Biodiversity
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New Flowering Plant Found in Fiji: Big Pics
Posted Sun Jan 22, 2012 10:39 AM ET | 0
While monitoring the degradation of a river basin, a team of scientists has discovered a rare flowering plant. Read more
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The Government Wants Your Pictures
Posted by Emily Sohn Fri Jan 20, 2012 12:01 PM ET | 0
In the 1970s, the Environmental Protection Agency took thousands of photos from around the country, now it wants you to help them see what's changed. Read more
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Golden Spider Silk Art to Loom in London
Posted by Alyssa Danigelis Tue Jan 17, 2012 05:45 PM ET | 0
Golden orb spider silk painstakingly woven into textiles goes on display this month in London. Read more
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Selling Whales to Save Them?
Posted by Kieran Mulvaney Tue Jan 17, 2012 03:02 AM ET | 0
A new proposal to establish a market-based 'solution' to the whaling controversy misses the mark. Read more
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These Plants Eat Worms
Posted by Tim Wall Tue Jan 10, 2012 11:30 AM ET | 0
The Brazilian savanna is home to a subterranean little shop of horrors for tiny worms. Read more
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Invasive, Tasty Tiger Prawns Prowl Gulf Waters
Posted by Tim Wall Thu Dec 29, 2011 12:56 PM ET | 0
Bring out the melted butter and cocktail sauce. There's an invasive species to eat. Read more
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Rarest of Bumblebees Rediscovered
Posted by Sarah Simpson Wed Dec 7, 2011 02:53 PM ET | 0
The most rare U.S. species of bumblebee, last seen in 1956, has turned up once again in the White Mountains of south-central New Mexico. Read more
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Dancing Deep Sea Denizens
Posted by Sarah Simpson Fri Dec 2, 2011 05:50 AM ET | 0
Careful lookout for acorn worms has revealed nine new species thriving in the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. Read more
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Earth to Ocean: What's Your Number?
Posted by Sarah Simpson Wed Nov 9, 2011 05:30 AM ET | 0
Boiling it down to a single number: Will an Ocean Health Index provide the next GDP for EEZs? Read more
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Seaweed Moves South As Ocean Warms
Posted Fri Oct 28, 2011 02:03 PM ET | 0
Swathes of Australia's seaweed are shifting south to beat the heat and many risk going extinct. Read more
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Strange Life Found in Deepest Ocean
Posted Mon Oct 24, 2011 11:59 AM ET | 0
The creatures, called xenophyophores, were photographed 6.6 miles below the ocean's surface. Read more
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Top 9 Areas for Preserving Marine Mammals
Posted by Tim Wall Wed Aug 31, 2011 08:28 AM ET | 0
Preserving just 4 percent of the ocean habitat could help 84 percent of marine mammals. Read more
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WW2 Shipwrecks: Monitors of Climate Change
Posted by Tim Wall Tue Aug 30, 2011 03:53 PM ET | 0
Warm water and cold water marine species are finding neutral territory on shipwrecks from World War II. Read more
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8.74 Million Species on Earth
Posted by Tim Wall Tue Aug 23, 2011 04:59 PM ET | 0
The estimate also comes with a price tag for describing all these Earth species, most of which are still unknown: $364 billion. Read more
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Seeking Protection for Coral Sea "Hotspot"
Posted by Kieran Mulvaney Mon Aug 22, 2011 01:22 PM ET | 0
A new report argues that the Coral Sea is a "biological hotspot" worthy of protection as a marine reserve. Read more
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