February 24, 2008 — Protected forest strips buffering rivers and streams of the Amazon rainforest should be significantly wider than the current legal requirement, according to new research. Brazilian forestry ... > full story
- Antarctic Marine Life Under Threat From Warming Seas, New Predators
- February 24, 2008 — Predatory crabs and fish are poised to return to warming Antarctic waters for the first time in millions of years, threatening the shallow marine ecosystems surrounding Antarctica. Antarctic marine ... > full story
- Climate Change Has Major Impact On Oceans
- February 24, 2008 — Climate change is rapidly transforming the world's oceans by increasing the temperature and acidity of seawater, and altering atmospheric and oceanic circulation, reported a panel of scientists. ... > full story
- What Farmers Think About GM Crops
- February 24, 2008 — Farmers are upbeat about genetically modified crops, according to new research. Both farmers who have been involved in GM crop trials and those who have not, regard GM as a simple extension of ... > full story
- Surprise On Journey To Center Of The Earth: Light Tectonic Plates Lead The Way
- February 23, 2008 — The first direct evidence of how and when tectonic plates move into the deepest reaches of the Earth is published in Nature. Scientists hope their description of how plates collide with one sliding ... > full story
- February 23, 2008 — Earth scientists have found that carbon dioxide has been naturally stored for more than a million years in several gas fields in the Colorado Plateau and Rocky Mountains of the United States. ... > full story
- Small Sea Creatures May Be The 'Canaries In The Coal Mine' Of Climate Change
- February 23, 2008 — As oceans warm and become more acidic, ocean creatures are undergoing severe stress and entire food webs are at risk, according to molecular ecologists. Biologists have just returned from a research ... > full story
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- February 23, 2008 — The world's sharks are disappearing. These fearsome yet charismatic fish continue to fall victim to overfishing and many are now at risk of extinction as a result. New research shows that open-ocean ... > full story
- Resilience Science Is Promising Approach To Marine Conservation
- February 23, 2008 — The fast-growing field of resilience science can produce more effective ocean protection policies than previous models. Resilience science is the study of how ecosystems resist and respond to ... > full story
- Earthworms Found To Contain Chemicals From Households And Animal ManureFebruary 23, 2008 — Earthworms studied in agricultural fields have been found to contain organic chemicals from household products and manure, indicating that such substances are entering the food chain. Manure and ... > full story
