Biodiversity – Page 8

Lemurs Sliding Towards Extinction
By the Editor on July 14, 2012
A new survey shows lemurs are far more threatened than previously thought. A group of specialists is in Madagascar...
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Amazon Due for Numerous Species Extinctions
By the Editor on July 13, 2012
When species lose their natural habitat to deforestation and other causes, they don’t immediately disappear. Instead, they gradually die...
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BPA Causes Interspecies Mating
By the Editor on July 13, 2012
The hormone-disrupting chemical makes it hard for some fish to recognize their own species, a problem that could ripple...
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Rising Acidity Brings an Ocean of Trouble
By the Editor on July 12, 2012
The burning of fossil fuels emits some 35 billion metric tons of CO2 into the atmosphere every year. That...
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Protected Habitat Shrunk for U.S. Endangered Species
By the Editor on July 9, 2012
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) consistently disregarded scientific advice when determining how much land to protect for...
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Dead Coral Reefs Can Come Back to Life
By the Editor on July 6, 2012
Coral reefs may be able to recover from disaster, according to a study that provides a bit of reassurance...
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Rights to Resources
By the Editor on July 6, 2012
Two safeguards for communities’ rights to resources can help implement the Nagoya Protocol, argues biodiversity specialist Krystyna Swiderska. As...
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Fish Learn to Cope in a High CO2 World
By the Editor on July 3, 2012
Researchers at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies (CoECRS) reported in the journal Nature Climate Change...
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Mass Extinctions Reset the Long-Term Pace of Evolution
By the Editor on July 2, 2012
A new study indicates that mass extinctions affect the pace of evolution, not just in the immediate aftermath of...
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Rare ‘Green Rust’ Offers Glimpse of Ancient Seas
By the Editor on June 28, 2012
A rare and highly reactive iron mineral called green rust appears to have played an important role in ancient...
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