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Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:30:00 +0200
The well-documented demise of an endangered frog reveals how swiftly the deadly chytrid fungus can decimate amphibians.
Fri, 30 May 2008 19:30:00 +0200
People dumping their pet fish into local waterways could introduce yet another exotic species into the Great Lakes watershed.
Thu, 29 May 2008 19:05:00 +0200
A species of marmot unique to western Washington state is rapidly declining, recent surveys confirm.
Tue, 13 May 2008 18:45:00 +0200
Big fish have returned to California's southern coast following a 15-year ban on gill net fishing.
Mon, 12 May 2008 20:25:00 +0200
Warming winter weather in southeast Alaska has created a combination of conditions that's eliminating yellow cedar from low-elevation rainforests.
Thu, 01 May 2008 22:15:00 +0200
A fungus introduced from Europe is well on its way to rendering whitebark pine trees extinct in some North American national parks, scientists warn.
Fri, 04 Apr 2008 18:45:00 +0200
Agriculture, forestry and especially oil and gas development have recently flourished across the forested landscape of northeastern British Columbia. In their wake, wildlife habitat has been restructured at an exponential rate.
Wed, 02 Apr 2008 21:25:00 +0200
Scientists have compared their own recent observations of when Massachusetts plants start flowering in spring with the records Henry David Thoreau made 150 years ago.
Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:25:00 +0200
The total number of known species in the world for each major category of animals, plants and algae.
Tue, 25 Mar 2008 04:00:00 +0100
The assortment of ladybug species living in North America has shifted dramatically in the last 20 years.
Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:30:00 +0100
As rivers along the Pacific coast get warmer, the survival rate of migrating sockeye salmon will plummet.