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Is Extinction Or Diversity On The Rise? Study Of Islands Reveals Surprising Results
It's no secret that humans
are having a huge impact on
the life cycles of plants
and animals. UC Santa
Barbara researchers decided
... > full story
Discovery Of Plant Protein Holds Promise For Biofuel Production
Scientists have identified a
new protein necessary for
chloroplast development. The
discovery could ultimately
lead to plant varieties
tailored specifically for
... > full story
Climate Change Threatens One In Five Plant Species In Germany
One in five of Germany's
plant species could lose
parts of its current range,
a new study reveals. Species
distributions will be
... > full story
Climate Change Caused Widespread Tree Death In California Mountain Range, Study Confirms
Warmer temperatures and
longer dry spells have
killed thousands of trees
and shrubs in a Southern
California mountain range,
... > full story
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Microbes, By Latitudes And Altitudes, Shed New Light On Life's Diversity
August 14, 2008 — Microbial biologists may not have Jimmy Buffett's music from 1977 in mind, but they are changing attitudes about evolutionary diversity on Earth, from oceanic latitudes to mountainous altitudes. They ... > full story -
Graduate Student Discovers, Names Bacterium Linked To Psyllid Yellows
August 14, 2008 — Allison Hansen, a doctoral student in entomology at the University of California, Riverside, has discovered and named a new bacterial pathogen that could be responsible for "psyllid yellows," a ... > full story -
Mass Extinctions And 'Rise Of Slime' Predicted For Oceans
August 13, 2008 — Human activities are cumulatively driving the health of the world's oceans down a rapid spiral, and only prompt and wholesale changes will slow or perhaps ultimately reverse the catastrophic problems ... > full story -
New Group Of Plant Hormones Discovered
August 13, 2008 — Scientists have discovered a new group of plant hormones, the so-called strigolactones. This group of chemicals is known to be involved in the interaction between plants and their environment. They ... > full story -
Microbe Diet Key To Carbon Dioxide Release
August 5, 2008 — As microbes in the soil break down fallen plant matter, a diet "balanced" in nutrients appears to help control soil fertility and the normal release of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide into the ... > full story -
Saving Our Bees: Implications of Habitat Loss
August 5, 2008 — The undisputed queen of animal pollinators is the bee, whose daily flights aid in the reproduction of more than half of the world's flowering plants. In recent years, however, an unprecedented ... > full story -
Extinction Threat To Monkeys And Other Primates Due To Habitat Loss, Hunting
August 5, 2008 — Mankind's closest relatives -- the world's monkeys, apes and other primates -- are disappearing from the face of the Earth, with some literally being eaten into extinction. The first comprehensive ... > full story -
Plant Parasite 'Wiretaps' Host
August 4, 2008 — A parasitic plant that sucks water and nutrients from its plant host also taps into its communications traffic, a new report finds. The research could lead to new ways to combat parasites that attack ... > full story -
Genetically Modified Root Systems Result In Plants That Survive With Little Water
August 4, 2008 — A part of the global food crisis is the inefficiency of current irrigation methods. More irrigated water evaporates than reaches the roots of crops, amounting to an enormous waste of water and ... > full story -
Newly Discovered Monkey Is Threatened With Extinction
August 2, 2008 — Just three years after it was discovered, a new species of monkey is threatened with extinction according to the Wildlife Conservation Society, which recently published the first-ever census of the ... > full story
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