Climate change models may underestimate extinctions
Predictions of the loss of animal and plant diversity around the world are common under models of future climate change. But a new study shows that because these climate models don’t account for...
View ArticleNew Primordial Protozoan Species Is Not in Any Known Kingdom of Life
A tiny microorganism found in Norwegian lake sludge may be related to the very oldest life forms on this planet, a possible modern cousin of our earliest common ancestor. It is not a fungus, alga,...
View ArticleKick-starting mother nature. How to turn the desert into a fertile place...
The Naga Foundation is a non-profit organisation based in the Netherlands. Naga conducts innovative water management work in semi-arid parts of Africa and Asia To tackle this problem, it is essential...
View ArticleChina Says No More Shark Fin Soup at State Banquets
China said Tuesday that it would prohibit official banquets from serving shark fin soup, an expensive and popular delicacy blamed for a sharp decline in global shark populations. The ban, reported by...
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