(Phys.org) —Herds of wooly mammoths once shook the earth beneath their feet, sending humans scurrying across the landscape of prehistoric Ohio. But then something much larger shook the Earth itself, and ...

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

May 20, 2013 4.8 / 5 (29) 11 |

International research has suggested that many coral species won't survive beyond the end of this century, but marine biologists at Victoria University are offering an alternative scenario.

Biology - Ecology

May 07, 2013 5 / 5 (3) 1

(Phys.org) —A trio of Iowa State University researchers has predicted, in a paper published in The American Naturalist, that the painted turtle (Chrysemys picta) faces extinction over the next century ...

Biology - Ecology

May 06, 2013 1.9 / 5 (12) 6 |

(Phys.org) —Miles below the ocean surface, diverse ecosystems flourish at hydrothermal vents. Without sunlight, animals live off of bacteria that thrive on chemicals billowing out of the Earth's crust. ...

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

Apr 01, 2013 4.8 / 5 (5) 4 |

(Phys.org) —It's has been know that massive increases in emission of CO2 from volcanoes, associated with the opening of the Atlantic Ocean in the end-Triassic Period, set off a shift in state of the climate ...

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

Mar 22, 2013 3.8 / 5 (21) 147 |

(Phys.org)—The robustness of food webs of Arctic and Antarctic ecosystems has been compared for the first time, revealing that global warming can affect the biodiversity of these ecosystems in different ways despite the ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Feb 18, 2013 3.4 / 5 (7) 6 |

While many assume that a comet or asteroid impact killed off the dinosaurs, the actual dates of the impact and extinction are imprecise enough that some have questioned the connection. UC Berkeley and Berkeley ...

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

Feb 07, 2013 4.8 / 5 (16) 0 |

Illegal trade in wildlife products like ivory and rhino horn must be treated as a serious crime in order to end the devastating poaching of protected species, the head of UN wildlife trade regulator CITES ...

Biology - Ecology

Jan 25, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

The world's governments will need to invest billions annually to reduce the extinction risk for all known threatened species, a new study by University of Sussex biologist Dr Jörn Scharlemann and an international ...

Biology - Ecology

Oct 12, 2012 4.2 / 5 (5) 0

A major UN meeting designed to safeguard the world's natural resources began Monday with appeals to ensure that biodiversity does not become a victim of the global financial crisis.

Biology - Ecology

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Vets in northeast India battled on Thursday to save a rare rhino whose horn was hacked off by poachers who are stepping up attacks on animals fleeing rising floods in Assam state.

Biology - Ecology

Sep 27, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 1

Global climate change means that recently discovered ancient forests in Canada's extreme north could one day return, according to Alexandre Guertin-Pasquier of the University of Montreal's Department of Geography, ...

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

Sep 21, 2012 4.3 / 5 (3) 17

(Phys.org)—Many species of fruit fly lack the ability to adapt effectively to predicted increases in global temperatures and may face extinction in the near future, according to new research.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Sep 18, 2012 3 / 5 (2) 1 |

One fifth of the world's invertebrates may be heading for extinction according to 'Spineless', a report published today (Friday 31st) by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), in conjunction with IUCN and ...

Biology - Ecology

Aug 31, 2012 3.7 / 5 (3) 0

(Phys.org) -- Life in the world's oceans faces far greater change and risk of large-scale extinctions than at any previous time in human history, a team of the world's leading marine scientists has warned.

Biology - Ecology

Aug 21, 2012 4 / 5 (4) 0