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Next big idea in forest conservation? Recognize the value of novel forests

Dr Liz Kimbrough 23 Oct 2014

Planting meadows in the ocean: technique may help restore disappearing seagrass beds

Anna Ikarashi 11 Aug 2014

They think, therefore they spread: plants can make complex conditional decisions

Andrew Mann 7 Jul 2014

Over 800 species added to IUCN threatened list, including 44 lemurs

Jeremy Hance 16 Jun 2014

Olinguito, tinkerbell, and a dragon: meet the top 10 new species of 2013

Jeremy Hance 22 May 2014

Life finds a way: the surprising biodiversity of cities

Nika Levikov 11 Apr 2014

Amazon trees super-diverse in chemicals

Jeremy Hance 3 Mar 2014

Next big idea in forest conservation? Applying genomics to conservation issues

Dr Liz Kimbrough 21 Feb 2014

Bromeliads may actually protect fruit trees from pest damage

Yao-hua Law 22 Jan 2014

Characteristics of nutmeg family explored

Mongabay.com 11 Nov 2013

‘Lost’ bird rediscovered in New Caledonia along with 16 potentially new species (photos)

Jeremy Hance 29 Oct 2013

Scientists outline how to save nearly 70 percent of the world’s plant species

Jeremy Hance 5 Sep 2013

Over 700 species added to the threatened categories on the IUCN Red List (photos)

Jeremy Hance 2 Jul 2013

Warming world hits fig wasps and figs

Adam Andrus 19 Jun 2013

Difference within common species may predict the presence of rare animals

Jenny R. Isaacs 5 Jun 2013

Plants re-grow after five centuries under the ice

Tanya Dimitrova 27 May 2013

Climate change to halve habitat for over 10,000 common species

Jeremy Hance 13 May 2013

The Hawaiian silversword: another warning on climate change

Zach Fitzner 6 May 2013

Future generations to pay for our mistakes: biodiversity loss doesn’t appear for decades

Jeremy Hance 15 Apr 2013

An insidious threat to tropical forests: over-hunting endangers tree species in Asia and Africa

Jeremy Hance 4 Apr 2013

Invasive plants hurt locals in Mauritius

Jeremy Hance 18 Mar 2013

Seeing the forest through the elephants: slaughtered elephants taking rainforest trees with them

Jeremy Hance 11 Mar 2013

Biofuel boom could lead to life-threatening ozone pollution

Jeremy Hance 9 Jan 2013

Botanists discover cave-dwelling plant

Alex Hatheway 7 Jan 2013

Mountain pine beetle threatening high-altitude, endangered trees

Jeremy Hance 2 Jan 2013

Some Amazon trees more than 8 million years old

Rhett Ayers Butler 14 Dec 2012

Featured video: turning yards and neighborhoods into wildlife habitat

Jeremy Hance 3 Dec 2012

Happy Halloween: nine new species of tree-climbing tarantula discovered

Jeremy Hance 31 Oct 2012

Wax palm can be sustainably harvested

Jeremy Hance 17 Sep 2012

Extremely rare plant region left unprotected in the Yucatan Peninsula

Jeremy Hance 17 Sep 2012

Teetering on the edge: the world’s 100 most endangered species (photos)

Jeremy Hance 10 Sep 2012

Rainforest fungi, plants fuel rainfall

Mongabay.com 4 Sep 2012

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