Posts in: ecology

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Just a salamander couple. No big deal.

VIDEO: No exit: How humans are changing salamanders

An afternoon with evolutionary ecologist Steve Brady

By | Posted May 8, 2012

New York City reimagined

New York City reimagined

Eric Sanderson peels back the concrete layers of New York City

By | Posted November 18, 2011

Weed, sugar and turtles. [Image credits, left to right: warrantedarrest, Mykl Roventine, Rachel Nuwer]

Weed, sugar and turtles

Our favorites from the week

By | Posted April 15, 2011

Fishing “Down The Pricelist” Threatens Ocean Ecosystems

Fishing “Down The Pricelist” Threatens Ocean Ecosystems

Overfishing has led Indian fisheries to rely on less marketable species for profit — a practice that could have severe ecological consequences

By | Posted November 9, 2010

More than 20 percent of world’s plant species are at risk of extinction [image: RBG Kew]

World’s Plants Get First Checkup

Comprehensive assessment shows plant conservation goals still unmet

By | Posted October 5, 2010

Visualizing the Invisible Lines

Visualizing the Invisible Lines

Conservation biologists graphically map interactions between species

By | Posted September 24, 2010

Of Venom and Silk

Of Venom and Silk

Spiders might scare you, but you might need them more than you realize.

By | Posted June 7, 2010

Asian Carp, Knocking at the Great Lakes’ Back Door

Asian Carp, Knocking at the Great Lakes’ Back Door

As humans have circumvented Niagara Falls for aquatic transportation, so too have non-native species

By | Posted March 21, 2010

In the Case of the Musk Ox Decline, Man is Not Guilty

In the Case of the Musk Ox Decline, Man is Not Guilty

Genetic evidence shows environment, not humans, killed off Arctic beasts

By | Posted March 10, 2010

Making Dirt Out of Dinner

Making Dirt Out of Dinner

New York City’s universities are turning kitchen scraps into compost

By | Posted March 1, 2010

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