A new study led by researchers from the University of York suggests protected areas in East Africa are not conserving plants such as the iconic Acacia tree.

Biology - Ecology

Nov 07, 2012 not rated yet 0

Newly described species points to richer marine biodiversity in Guam waters than previously understood.

Biology - Ecology

Oct 10, 2012 not rated yet 0

Will future conservation policies have to take account of the genetic diversity within each species ? A large-scale study into plants found at high altitude throughout the Alps and the Carpathians, has enabled ...

Biology - Ecology

Oct 08, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

University of Leeds-led research has used tree rings from eight cedar trees in Bolivia to unlock a 100-year history of rainfall across the Amazon basin, which contains the world's largest river system.

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

Oct 01, 2012 3.7 / 5 (6) 1 |

A warming climate and rising seas will enable salt marshes to more rapidly capture and remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, possibly playing a role in slowing the rate of climate change, according to a new study led ...

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

Sep 26, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 0 |

Ice covering the Arctic Ocean melted to the smallest areal extent ever recorded this year, falling to 1.3 million square miles at its lowest point on Sept. 16, according to the National Snow and Ice Data Cente ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Sep 24, 2012 4 / 5 (4) 3

It's called mile-a-minute weed or "forest killer." Mikania micrantha is an exotic, invasive species that spreads quickly, covering crops, smothering trees and rapidly altering the environment.

Biology - Ecology

Sep 21, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 2

(Phys.org)—A landmark study has found that climate change is likely to have a major impact on Australia's plants, animals and ecosystems that will present significant challenges to the conservation of Australia's ...

Biology - Ecology

Sep 18, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

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

Aug 30, 2012 not rated yet 0

Earth's oceans, forests and other ecosystems continue to soak up about half the carbon dioxide emitted into the atmosphere by human activities, even as those emissions have increased, according to a study ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Aug 01, 2012 4.1 / 5 (20) 55 |

A recent study, by an international research group led by Lounes Chickhi, group leader at the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciencia, and CNRS researcher in Toulouse, France, questions the prevailing account that ...

Biology - Ecology

Jul 23, 2012 4.5 / 5 (4) 0 |

(Phys.org) -- "In biophysical terms, humanity has never been moving faster nor further from sustainability than it is now."

Space & Earth - Environment

Jun 11, 2012 3.7 / 5 (12) 131

A prestigious group of scientists from around the world is warning that population growth, widespread destruction of natural ecosystems, and climate change may be driving Earth toward an irreversible change ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Jun 06, 2012 3.8 / 5 (68) 137 |

Natural disasters like earthquakes and tsunamis are expected to have substantial ecological effects, but if researchers don't have enough data about the environment before the disaster strikes, as is usually the case, it ...

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

May 02, 2012 not rated yet 0

On the global social media stage, it's not so much the message but rather network structure and competition for attention that determine whether a meme becomes popular and shows staying power or whether it ...

Other Sciences - Mathematics

Apr 03, 2012 3.7 / 5 (3) 3 |