MANILA — Filipino scientists have discovered what might be the next big indigenous plant material for rehabilitating a mining site teeming with copper and arsenic — and it’s a largely…
The greatest natural history repository in South America, Brazil’s National Museum was consumed by fire last Sunday — much was destroyed, but not all.
A new study drastically upends conventional wisdom about when plants colonized land, pushing back the date about 80 million years to around half a billion years ago. The new date…
PHONG NHA, Vietnam - Deep in the forests of central Vietnam, home to rare flora and fauna and the world’s most spectacular system of caves, tourism is benefiting the local environment.…
On Wednesday, United States President Barrack Obama created two new national monuments: The Bears Ears National Monument in southeastern Utah and the Gold Butte National Monument in southeastern Nevada. Using…
A dramatic painting of Christopher Columbus on the Santa Maria. Columbus' arrival and subsequent colonizing forces in the New World led to million of deaths due to disease. Painting by:…
Pumice island. Courtesy of the Royal Navy 0810pumicefloating New Zealand's Royal Navy has found a 10,000-square mile (26,000-square kilometer) patch of pumice floating on the surface of the South Pacific…
Field camp on Ferrigno Ice Stream. Courtesy of the University of Aberdeen British researchers have discovered a one mile deep rift valley hidden beneath the icy surface of West Antarctica,…
Aerial photo of an Amazon rainforest tributary in Peru. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler. The common view of the Amazon is that it is one massive, unbroken forest. This impression…
The US Geological Survey (USGS) has found that every ice front in the southern part of the Antarctic Peninsula—the coldest part—has been retreating overall for the past sixty years with…
Considering it is unlikely that global carbon emissions will start dropping anytime soon, researchers are beginning to look at other methods to combat climate change. One of these is to…
Extinction can be set in motion millions of years before a species' actual demise, suggesting that present-day drivers of habitat destruction and degradation may have already doomed many species to…
A new study, published in the journal Geology, estimates the age of the Amazon river at 11 million years. Conducting analysis of sedimentological and paleontological data obtained by drilling deep…
New process may fight climate change by storing billions of tons of CO2 in rock New process may fight climate change by storing billions of tons of CO2 in rock…
Geology, climate links make Guiana Shield region particularly sensitive to change Geology, climate links make Guiana Shield region particularly sensitive to change mongabay.com June 14, 2008 Soil and climate patterns…
CO2 emissions are presently 100 times the natural rate Earth's minerals kept CO2 levels in balance prior to humans mongabay.com April 28, 2008 CO2 emissions are presently 100 times the…
How Old Is the Grand Canyon? How Old Is the Grand Canyon? mongabay.com March 6, 2008 The Grand Canyon began to open at least 17 million years ago — older…
Cretaceous sea levels were 550 feet higher than today Cretaceous sea levels were 550 feet higher than today mongabay.com March 6, 2008 Sea levels were 550 feet (170 m) higher…
Amazon river flowed into the Pacific millions of years ago Amazon river flowed into the Pacific millions of years ago mongabay.com October 24, 2006 A new study adds further evidence…
Weight of flooded Amazon river causes Earth to sink 3 inches Weight of flooded Amazon river causes Earth to sink 3 inches Ohio State University news release October 5, 2005…
