Saturday, July 31, 2010

Busted – The belief that monoculture plantations would capture more carbon

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Australian scientists, after extensive research have found that the reforestation of damaged rainforests is much more efficient at capturing...
Friday, July 30, 2010

This week's stunning wildlife pictures from Guardian

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Have a look at this week's stunning wildlife images from Guardian.  Click Here
Thursday, July 29, 2010

Pain Killer from Sea Snail Saliva

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Here is yet another example where biodiversity comes to our help, this time in the form of a very eff...
Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Coffee and Genetic Diversity in Tropical Forests

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A new study by a University of Michigan biologist Christopher Dick and a colleague at the University ...
Wednesday, July 21, 2010

A Map Showing the Height of the World's Forests

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Michael Lefsky, the remote sensing specialist from Colorado State University has produced a first of ...
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Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Fungal Disease Threatens to Wipe Out Amphibians before they are discovered

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The disease chytridiomycosis , is proving to be the nemesis of Amphibians. Chytridiomycosis caused ...
Monday, July 19, 2010

Back from the Oblivian - Sri Lanka's Horton Plains Slender loris

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For over six decades the Horton Plains slender loris ( Loris tardigradus nycticeboides ,) was thought...
Sunday, July 18, 2010

Sad News - Poachers Kill Last Female Rhino in South Africa's Kruger Park

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Rhino poaching has reached an all-time high in Africa. The Poachers have killed the last female rhino...
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The Return of the World's Least Known Bird

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After a single specimen of Large-billed Reed warbler ( Acrocephalus orinus ) billed as the world'...
Saturday, July 17, 2010

Wildlife Images

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Every weekend,  I eagerly look forward to wildlife images from Guardian. I am utterly fascinated by the sheer beauty of the images. Have a l...

Common Names for Endangered Species

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Some of Britain's endangered species which did not have common names have been given appropriate common names. Have a look at the wonder...
Wednesday, July 14, 2010

One in Four of All Flowering Plants are Under Threat of Extinction

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The results of recent research published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B makes dist...
Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Mammals Decline in Africa's National Parks

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A new study published in Biological Conservation paints disturbing scenario of wildlife in Africa. P...
Monday, July 12, 2010

Antibacterial Properties’ of Honey - Scientists Crack the Riddle

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It is a known fact that honey kills bacteria, but the mechanism behind it has always been a mystery. ...
Sunday, July 11, 2010

Sea Otters and Carbon Sequestration

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Scientists have calculated that Sea otters remove at least 0.18 kilograms of carbon from the atmosphe...
Saturday, July 10, 2010

Termite Queens Use Specific Chemicals to Prevent Other Termites from Developing into New Queens.

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North Carolina State University entomologist Dr. Ed Vargo and colleagues from Japan and Switzerland h...
Friday, July 09, 2010

Vocal Mimicry at its Best

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Researchers from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and UFAM (Federal University of Amazonas) ha...
Thursday, July 08, 2010

Reducing Global Warming with Coriander Turmeric and Cumin

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The slow dige stive system of ruminants such as cows and sheep ...
Tuesday, July 06, 2010

Hydroelectric Power is not as clean as it is made out to be

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Hydroelectric power is listed as a very clean source of power, totally unpolluting. This conventional...
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Monday, July 05, 2010

Article in Guardian - Conservation can be a weapon against poverty

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I read an excellent article by Daniela Pastrana in Guardian titled “ Conservation can be a weapon aga...