(Phys.org) —The impact an introduced species can have on Australian native animals should take into account possible long-term stress not just numbers of outright deaths, University of Sydney research has ...

Biology - Ecology

May 08, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 0

Anyone who has spent time in the tropics knows that the diversity of species found there is astounding and the abundance and diversity of ants, in particular, is unparalleled. Scientists have grappled for ...

Biology - Evolution

Apr 22, 2013 4.4 / 5 (5) 0

An international team of microbiologists led by Klaus Nüsslein of the University of Massachusetts Amherst has found that a troubling net loss in diversity among the microbial organisms responsible for a ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Dec 24, 2012 not rated yet 1 |

Scientists in Brazil will try cloning endangered animal species like the jaguar, a researcher said Wednesday.

Biology - Biotechnology

Nov 14, 2012 not rated yet 0

Reef-building coral communities in the Great Barrier Reef-the world's largest coral reef-may now be calcifying at only about half the rate that they did during the 1970s, although live coral cover may not have changed over ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Aug 31, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 2

There are more than 400,000 species of beetles and only two species of the tuatara, a reptile cousin of snakes and lizards that lives in New Zealand. Crocodiles and alligators, while nearly 250 million years ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Aug 28, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 18 |

Furry, agile, intelligent and voracious: the raccoon is far from being a cuddly toy, which is what many people believe when they get one as a pet. It is more like an invader that escapes and is able to adapt ...

Biology - Ecology

Aug 28, 2012 5 / 5 (3) 7

To speed up the process of identifying threatened and endangered plant species, a team of New York Botanical Garden scientists has developed a streamlined method for evaluating the conservation status of large numbers of ...

Biology - Ecology

Aug 16, 2012 not rated yet 0

A critically endangered Sumatran rhinoceros was born Saturday at an Indonesian sanctuary, only the fourth birth in captivity in more than a century, boosting survival hopes for the species, say conservationists.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Jun 23, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

A pan-European study published in Science shows that mountain plants across the continent are moving to higher altitudes. This often results in raised species numbers on mountain tops, when colonizers from l ...

Biology - Ecology

Apr 19, 2012 2.9 / 5 (17) 93 |

A famous mathematical formula which shook the world of ecology 40 years ago has been revisited and refined by two University of Chicago researchers in the current issue of Nature.

Biology - Ecology

Feb 19, 2012 4.1 / 5 (8) 4 |

An important part of saving a species is often understanding its DNA. Through a collaborative effort including 14 scientists representing organizations across Europe and the United States, researchers have been able to analyze ...

Biology - Biotechnology

Dec 28, 2011 3 / 5 (1) 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- For decades, ecologists have toiled to nail down general principles explaining why some habitats have so many more plant and animal species than others. Much of this debate is focused on the idea that the ...

Biology - Ecology

Oct 07, 2011 4.5 / 5 (2) 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The deadly bird disease trichomonosis, which has been killing off large numbers of greenfinches and chaffinches in Britain since 2005, has spread to Europe according to a new study published ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Sep 23, 2011 5 / 5 (1) 0 |

For decades, ecologists have toiled to nail down principles explaining why some habitats have many more plant and animal species than others.

Biology - Ecology

Sep 22, 2011 5 / 5 (2) 1 |