — as the displacement is…
New bird species discovered in Indonesia New bird species discovered in Indonesia mongabay.com March 14, 2008 A previously unknown species of bird has been discovered near a remote archipelago in…
Amazon environmentalist gunned down in Peru Amazon environmentalist gunned down in Peru Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com March 14, 2008 After reporting a truck loaded with mahogany illegally logged from the…
Predator of the world's largest macaw key to its survival Predator of the world's largest macaw key to its survival Jeremy Hance, mongabay.com March 13, 2008 In a bizarre biological…
India has 1411 tigers -- not 3500 India has 1411 tigers -- not 3500 mongabay.com March 13, 2008 A census of India's reserves found 1,411 tigers rather than the 3,508…
DEET repellent works by blocking human odor from mosquitoes DEET repellent works by blocking human odor from mosquitoes mongabay.com March 13, 2008 DEET, a potent insect repellent, works by blocking…
