Posts Tagged ‘biodiversity’

Biodiversity Informatics

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011

Conservation depends on this practice…

Biodiversity in Streams

Thursday, April 7th, 2011

Biologically diverse algae cleanup streams!

Will There Be Fish in 2050?

Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011

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

Science in 2010

Thursday, December 30th, 2010

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.

Species Loss and Human Health

Wednesday, December 1st, 2010

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.

Describing Earth’s Species

Monday, November 22nd, 2010

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

Red List – Bad News, Good News

Wednesday, October 27th, 2010

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.

Census of Marine Life

Wednesday, August 4th, 2010

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

Mosquito Eradication

Monday, July 26th, 2010

Would we really miss mosquitoes if they were gone?

Warming & Mammal Biodiversity

Monday, May 24th, 2010
CC image by r.i.c.h.

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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