
Conservation depends on this practice…

Conservation depends on this practice…

Biologically diverse algae cleanup streams!

Yes… but the ocean and its population will be very different.

2010 was a roller coaster year for science news—think exoplanets, synthetic-life, arsenic-eating bacteria (or not!), earthquakes, volcanoes and of course, the Gulf oil spill.

The loss of a species, from beneficial bacteria to charismatic mammals, can be devastating to the planet, and, according to a new study, harmful to human health.

A group of scientists is proposing to identify and describe all the Earth’s species in the next 50 years. Why? Is it possible?

Hundreds of scientists, working with data on over 25,000 species, have updated the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. While much of the report is alarming, conservation does appear to be working.

Results are starting to be released about the Census of Marine Life– and the findings may surprise you!

Would we really miss mosquitoes if they were gone?

Local researchers have discovered that during the last warming event, small mammals may not have gone extinct, but did lose their diversity.
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