Data centers use at least $7.2 billion in electricity globally Data centers use at least $7.2 billion in electricity globally mongabay.com February 15, 2007 U.S. data centers consume 45 billion…
Antarctic Peninsula warming affects penguins, krill Antarctic Peninsula warming affects penguins, krill mongabay.com February 15, 2007 While much of Antarctica has cooled over the past decade, a warming trend in…
Antarctic temperatures are not rising Antarctic temperatures are not rising mongabay.com February 15, 2007 Temperatures in Antarctica are not rising as predicted by many climate models, according to research presented…
Antarctic subglacial lakes plumbed by satellite Antarctic subglacial lakes plumbed by satellite mongabay.com February 15, 2007 The discovery of a network of rapidly filling and emptying lakes lying beneath at…
Biofuels, logging may spur deforestation in Guyana Biofuels, logging may spur deforestation in Guyana mongabay.com February 15, 2007 Growing timber exports and rising interest in biofuels are raising concerns that…
U.S. forests suffer from beauty products packaging U.S. forests suffer from beauty products packaging mongabay.com February 14, 2007 Every year millions of acres of forests in the southern United States…
Mysterious outbreak killing millions of bees Mysterious outbreak killing millions of bees mongabay.com February 14, 2007 An mysterious outbreak is causing the deaths of millions of honeybees in 22 states…
Global warming may worsen droughts in U.S. Southwest, Middle East Global warming may worsen droughts in U.S. Southwest, Middle East mongabay.com February 14, 2007 A new NASA study says that…
A pink worm-like snake has been rediscovered in Madagascar more than 100 years after it was first found. The snake, which is blind and measures about ten inches long, is…
2006 was fifth warmest year on record 2006 was fifth warmest year on record mongabay.com February 13, 2007 Last week NASA scientists announced that 2006 was the fifth-warmest year in…
Global cooling may have spawned complex life on Earth Global cooling may have spawned complex life on Earth mongabay.com February 13, 2007 Icy conditions some 600-800 million years ago may…
Night-flying birds do have predators Rare giant bat eats night-flying birds Turns out night-flying birds do have predators mongabay.com February 13, 2007 A new study published in PLoS ONE, an…
U.S. leads world in shark attacks in 2006 U.S. leads world in shark attacks in 2006 mongabay.com February 13, 2007 The United States led the world in shark attacks in…
Salamander diversity tied to elevation, age of colonization in the tropics Salamander diversity tied to elevation in the tropics mongabay.com February 13, 2007 Scientists have long documented high levels of…
China misses pollution targets China misses pollution targets mongabay.com February 13, 2007 China's environmental protection agency said that the country failed to meet any of its 2006 pollution control goals…
$25 million prize to fight global warming $25 million prize to fight global warming mongabay.com February 12, 2007 Friday Sir Richard Branson and Al Gore announced the establishment of a…
HSBC gives Smithsonian $8 million to study global warming impact on forests HSBC gives Smithsonian $8 million to study global warming impact on forests Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com February 12,…
Borneo's rainforest protected Borneo's rainforest protected Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com February 12, 2007 An agreement to protect large areas of forest in central Borneo was officially signed by three governments…
Consumption, population drive environmental problems, not urbanization or life expectancy finds study Human ecological footprint to grow 34% by 2015 finds study Consumption, population drive environmental problems,not urbanization or life…
Human disturbance of the Amazon rainforest is more extensive than previously thought say a team of scientists writing in the current edition of the journal Frontiers in Ecology. Reviewing recent…
Photos of the ancient Romeo and Juliet skeleton Photos of the ancient Romeo and Juliet skeleton mongabay February 7, 2007 Archaeologists unearthed a pair of human skeletons lying in an…
North America hit by sudden, severe climate cooling 65 M years ago North America hit by sudden, severe climate cooling 65 M years ago By DeLene Beeland, University of Florida…
Carbon dioxide could be frozen and stored to fight global warming Carbon dioxide could be frozen and stored to fight global warming mongabay.com February 7, 2007 Carbon dioxide could be…
Societies must adapt to global warming, mitigation alone is not the answer Societies must adapt to global warming, mitigation alone is not the answer mongabay.com February 7, 2007 Mankind must…
A new study warns that the simultaneous effect of habitat fragmentation, overexploitation, and climate warming could increase the risk of a species' extinction. Writing in the Proceedings of the Royal…
Lemurs at risk due to invasion of feral beasts, global warming Feral beasts threaten lemurs in Madagascar: An interview with lemur expert Dr. Michelle Sauther Rhett A. Butler, wildmadagascar.org February…
Rare vulture colony found in Cambodia Rare vulture colony found in Cambodia WCS February 6, 2007 Working in the remote forests of Cambodia, conservationists from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)…
Brazil calls out rich countries on global warming Brazil calls out rich countries on global warming mongabay.com February 6, 2007 Reuters reports that Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva…
98% of orangutan habitat in Borneo, Sumatra gone by 2022 98% of orangutan habitat in Borneo, Sumatra gone by 2022 mongabay.com February 6, 2007 A report from the United Nations…
A debate erupts in the halls of conservation science In recent years, scientists have warned of a looming biodiversity extinction crisis, one that will rival or exceed the five historic…
