published July 21, 2010 and has No Comments
photo: Felix Francis An interesting new piece in the journal Paleobiology on what gives the tropics their amazing biodiversity provides insight both into the past and poses questions as to what the future may hold as the world continues to warm. As it turns out, its the consistent year-round temperatures and not hot weather or more sunlight that's the ...
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published July 20, 2010 and has No Comments
We have followed nature conservation organization Wild Wonders of Europe since they launched the biggest nature photography project ever. We watched the milestones , including catching the world's rarest cat on film. So it is with a sad heart that we bring you the last in this series, a selection of the best animal-in-action and... Read the full story ...
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published July 13, 2010 and has No Comments
The latest report from the UN-supported The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity project has been released, this time examining how businesses need to start addressing biodiversity loss and better appreciate the value of ecosystem services --those natural planetary functions, such as pollinating insects, that would other... Read the full story on TreeHugger
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published July 8, 2010 and has No Comments
Image credit: Mark Moffett If we never grew up and stopped playing in the dirt, says Mark "Dr. Bugs" Moffett , we'd never lose our fascination with ants. Alas, most of us have lost touch with the insect friends of our childhood. Mark Moffett is one of the world's leading explorers and a biologist with an acute ant fixation ...
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published June 16, 2010 and has No Comments
Olive baboons in Tanzania. Photo by Andrew Ross via Flickr. While many male birds make proper "Mr. Moms," sharing duties with their mates, fewer than 5 percent of all male mammals play any role in directly tending infants of the species -- leaving a lot of deadbeat animal dads out there. With
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published June 16, 2010 and has No Comments
Olive baboons in Tanzania. Photo by Andrew Ross via Flickr. While many male birds make proper "Mr. Moms," sharing duties with their mates, fewer than 5 percent of all male mammals play any role in directly tending infants of the species -- leaving a lot of deadbeat animal dads out there. With
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published June 5, 2010 and has No Comments
Photo:Meaghan O'Neill. Think about everything you love about nature, and why you believe its worth preserving. Maybe the smell of the ocean breeze, say, or the beauty of your favorite flower in bloom reminds you of your mom. Maybe you love bird watching or camping with your family. Perhaps the extinction of a even single animal makes your heart ...
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published May 25, 2010 and has No Comments
When the Hoover Dam was constructed it was the largest dam in the world. Photo: Andrew Parnell via flickr. It's about 6% of the electricity in the United States, 15% in China (and climbing), 41% in Switzerland, 80% in Colombia, and 96% in Ethiopia. It doesn't involved sooty smokestacks or radioactive waste. Powered by flowing water, it's often lumped ...
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published May 17, 2010 and has No Comments
Photos via G1 Biologists stationed in the Foja Mountains of Indonesia were fortunate enough to uncover a number of animals previously unknown to science, including one frog with an impressive schnoz. The frog's nose, which has earned it the nickname Pinocchio, reportedly inflates while the creature sings. But unlike the other animals uncovered, the frog may have actually discovered ...
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published May 9, 2010 and has No Comments
Image: Corey Leopold, Flickr A German zoo, the Serengeti-Park Hodenhagen , has sold three lions to a South African park known for offering inexperienced hunters the opportunity to join professionals in a hunt. Under CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora), African lions are endangered but not threatened. As such, African Lions ...
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