Marine life faces large-scale extinction risk
August 22nd, 2012 - 11:36 am ICT by IANS
Sydney, Aug 22 (IANS) Marine life faces far greater risk of large-scale extinctions than at any previous time in human history, world's leading marine scientists have warned.Researchers from Australia, United ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Humans, climate changed wiped out Ice Age mammals
November 6th, 2011 - 12:49 pm ICT by IANS
Syndey, Nov 6 (IANS) What particularly caused the extinction of iconic Ice Age mammals such as the woolly rhinoceros and woolly mammoth?It was believed that drastic climate changes killed large ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Biological invasions ‘may be more damaging than natural disasters’
April 3rd, 2011 - 5:01 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 3 (ANI): Biological invasions get less attention than natural disasters, but can be more economically damaging, according to biologists.Anthony Ricciardi of McGill University and his colleagues said that species invasions ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Save 587 sites to save life, urge scientists
October 26th, 2010 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
By Joydeep Gupta
Nagoya (Japan), Oct 26 (IANS) With animals and plants disappearing fast, scientists have made a plea to save 587 sites around the globe that are home to 920 species on ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Corals, big mammals to go extinct in future catastrophic event?
September 3rd, 2010 - 2:31 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 3 (ANI): Corals, big mammals and many tropical species could all go extinct in what could be a major extinction event in the not too distant future, predict scientists who ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Archaeologists Find Remains of Giant, Dog-sized Rats
July 28th, 2010 - 10:54 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
July 28 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The remains of ancient, dog sized rats, which were three times the size of the largest species alive today, were found by archaeologists in a remote ... Read more...
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Giant dog-sized rats discovered in Australia
July 28th, 2010 - 8:12 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Sydney, July 28 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Archeologists in Australia have given the details of the remains of the giant rats that were discovered in a cave in East Timorese.The ancient rats, which ... Read more...
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‘IPCC for biodiversity’ comes closer to reality
June 14th, 2010 - 5:38 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 14(ANI): A new science body has been approved by more than 90 countries to monitor the ecological state of the planet and its natural resources, which will operate much like ... Read more...
Posted in World |
World’s lizards disappearing due to rise in global temperatures
May 14th, 2010 - 1:21 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 14 (ANI): Rising temperature is adversely affecting the lizard population, so much so, that a full 20 percent of all lizard species could be extinct by the year 2080, a ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Tiny-shelled creatures shed light on extinction and recovery 65 million years ago
March 2nd, 2010 - 2:58 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 2 (ANI): In a new research, scientists are studying tiny-shelled creatures called nannoplanktons to explain the geographic unevenness of extinctions and recovery 65 million years ago.The researchers, using 823 samples ... Read more...
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New aquatic fungus pushing amphibians on road to extinction
November 24th, 2009 - 1:28 pm ICT by ANI
London, November 24 (ANI): Reports indicate that a new aquatic fungus is threatening to make many amphibians like frogs and toads extinct.According to a report in Microbiology Today, the fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Fiery mountains of coal may have caused mass extinction 250 mln yrs ago
November 6th, 2009 - 12:44 pm ICT by ANI
London, November 6 (ANI): In a new research, scientists have suggested that fiery mountains of coal might have caused the most devastating mass extinction on Earth around 250 million years ago.Around 250 ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
How towns and cities cause extinction of local plants
October 9th, 2009 - 5:00 pm ICT by ANI
London, October 9 (ANI): An international team of botanists has revealed how towns and cities cause the extinction of local plants.According to a report by BBC News, the team has compared extinction ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
New oral vaccine may help protect prairie dogs and ferrets from plague
August 4th, 2009 - 3:40 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 4 (ANI): A new oral vaccine against sylvatic plague is showing significant promise in the laboratory as a way to protect prairie dogs and may eventually protect endangered black-footed ferrets ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Humans may have been responsible for “megafauna” demise 46,000 years ago
June 23rd, 2009 - 2:28 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 23 (ANI): A team of scientists has analyzed the fossil of the extinct giant kangaroo to determine that humans were responsible for the demise of "megafauna" 46,000 years ago.There ... Read more...
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Rise in CO2 levels 200 mln yrs ago led to sudden collapse in plant biodiversity
June 19th, 2009 - 2:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 19 (ANI): In a new study, scientists have found that a rise in carbon dioxide (CO2) levels 200 million years ago led to a sudden ancient collapse in plant biodiversity.The ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Where do parasites go when their hosts become extinct?
June 2nd, 2009 - 3:23 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 2 (IANS) The loss of endangered species sends alarm bells ringing among conservationists, but what happens to the parasites they host?
Although most people would side with the panda over the ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Host species’ extinction could make parasites jump onto alternative hosts
June 2nd, 2009 - 2:09 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 2 (ANI): In a new study, scientists have determined that when host species go extinct, their parasites could switch onto alternative hosts which in turn could increase the rate of ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Save tigers by counting them on You Tube
March 14th, 2009 - 1:55 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 14 (ANI): The Wildlife Conservation Societys India Program (WCS India) has released a unique training video on You Tube that showcases the latest scientific methods for estimating the numbers ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Dino-killing meteorite did not start global wildfires 65 million years ago
February 24th, 2009 - 2:58 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 24 (ANI): The results of a new research indicate that the dinosaur-killing meteorite that struck Earth at the end of the Cretaceous period 65 million years ago did not ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
1,500 animals and plants threatened with extinction in Australia
February 19th, 2009 - 2:37 pm ICT by ANI
Canberra, Feb 19 (ANI): Scientists have said that Australia is on the verge of a wave of extinction of species, with over 1,500 animals and plants reportedly threatened with a wipe ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Plants can take an uphill hike as temperatures rise
February 11th, 2009 - 3:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 11 (ANI): A new research has indicated that as summer temperatures rise due to global warming, plants can take a hike to higher elevations, in order to bloom.The ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Earths sea level was more than 70 feet higher 400,000 years ago
February 10th, 2009 - 1:55 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 10 (ANI): Scientists have found evidence in Bermuda that Earths sea level was once more than 70 feet higher about 400,000 years ago than it is now, which may ... Read more...
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Secondary forests are worth saving as they can show signs of biodiversity
January 21st, 2009 - 3:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 21 (ANI): A new research has determined that tropical forest that has regrown after clear-cutting can become almost as biodiverse as untouched forest, and are worth conserving.According to a ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Global warming may not be causing massive decline of amphibians
November 13th, 2008 - 2:13 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 13 (ANI): Biologists have determined that the evidence of global warming causing the worldwide declines of amphibians may not be as conclusive as previously thought.Studies suggest that more than ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
North American freshwater species in danger of extinction
September 22nd, 2008 - 2:17 pm ICT by ANI
London, September 22 (ANI): A report commissioned by the American Fisheries Society has warned that the number of North American freshwater species in danger of extinction, in at least part of ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Comet explosion 12,900 years ago may have altered course of life on Earth
July 3rd, 2008 - 2:05 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 3 (ANI): New geological evidence has suggested that the course of life on Earth was altered 12,900 years ago by a giant comet exploding over Canada.The evidence was found ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Ancient ecosystems organized much like our own
April 29th, 2008 - 2:50 pm ICT by admin
Washington, April 29 (ANI): A new study has determined that networks of feeding relationships among marine species that lived hundreds of millions of years ago are remarkably similar to those of ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Corals recover - over half a century after nuclear blasts
April 16th, 2008 - 2:11 pm ICT by admin
Sydney, April 16 (IANS) It took over half a century for life to re-assert itself - but not entirely. Corals have sprouted again on Bikini Atoll, a good 50 years after it ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Focus on cute animals in extinction debate ignores invertebrates
April 2nd, 2008 - 5:57 pm ICT by admin
Washington, April 2 (ANI): Scientists have suggested that in the extinction debate, the focus is more on cute animals, thus ignoring issues like the threats faced by invertebrates and local extinctions. ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Global maps to decide areas for building conservational reserves in future
March 2nd, 2008 - 12:11 pm ICT by admin
Washington, March 2 (ANI): Biologists have developed a series of global maps that show where projected habitat loss and climate change are expected to drive the need for future reserves to prevent ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Global warming could make 30pct of land-bird species extinct by 2100
December 7th, 2007 - 4:15 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Dec 7 (ANI): With habitats fast shrinking due to global warming, a new study warns that climate change will accelerate the rate of extinction among birds and animals.The finding is based ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
150 mln-year-old Jurassic era crab species discovered in Eastern Romania
November 14th, 2007 - 2:27 am ICT by admin
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