Scientists Study Fishbone Deforestation
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U.S. scientists are studying the environmental impact unique patterns of deforestation are imposing on the land and climate of Rondonia, Brazil.  Rondonia is in the Amazonian region where rural development projects have resulted in construction of orthogonal road networks.
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Fish are not just simple animals with a short memory, say researchers from two UK universities.
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Scientists think they may at last know why the world's largest leatherback turtle was washed up on a Welsh beach.
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Unique and endangered wildlife living on spectacular limestone outcrops in Southeast Asia face the threat of extinction due to mining and other human impacts, according to a new study.
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Scientists are tracking the oceanâs biggest whales to figure out how exactly they get enough food to build their giant bodies.
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U.S., Canadian and British scientists have created a new way of determining how extinct species moved that's independent of analyses of limb structure.
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By MICHAEL CASEY  CHEME, Thailand - For much of his life, Viroj Dedsongprak paid little attention to the mangrove forests that surrounded his Thai village. He thought nothing of it when neighbors chopped down trees for firewood or plowed them under for shrimp ponds.
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Marine researchers are hoping to prevent tides of destructive algae from killing fish and fouling beaches through early detection of the microscopic organisms.
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By The Sun, Lowell, Mass.  Sep. 17--The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department and the N.H. Department of Resources and Economic Development Division of Forests and Lands, with support from the Shoals Marine Laboratory and U.S.
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Scientists drilling ice cores in Greenland have recovered what appear to be plant remains from nearly 3km (two miles) below the surface.
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Norwegian scientists who explored the deep waters of the Atlantic Ocean said Thursday their findings &#151; including what appear to be new species of fish and squid &#151; could be used to protect marine ecosystems worldwide.
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The effort by scientists from more than 60 countries aims to understand the dynamics of life at the ends of the earth.
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Scientists are planning to take the pulse of the planet -- and more -- in an effort to improve weather forecasts, predict energy needs months in advance, anticipate disease outbreaks and even tell fishermen where the catch will be abundant.
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Animal and plant species have begun dying off or changing sooner than predicted because of global warming, a review of hundreds of research studies contends.
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For several decades researchers have studied toxin levels in Arctic peoples and wildlife and tracked pollution sources. Peter Ross is a marine mammal toxicologist with the Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans in Sidney, British Columbia.
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A rapid technique for isolating DNA in hair provides a new route to study the genetics of extinct creatures.
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Scientists are scratching their heads over strange patterns cropping up on moss-covered logs in parks in the region.