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With Earth Facing Mass Extinction, Which Plants Should Be Saved

The Earth is in the midst of the sixth mass extinction of both plants and animals, with nearly 50 percent of all species disappearing, scientists say

20 Oct 2008

Animals Responding to Climate Change and Biodiversity Loss

Climate change is one of the greatest environmental threats facing the planet and is driving biodiversity loss, affecting both individual species and their ecosystems

15 Oct 2008

Diatom Genome Finding Shows How Excess Carbon is Trapped in Oceans

Diatoms, mighty microscopic algae, have profound influence on climate, producing 20 percent of the oxygen we breathe by capturing atmospheric carbon and in so doing, countering the greenhouse effect

15 Oct 2008

Renewable Energy from Artificial Trees Made by Solar Botanic Using Nanotechnology

More powerful than wind farms, more efficient than solar panels and more practical and aesthetically pleasing than both

13 Oct 2008

Sources of Mercury Pollution Tracked by Coal Fingerprints

University of Michigan researchers have developed a new tool that uses natural "fingerprints" in coal to track down sources of mercury polluting the environment

12 Oct 2008

Climate Change Report Identifies Deadly Dozen Diseases to Be Worsened by Climate Change

Health experts from the Wildlife Conservation Society today released a report that lists 12 pathogens that could spread into new regions as a result of climate change

7 Oct 2008

Research Team to Search Tropical Sea Creatures for Molecules to be Used in Biofuels and Drugs

OHSU will lead an NIH-funded project to explore the biodiversity of Philippine marine mollusks and associated microbes that offer clues to potential central nervous system, cancer and antimicrobial drugs as well as enzymes for biofuels production

7 Oct 2008

Shade Grown Practices for Coffee Production Offers Climate Change Buffer

Chalk up another environmental benefit for shade-grown Latin American coffee. University of Michigan researchers say the technique will provide a buffer against the ravages of climate change in the coming decades

2 Oct 2008

Common Insecticides Destroying Tadpole Populations

Insecticide malathion initiates chain reaction that deprives tadpoles of food source, indirectly killing them at doses too small to kill them directly

30 Sep 2008

Animal Found With The Ability to Survive Climate Change

Queen's researchers have found that the main source of food for many fish -- including cod -- in the North Atlantic appears to adapt in order to survive climate change

24 Sep 2008