The decade-long study, published this month (with a cover date of January) in the journal Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene,…
“Slowing the spread of the gypsy moth is a priority in forest management in the U.S.,” says Ottar Bjornstad, associate professor of entomology and biology,…
Dr. Camille Parmesan's synthesis also shows that species are not evolving fast enough to prevent extinction.”This is absolutely the most comprehensive…
Just three days after catching a Siberian tiger in the Russian Far East, an international team led by biologists from the Wildlife Conservation Society…
This new simian immunodeficiency virus, called SIVgor, has the special feature of being genetically close to an HIV-1 variant called group O. Although rarely…
These policies have led to Orwellian “marine protected areas” that host commercial fishing operations, leading one to wonder who's protecting whom. A new study…
“Growing Stock” Expanding in Most Forested Nations, even with Modest Prosperity; Fears of a “Skinhead Earth” Not Borne Out by Data, Researchers Find Co-authors…
When Patrick Weatherhead put his 25-year data about the red-winged black bird alongside climate records, he found a direct correlation with the North Atlantic…
Despite efforts to reduce carbon emissions, the global growth rate in CO2 was 3.2% in the five years to 2005 compared to 0.8% in the period 1990 to 1999,…
The project, co-sponsored by the World Health Organisation, aims to create an international network of researchers who can identify and quantify health risks…
The scientists expressed their concern about the continuing adverse affects of human activities on the global environment and the resulting serious threats to…
The “eco-innovation” is one of the pillars of the environment policy recently adopted by the EU, emphasizing that a “green” product is not enough, but that the…
The scientists have developed a simple ‘air shower’ device which, when fitted into existing showerheads, fills the water droplets with a tiny bubble of air….
Movement ecology is a developing academic pursuit, combining expertise in a variety of fields, including biology, ecology, botany, environmental science,…
The Bengal florican–a type of bustard–is restricted to tiny fragments of grassland scattered across Cambodia, Vietnam, Nepal and India, which are threatened…
The selection of SSTL by the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) of Nigeria follows a detailed technical evaluation and due diligence…
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