From 2001 to 2009, the team surveyed more than 3,000 amphibians — mostly frogs — from 15 Asian countries, searching for any trace of the disease infecting…
If less additional land is available for cultivation, this can be compensated by higher rates of yield-raising investments. This is shown by a new study….
An international team of researchers has completed the first major survey in Asia of a deadly fungus that has wiped out more than 200 species of amphibians…
Developing an effective strategy for managing the planet's greenhouse gases is complicated by the many and varied sources of such gases, some natural, some…
Scientists have long believed soft corals, one of the many endangered elements of marine life, are only minor contributors to the structure of coral reefs. But…
NOAA scientists have found that environmental factors have changed the distribution patterns of Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus), a marine species found in…
Recent data from NSF-funded research in both Greenland and Antarctica demonstrate that fossil-fuel related emissions of both methane and ethane, two of the…
A global study by an international team including professor John Graves of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science has found that several species of tunas and…
It’s not just the presence or absence of parasites that is important, the research found, but their numbers that can build up over years or decades and…
Scientists from the Oceanographic Center’s National Coral Reef Institute (NCRI) will be examining 22 pallets of confiscated corals for research, educational,…
After a period of recovery over the past 20 years, indigenous bird populations of Kazakhstan’s unique feather-grass steppe are now facing new declines. This is…
High concentrations of phosphorus in aquatic ecosystems are often associated with human activities in the surrounding area, such as agriculture and urban…
The study, say the authors, will help to conserve some of the world’s most important coral reefs by identifying reef systems where biodiversity is high and…
The research was led by scientists from the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology and the University of Cambridge, UK. The results are published online today (14…
According to a new analysis of plants in grassland ecosystems around the world, it turns out that most of those plant species are important.Brian Wilsey,…
Golf courses and coffee plantations are some of the unlikely bat habitats that could be considered in conservation plans, say scientists presenting research at…
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