Philadelphia ecologist receives top Mongolia honor
...g global economy but also from climate change that threatens its mountains, taiga forests, wetlands, streams and steppes, which host numerous rare and endangered species of mammals, birds and plants. Steadily rising average temperatures are a subject of intense analysis, and the pristine nature of the Lake Hv...Specialized, bone-crushing wolves of Alaska disappeared long ago
... are territorial and non-migratory. Global warming threatens to eliminate the tundra and it is likely that this will mean the extinction of this important predator, she said....Potent possibilities for parasite attack
...hat affects about two million people each year and threatens one-fifth of the world's population and new treatments are desperately needed. In their report in Nature Genetics, published online on Sunday 17 June 2007, the researchers compared the genomes of L. infantum and L. braziliensis, which cause life-t...Climate change threatens wild relatives of key crops
...re out there." Extinction of crop wild relatives threatens food production because they contain genes for traits such as pest resistance and drought tolerance, which plant breeders use to improve the performance of cultivated varieties. The reliance on wild relatives to improve their cultivated cousins on th...Need oxygen? Cells know how to spend and save
...nt is available at the moment. Too little oxygen threatens life by compromising mitochondria that power it, so when oxygen is scarce, cells appear to adjust by replacing one protein with an energy-efficient substitute that "is specialized to keep the motor running smoothly even as it begins to run out of gas...Mother knows best: Plant knowledge key to childhood health in remote Amazon
...se, explained Reyes-Garca. "However, globalization threatens this knowledge to the extent that formal schooling and jobs in emerging markets devalue folk knowledge and provide access to products not made from local resources, but without providing adequate medical treatment substitutes," said Reyes-Garca. "In ...Disease opened door to invading species in California
...he invasion of exotic species, which in turn often threatens biodiversity, ecological function and the world economy, researchers say in a new report. In particular, a plant pathogen appears to have opened the gate for the successful invasion of non-native grasses into much of California, one of the world's ...Regardless of global warming, rising CO2 levels threaten marine life
...m power plants and automobiles. The higher acidity threatens marine life, including corals and shellfish, which may become extinct later this century from the chemical effects of carbon dioxide, even if the planet warms less than expected. A new study by University of Illinois atmospheric scientist Atul Jain, ...Cellulosic ethanol: Fuel of the future?
...hanol will require widespread deforestation, which threatens biodiversity. ''It depends on what acres of land o...ion.'' According to Somerville, ''Climate change threatens biodiversity more than anything that I know. For example, in British Columbia they are losing each y...Climate change only one symptom of a stressed planet Earth
...vironmental change, which includes climate change, threatens to irreversibly alter our planet," says Kevin Noone, Executive Director of the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP). Global studies by IGBP show that human-driven environmental changes are affecting many parts of the Earth's system, i...ESA launches new project to protect biodiversity
...net's six billion people. The loss of biodiversity threatens our food supplies, energy and medicines. For instance, up to 80% of the world's population currently relies on plant and animal-based medicines for their primary health care needs. The sustainable use of biodiversity's components will not only save e...Experts advise world policies to cope with causes, rising consequences of creeping desertification
...ertification a creeping environmental crisis that threatens an estimated 2 billion people living in arid places, and a growing concern worldwide due to its global health, economic and migration impacts. Convened by the United Nations University's Canadian-based water programme, with 10 partner international ...Nano design adjustment may help find, clear some water contaminants
...bute significantly to environmental pollution that threatens aquatic life cycles and human health. Johnson, in collaboration with UO chemist Michael M. Haley, now is seeking to design receptors that aim to the off-center location, with a goal of developing sensors for anion detection. Because Berryman's rese...Conservative forces hampering progress in sexual and reproductive health
...l, religious, and cultural forces around the world threatens to undermine progress in sexual and reproductive health (SRH), according to the first article in The Lancet's Sexual and Reproductive Health Online/Series published today (Wednesday November 1, 2006). In the paper, Anna Glasier (University of Edin...Senior academic officers oppose 'public access' legislation
...unedited author manuscripts by government agencies threatens the integrity of the scientific record, potentially undermines the publisher peer review process, and is not a smart use of funds that could be better used for research. Scientific publishers, in collaboration with academic institutions, scientist...11th International Deep-Sea Biology Symposium
...act of whaling on deep-sea biodiversity Whaling threatens newly-discovered deep-sea species with extinction, according to a study by Craig Smith at the University of Hawaii and his colleagues. When the bodies of dead whales sink to the ocean floor, they create island-like habitats for deep-sea life that la...Surprising symbiosis: Glassy-winged sharpshooter eats with friends
...s plant disease, including Pierce's disease, which threatens vineyards," Eisen says. "In order to design methods to fight the insect, we've got to understand how it works and its weaknesses. We knew symbionts were doing something for this insect--but until this study, we had no clue what that was." In particul...Biological diversity and human health; Rapid autopsy program; Snake bites and more
Loss of biological diversity threatens human health The rapid loss of biological divers...other examples of how loss of biological diversity threatens human health, including West Nile virus, which is transmitted to humans by a range of mosquito speci......deforestation in the Indian Himalaya region, which threatens tigers, black bears, musk deer, leopards, golden eagles and bearded vultures that depend on the forests. Large-scale conservation efforts are urgently needed to avoid the disappearance of these animals from the region, they say. Pandit's team analyse...... 55 percent) and over-exploitation of many species threatens much of Laos's wildlife. Already, a newly described salamander species found by Stuart in Laos has turned up earlier this year in the Japanese pet trade, where it is commanding a high commercial price. This species is currently known only from two, ...