Biomes : Discovery News

Mother Nature Gets Her Day in Court

Posted by Tim Wall Fri Jan 27, 2012 06:30 AM ET | 0

Rights of nature laws seek to grant the environment legal rights. Read more

Monkey Faces Tell All: Photos

Posted Wed Jan 11, 2012 07:40 AM ET | 0

New World primates have a striking array of faces that have evolved with their habitat. Read more

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

Everglades Islands Made of Prehistoric Trash Heaps

Posted by Emily Sohn Thu Mar 24, 2011 09:01 AM ET | 0

By piling mounds of fish remains, turtle bones and other waste, ancient people helped create the Everglades. Read more

Earth: Cuba Reefs Swimming with Answers [VIDEO]

Posted Fri Feb 18, 2011 03:00 AM ET | 0

Because of a lack of tourism prompted by the U.S.-Cuba trade embargo, the island country's marine ecosystem is a promising source of study for scientists. Julienne Gage reports. Watch video

Oysters Disappearing Worldwide

Posted Thu Feb 3, 2011 11:00 AM ET | 0

Oysters are important because they filter impurities from water and provide food and employment for people living in coastal communities. Read more

Animals: What Would Happen If Sharks Disappeared? [VIDEO]

Posted Wed Dec 22, 2010 03:00 AM ET | 0

Shark populations worldwide are under enormous pressure due to overfishing. So what happens to an ecosystem when apex predators like sharks disappear? We talk to Discovery Channel shark advisor Andy DeHart to find out. Watch video

Animals: What Would Happen If Sharks Disappeared?

Deep Water Dead Zone Predicted in the Gulf

Posted by Jessica Marshall Mon Aug 23, 2010 11:20 AM ET | 0

An area of low oxygen deep in the Gulf of Mexico could persist for two years, research shows. Read more

Chinchilla Poop Reveals How Much It Rained

Posted by Jessica Marshall Thu Aug 12, 2010 06:00 AM ET | 0

By measuring the size of poop pellets from these diminutive mammals, scientists reconstruct rainfall levels from years past. Read more

Squirrels Getting Fatter With Climate Change

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Wed Jul 21, 2010 01:00 PM ET | 0

A 33-year-long study shows that ground-dwelling squirrels are leaving hibernation earlier -- and eating more -- as the planet warms. Read more

Dead Zone in Gulf Linked to Oil

Posted by Jessica Marshall Fri Jul 9, 2010 08:21 AM ET | 0

Oxygen-starved conditions that have persisted for more than a month in the Gulf of Mexico are likely due to the BP oil spill, researchers say. Read more

Bacteria Could Help Clean Oiled Gulf Sands

Posted by Eric Niiler Wed Jul 7, 2010 09:22 AM ET | 0

Microbes could munch oil away from Gulf sands but dispersants may have made the problem worse. Read more

Egypt Oil Spill threatens Red Sea Marine Life

Posted Sun Jun 20, 2010 07:16 PM ET | 0

An oil spill off the Egyptian Red Sea coast is threatening to damage marine life in the area. Read more

Oil and the Arctic's Future

Posted Wed May 26, 2010 12:05 PM ET | 0

Would you risk a Gulf of Mexico-type oil spill in the pristine U.S. Arctic Ocean? If things continue as planned, we'll all take that gamble when drilling begins on July 1. Read more

Predators in Peril -- What's Next for Sharks?

Posted Mon Apr 5, 2010 09:00 PM ET | 0

The CITES conservation meeting last month failed to protect shark species in danger of overfishing and habitat loss. What's next for the vulnerable predators? Read more