Did the world's only venomous primate evolve to mimic the cobra?
Sep 29, 2014, 10:26 am By Jeremy Hance
The bite of a slow loris can be painful, and sometimes even lethal. After all, this cute-looking…Dogs may be responsible for declining mammals in Brazil’s agroforests
Fri 2:39pm By Tiffany Roufs
With an estimated population of 700 million individuals, domestic dogs are the most abundant…Diverse, deceptive, declining: orchids threatened by deforestation in South America
Fri 1:41pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Pushing past a thick fern leaf, Crain stopped short, overcome by joy. As he broke into dance, his…Coal mine has heavy impact in Indonesian Borneo
Fri 5:37am By Rhett Butler
Baharuddin should be happy. The rambutan and durian trees flanking his home are heavy with fruit.…Hitchhiking Caribbean lizard upends island biogeography theory
Sep 25, 2014, 11:15 pm By Rhett Butler
The biggest factor determining species diversity and distribution on islands is not size and…Climate change to boost farmland, diminish harvests, says new study
Sep 25, 2014, 7:40 pm By Brittany Stewart
Climate change is likely to alter how we humans grow adequate amounts of food for a swelling global…Reintroduction program ups Mexico's scarlet macaw population by 34 percent in one year
Sep 25, 2014, 7:01 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
While listed as Least Concern by the IUCN, the scarlet macaw has disappeared from almost all of its…Four countries pledge restoration of over 30 million hectares of degraded land at UN Summit
Sep 25, 2014, 5:33 pm By Jeremy Hance
In 2011, Germany and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature launched the Bonn…Scientists uncover six potentially new species in Peru, including bizarre aquatic mammal (photos)
Sep 25, 2014, 1:01 pm By Jeremy Hance
A group of Peruvian and Mexican scientists say they have uncovered at least six new species near…In the shadows of Machu Picchu, scientists find 'extinct' cat-sized mammal
Sep 25, 2014, 12:41 pm By Jeremy Hance
Below one of the most famous archaeological sites in the world, scientists have made a remarkable…Termites suffer in logged forests and palm oil plantations
Sep 25, 2014, 11:48 am By Tiffany Roufs
Ants appear more resilient to forest degradation than termites. Scientists have long studied how…Turning point for Peru's forests? Norway and Germany put muscle and money behind ambitious agreement
Sep 24, 2014, 4:56 pm By Jeremy Hance
From the Andes to the Amazon, Peru houses some of the world's most spectacular forests. Proud and…Scientists use genes, feces to study disappearing monkeys
Sep 24, 2014, 2:36 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
Human pressures through tree clearing and poaching are reducing both forest and fauna in West…Towards the poles: tropical cyclones on the move
Sep 24, 2014, 2:30 pm By Tiffany Roufs
If you thought your relatively northerly or southerly location sheltered you from Mother Nature’s…限界点に到達？ 西南極、ゆっくりと止まることなく融解
Sep 24, 2014, 1:32 pm By Brittany Stewart
200年後の地球は全く異なって見えることだろう。今週発表された2つの重要な研究論文は、西南極の氷床が気候変動のあおりを受けて一見避けられない崩壊状態であることを明らかにした。ゆっくりとした崩壊はやがて地球規模で3.6~4.5メートル…Brazilian drivers will intentionally run-down small animals, but only if it is safe
Sep 24, 2014, 10:21 am By Tiffany Roufs
Although not always very wide, roads can be huge barriers to wildlife. Not only do roads break up…Leaders pledge to end deforestation by 2030
Sep 24, 2014, 9:25 am By Rhett Butler
Dozens of companies, non-profit organizations, and governments pledged to work together to halve…Cargill commits to zero deforestation across entire global supply chain: all commodities
Sep 24, 2014, 5:34 am By Rhett Butler
Cargill, one of the world's largest agricultural companies, has extended its zero deforestation…Norway to pay Liberia to stop deforestation
Sep 23, 2014, 7:50 pm By Morgan Erickson-Davis
In one of the many major announcements that have come out of the UN Climate Summit in New York this…Fragmented forests hurt some bat species, may benefit others
Sep 23, 2014, 4:18 pm By Tiffany Roufs
Development of roads and other structures disturb large, continuous patches of habitat for wildlife.…
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