Evolutionary relationships among a group of arthropods from Gondwana, a supercontinent that existed between 510 and 180 million years ago, were investigated by EU scientists using molecular sequencing technology. ...

Biology - Ecology

Sep 17, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

(Phys.org)—A new multidisciplinary study on the enigmatic large Horseshoe bat – found widespread throughout South and East Africa – has revealed that instead of just one species as previously believed, ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Sep 14, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 1 |

Australia blocked a controversial super-trawler from fishing in its waters Thursday in a narrow parliamentary vote which forced concessions from the centre-left Labor government.

Biology - Ecology

Sep 13, 2012 5 / 5 (3) 0

Ecosystems with a high degree of biodiversity can cope with more stress, such as higher temperatures or increasing salt concentrations, than those with less biodiversity. They can also maintain their services for longer, ...

Biology - Ecology

Sep 05, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

Researchers in the Trinity Botany Department's Herbarium, together with Thai collaborators, have just discovered eight species, three subspecies and four varieties of the plant genus Eriocaulon from Thailand, all new to Science.

Biology - Plants & Animals

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A new study, by scientists from the Universities of York, Glasgow and Leeds, involving analysis of fossil and geological records going back 540 million years, suggests that biodiversity on Earth generally increases as the ...

Biology - Ecology

Sep 03, 2012 4.3 / 5 (9) 18 |

Danish researchers at University of Copenhagen lead the way for future monitoring of marine biodiversity and resources. By using DNA traces in seawater samples to keep track of fish and whales in the oceans. A half litre ...

Biology - Ecology

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The year 2010 marked the deadline for the political targets to significantly reduce and halt biodiversity loss. The failure to achieve the 2010 goal stimulated the setting up of new targets for 2020. In addition, preventing ...

Biology - Ecology

Aug 30, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

The Cook Islands announced the creation of world's largest marine park at the opening of the Pacific Islands Forum, a vast swathe of ocean almost twice the size of France.

Space & Earth - Environment

Aug 29, 2012 5 / 5 (4) 0

A unique species of near-toothless rat that lives off earthworms and doesn't chew or gnaw has been seen in Indonesia.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Aug 23, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 1

A new study by researchers from the Global Change Institute at the University of Queensland, the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies at James Cook University, and the Wildlife Conservation Society ...

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The 2012 Marine Climate Change in Australia Report Card shows climate change is having significant impacts on Australia's marine ecosystems.

Space & Earth - Environment

Aug 16, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 2

More marine sanctuaries are the best way to protect Western Australia's unique marine biodiversity, according to an international collaboration led by The University of Western Australia.

Biology - Ecology

Aug 16, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

(Phys.org) -- Stirling researcher Katharine Abernethy is one of over 200 scientists involved in a study which concludes that many of the world’s tropical protected areas are struggling to sustain their ...

Biology - Ecology

Aug 15, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

The small fragments of tropical forests left behind after deforestation are suffering extensive species extinction, according to new research led by the University of East Anglia (UEA).

Space & Earth - Environment

Aug 14, 2012 4.7 / 5 (3) 0