Jun 22 2010

An Island of Honeybees in the African Desert

A genetically distinct population of honey bees has been found, isolated in the Libyan desert for the last 10,000 years.

Jun 17 2010

Deforestation Triggers Malaria Outbreaks in Brazil

Tag: Animal Breeding, Biodiversity, Carbon Emissions, ConservationZahra Hirji @ 5:09 pm
Scientists discovered that a 4.2 percent change in deforestation of the Amazon yields a 48 percent increase in malaria outbreaks in Brazil.

Feb 12 2010

When Spring Arrives, Life is Timing

The most comprehensive and systematic analysis of the environmental impacts of a changing climate confirms what many individual studies have found -- the arrival of warmer temperatures earlier in the year is posing a variety of life-cycle risks to plants ...

Feb 03 2010

Migrating Cranes Get a Little Ultralite Assistance

Tag: Animal Breeding, Animal Instincts, Animal ScienceSarah Dowdey @ 7:13 pm
Each year in late January, an ultralight aircraft descends on Florida with a flock of young whooping cranes in tow. The birds, which are from central Wisconsin, follow the aircraft across the country to one of two wildlife preserves in ...