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Biodiversity controls ecological 'services,' report scientists in comprehenisive analysis
Accelerating rates of species extinction pose problems for humanity, according to a comprehensive study headed by a biologist at the University of California, Santa Barbara and published in the journal Nature this week. view more (2006-10-26)
Cropland diversity reduces nitrogen pollution
Researchers have identified a link between the diversity of crops grown in farmlands and the pollution they create in lakes and rivers. view more (2009-02-11)
New species of spiders discovered by UBC scientist in Papua New Guinea
A University of British Columbia researcher has discovered dozens of species of jumping spiders that are new to science, giving scientists a peek into a section of the evolutionary tree previously thought to be sparse. view more (2009-03-25)
Unexpected large monkey population discovered
A WCS report reveals surprisingly large populations of two globally threatened primates in a protected area in Cambodia. view more (2008-08-29)
New paper offers key insights into how new species emerge
This year marks both the bicentennial of Charles Darwin's birth and the 150th anniversary of the publication of his seminal work "On the Origin of Species." view more (2009-02-06)
Wildlife variety is the spice of life, say scientists
Strictly embargoed for release 19:00 BST / 14:00 EST Wednesday 4 July 2001 Biodiversity is more than just a pretty face - it has an important role in the workings of the living world say results published in Nature today by scientists in the UK and France. They find that the specialisation of different plant species to different roles... view more... (2001-07-02)
Groundbreaking New Journals from the Natural History Museum
The Natural History Museum in association with Cambridge University Press is proud to announce the publication of two new journals. Both have a focus on systematics, the branch of biology concerned with the classification and study of living things and the relationships between them. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology Editor-in-Chief: Andrew B... view more... (2003-07-18)
Limpets reveal possible fate of cold-blooded Antarctic animals
A limpet no bigger than a coin could reveal the possible fate of cold-blooded Antarctic marine animals according to new research published this week in The Journal of Experimental Biology. view more (2007-07-24)
NAU researchers chirping over discovery of new cricket genus
A Northern Arizona University doctoral candidate and a National Park Service researcher have discovered a new genus of cave cricket. view more (2006-05-08)
Field of the future -- ecological experiment simulates conditions in 2100
A new experiment to find out how British plant ecosystems may be affected by future changes to climate and biodiversity is underway at Imperial College London. view more (2008-09-29)
With The World Summit Looming, Lords Report Warns That Scientists Vital To Conservation Are In Danger Of Extinction
Baroness Walmsley will introduce a debate in the House of Lords today on the agenda for the World Summit on Sustainable Development in the light of the report What on Earth? The Threat to the Science Underpinning Conservation by the Science and Technology Committee. The report, published in May 2002, urges the Government to show renewed commitment... view more... (2002-07-12)
ESA launches new project to protect biodiversity
The world's biodiversity is vanishing at an unprecedented rate - around 100 species every day - due to factors such as land use change and pollution. view more (2007-01-10)
Smithsonian scientists discover new bird species
Scientists at the Smithsonian Institution have discovered a new species of bird in Gabon, Africa, that was, until now, unknown to the scientific community. Their findings were published in the international science journal Zootaxa today, Aug. 15. view more (2008-08-18)
Exceptions prove rule of tropical importance in biodiversity
Even a group of shellfish that appear to violate the overarching pattern of global biodiversity actually follows the same biological rules as other marine organisms, confirming a general theory for the spread of life on Earth. view more (2007-11-08)
Kent Student Wins Top Conservation Award
The Swiss watchmaker Rolex has just announced that University of Kent PhD student Laury Cullen Jr has won a Rolex Award for Enterprise 2004. view more (2004-10-18)
Agriculture and tropical conservation: rethinking old ideas
It's a long-held view in conservation circles that rural peasant activities are at odds with efforts to preserve biodiversity in the tropics. In fact, the opposite is often true, argue University of Michigan researchers John Vandermeer and Ivette Perfecto. view more (2006-08-10)
Primary rain forest is irreplaceable
As world leaders prepare to discuss conservation-friendly carbon credits in Bali and a regional initiative threatens a new wave of deforestation in the South American tropics, new research from the University of East Anglia and Brazil's Goeldi Museum highlights once again the irreplaceable importance of primary rain forest. view more (2007-11-15)
The conservation lens
The definition of conservation priorities for biodiversity often focuses only on the numbers of vertebrate animals and seed plants in the northern hemisphere or in the tropics. view more (2007-10-25)
Actions of individuals key to saving biodiversity-and ourselves, Stanford biologists say
Even if you don't like the outdoors, you're probably pretty fond of air, clean water and food. That makes you a fan of biodiversity, because those essentials for life-human and otherwise-are maintained as a direct result of the Earth's biodiversity, the abundance and variety of species and populations on the planet. Preserving a substantial amount... view more... (2008-08-12)
Biodiversity yields dividends, finds pan-European research
A team of scientists from eight European countries, led by Professor John Lawton at the NERC Centre for Population Biology at Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, say that their experimental evidence should send a clear message to European policy makers: that preserving and restoring biodiversity is beneficial to maintaining... view more... (1999-11-01)
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