Measuring conservation in a way that counts
A new study raises questions on whether current conservation science and policy for protected areas could be saving more biodiversity—with political and economic expediency often having taken precedence in the past......»»
New animal welfare scoring system could enable better-informed food and farming choices
Cambridge University scientists have come up with a system of measuring animal welfare that enables reliable comparison across different types of pig farming......»»
What Lit the Lamps That Let Humanity Measure the Universe
Type Ia supernovas are astronomers’ best tools for measuring cosmic distances. In a first, researchers recreated one on a supercomputer to learn how they form......»»
Genetics as a conservation tool for endangered chimpanzees
The western chimpanzees of Guinea are threatened by mining activities. Using a novel genetic approach, UZH researchers and an international team have collected information on population size and community structure of the endangered species. These da.....»»
A new approach to measuring and understanding multidirectional polarization
Germany, India, Mexico, and Spain. As multiparty democracies, these countries present a more complex picture of what brings people together—or divides them. Using social media data, a group of researchers proposes a novel approach to measuring pola.....»»
Study shows links between Australia"s false killer whales and endangered groups from Hawaii
False killer whales off the Northern Australia coast need their conservation status reviewed because of similarities they share with groups from Hawaii listed as Endangered in the U.S., a Charles Darwin University (CDU) researcher says......»»
Engineers keep an eye on fuel supply of NASA"s oldest Mars orbiter
Measuring the fuel supply on Odyssey, a decades-old spacecraft without a fuel gauge, is no easy task......»»
US to boost chip collaboration, help India play larger role in global supply chain
Amid the US's strategy to rebuild a global supply chain that counts on friendshoring, the US will scale up its semiconductor collaboration with India and invite India to be part of the IPEF (Indo-Pacific Economic Framework)......»»
"Noah"s Ark for plants" hits major milestone: 40,000 plant species now banked at Kew"s Millennium Seed Bank
A world-leading seed conservation program led by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is celebrating a major milestone today in its efforts to preserve rare, threatened, and important wild plants. As of March 1, the Millennium Seed Bank (MSB) has banked mo.....»»
Toxic Twitter abuse could skew UK wildlife law
Wildlife conservation efforts could suffer because toxic online rows about trophy hunting are becoming increasingly abusive, ecologists have warned......»»
Tracing 13 billion years of history by the light of ancient quasars
Astrophysicists in Australia have shed new light on the state of the universe 13 billion years ago by measuring the density of carbon in the gases surrounding ancient galaxies......»»
New treaty plots conservation course for high seas
Protecting life in the vast expanse of ocean beyond national jurisdictions finally has an international roadmap after UN states agreed a landmark high seas treaty at the weekend......»»
How Helper Sharks Discovered the World"s Largest Seagrass Ecosystem
Scientists partnered with tiger sharks to map seagrasses—the unsung hero of ocean conservation......»»
7 Ways Jimmy Carter Has Improved America"s Energy Future--Or Tried To
As U.S. president, Jimmy Carter championed renewable energy, conservation and other then fringe efforts that are powerhouses today.....»»
Pablo Escobar"s "Cocaine Hippos" Spark Conservation Fight
Researchers worry the Colombian environmental ministry will side with animal-rights activists rather than curb the spread of invasive hippos once kept by drug-cartel leader Pablo Escobar.....»»
Case study of rare, endangered tortoise highlights conservation priorities for present, future World Wildlife Days
Though wildlife trafficking has been effectively disrupted since the first World Wildlife Day—established 50 years ago today via the 1973 Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) of Wild Fauna and Flora—a newly published ca.....»»
System-based habitat management of freshwater ecosystems benefits fish and people
Biodiversity is declining rapidly. Many conservation actions focus on single species. An alternative approach is to comprehensively improve ecological processes and habitats, thereby supporting entire species communities. This so-called ecosystem-bas.....»»
Bald eagles are fledging fewer chicks due to avian influenza, finds study
Bald eagles are often touted as a massive conservation success story due to their rebound from near extinction in the 1960s......»»
Stop Saving Cute Animals
One million species are at risk of extinction, but a handful of charismatic creatures get all the hype. A new conservation strategy has a different focus......»»
Cute Animals Are Overrated. Let’s Save the Weird Ones
One million species are at risk of extinction, but a handful of charismatic creatures get all the hype. A new conservation strategy has a different focus......»»
Better metric for prioritizing conservation of "evolutionarily distinctive" species
An updated metric for prioritizing species' conservation that incorporates scientific uncertainty and complementarity between species, in addition to extinction risk and evolutionary distinctiveness, has been published on February 28 in the open acce.....»»