Tag: Biodiversity
Don’t blame cats for destroying wildlife – shaky logic is leading...
William S. Lynn, Clark University; Arian Wallach, University of Technology Sydney, and Francisco J. Santiago-Ávila, University of Wisconsin-Madison
A number of conservationists claim cats are...
Museums preserve clues that can help scientists predict and analyze future...
Pamela Soltis, University of Florida; Joseph Cook, University of New Mexico, and Richard Yanagihara, University of Hawaii
In less than 20 years, communities around the...
It’s OK to feed wild birds – here are some tips...
Julian Avery, Pennsylvania State University
Millions of Americans enjoy feeding and watching backyard birds. Many people make a point of putting food out in winter,...
Lemurs are the world’s most endangered mammals, but planting trees can...
Andrea L. Baden, Hunter College
Madagascar, the world’s fourth-largest island, is a global biodiversity hotspot.
Andrea BadenThe island of Madagascar off the southeastern coast of Africa...
Feral pigs harm wildlife and biodiversity as well as crops
Marcus Lashley, Mississippi State University
They go by many names – pigs, hogs, swine, razorbacks – but whatever you call them, feral pigs (Sus scrofa)...
High-value opportunities exist to restore tropical rainforests around the world –...
Robin Chazdon, University of Connecticut
The green belt of tropical rainforests that covers equatorial regions of the Americas, Africa, Indonesia and Southeast Asia is turning...
Biodiversity helps coral reefs thrive – and could be part of...
Cody Clements, Georgia Institute of Technology
Coral reefs are home to so many species that they often are called “the rainforests of the seas.” Today...
Coral reefs provide flood protection worth $1.8 billion every year –...
Michael Beck, University of California, Santa Cruz
The news is grim: According to a report compiled by hundreds of scientists from 50 countries, Earth is...
EXPLORING NATURE
The battle over a global energy transition is on between petro-states...
Jennifer Morgan, Tufts University
Two years ago, countries around the world set a goal of “transitioning away from fossil...
