Tag: Biodiversity - Page 5
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10 Breathtaking Time-Lapse Videos Showcasing Nature as You've Never Seen it Before
From Antarctica to the Canary Islands, the rapid-fire photos that make up these videos capture a truly remarkable view of the natural world.
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Africa's Rainforests May Be More Resilient To Climate Change Than Amazon's
It all comes down to the fact that over the past four millennia there have been more changes in climate there which these forests have been through.
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Arbitrary, Development-Obsessed Environmental Policy-Making Threatening Turkey's Ecosystems
Turkey's biodiversity crisis hit the pages of both Science and the New York Times this week.
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10 Fascinating New Species Discovered in 2011
From parasites that turn ants into suicidal zombies to rodent-eating plants and inflatable sharks, here are 10 of science's most amazing recent finds.
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Woodland Restoration Volunteers Rewarded with Cheap Firewood
Woodland conservation is getting a boost from volunteers who want to source cheap wood fuel. It's a win-win situation for all.
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Scientists Find Rarest US Bumblebee Again After 55 years.
This bumblebee was last spotted in 1956. Now scientists have found three of the furry little creatures on a patch of weeds by the highway.
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Year in Review: The Weirdest, Wildest Animal Stories of 2011
From unexplained mass animal deaths to orange alligators to wooly mammoth return, these are the strangest animal stories that made the news this year.
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2000 Year Old Food Forest Feeds 800 Farmers (Video)
In the deserts of Morocco, a 2000-year-old food forest provides food security for 800 farming families. This is the true meaning of oasis.
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Former Landfill to Become Haven For Wildlife
In England, the parlance is rather unique: trash is called 'rubbish', trashcans are called 'bins', and former landfills are called pristine new wildlife sanctuaries.
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Turkey's Rich Biodiversity in Crisis, Scientists Say
Ecosystems and plant and animal species across Turkey are in trouble, according to a comprehensive new scientific paper on the country's rich, but threatened biodiversity.
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Endangered African Wild Dogs Captured in Rare Photos by WildiZe
Photographer Eli Weiss recieved "unprecedented access" to the animals -- and came home with these stunning shots including pups and a successful hunt.
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Western Soundscape Archive Preserves the Sounds of Nature
Finally, the squeaks of a field mouse at the click of a mouse.
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Ever Seen a Walking Onion? How Unusual Plants Promote Greener Gardening (Video)
Growing your own food is good. But why limit yourself to grocery store staples. One London project encourages gardeners to think outside the box.
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Rare Albino Snail Discovered in New Zealand
Given their propensity for a less-than-speedy gait, it's no wonder snails evolved to blend in with their surroundings -- but for one such slow mover, genetics had other things in mind.
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6 Problems Caused by Shrinking Biodiversity
Mass reductions in biodiversity does not just lead to a less vibrant, colorful, natural world. Indeed, species loss contributes to many problems directly impacting human populations.
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Biomimicry in Architecture by Michael Pawlyn (Book Review)
A new book on the radical design disicpline of biomimicry in the built in environment
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Campaigners Occupy KFC's Facebook Page to Oppose Forest Destruction
KFC is not known for its environmental record. But it could at least take steps to stop destroying endangered forests for its packaging.
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Global Vote Yields New 7 Wonders of Nature
After two years of vote-casting by millions of people from across the globe, a new list of the "New 7 Wonders of Nature" has been revealed.
