Rare cats can be counted
If a beast can barely be found, is it extinct, rare or just shy!. This is increasingly a great challenge for biologists who have to conserve habitat, yet somehow discover what lives in it. The niches...
View ArticleRivers of despair, polluted from Basel to Shanghai and Melbourne
We rarely see political releases of information about pollution in most countries. Here is Australia becoming more transparent about chemicals and in particular herbicides. Now we need such honesty...
View ArticleStealth predator avoids predation by chemical crypsis.
You wouldn’t want to meet up with the common puff adder. This African species is not only visually camouflaged but your dog (or even a mongoose) would find it more or less invisible too. © The Earth...
View ArticleParrots that can't fly or breed
Whatever you think of deadbeat species or lost causes, the kakapo certainly isn’t one of them. This year may see an upturn in their fortunes finally after years of dedicated effort on New Zealand’s...
View ArticleWhales, their babble, and clan dialects.
Most recent among a mass of work appearing on dolphin and whale society alongside the equivalent in birds and primates, among many others, the language of sperm whales could well be translated soon as...
View ArticleCrops for Every Corn - or Sauerkraut!
Whether we eat vegetables or meat, tofu or McDonalds, the basis of human and animal ingestion is the producers. These are the plants that are eaten by us all, in all their incredible varieties,...
View ArticleClimate warriors, renewables champions, carbon absorbers or not?
As Paris sinks in and April promises yet further promises, how are the pollution and carbon footprints decreasing over some of the major players in world climate change? © The Earth Times. Published on...
View ArticleRabbits, rabbits, rabbits - nohare to be seen.
The distribution of animals and plants can be absolutely fascinating. While fossils may not interest everybody, the mammals that occupy our earth currently give us a wealth of information. This...
View ArticleLake disappears as Bolivia dries up.
The world's water problems do not simply include the Aral Sea and this Bolivian lake. Whole states and nations are suffering from droughts that go unnoticed internationally. If we can alleviate the...
View ArticleHey, Drain Buster - try your skill at waste disposal.
More important than food, if you are not starving; more important than children, if you are currently without; the sustainability of civilisation from the ancients to the International Space Station,...
View ArticleRaven-mad or just nutcrackers: mutualism among trees and crows.
The joy of mutualism is in forever finding new connections although in this case, we should have listened to the seers at least as long ago as 1653. Many crows and their relatives hoard food n activity...
View ArticleTeaching is the Oldest Profession.
How do we evaluate modern humans in their approach to high fidelity learning. We are barely adequate in evaluating teaching, so maybe it is about time we looked more closely at how children really...
View ArticleAntarctic penguin loss reported to be severe.
It is impossible to judge exactly how global warming will affect all of us. This includes remote populations of plants and animals, many of which could be important in predicting how climate is...
View ArticleHell (and Hadesarchaea) provides great research.
The genome is already possibly the most useful tool in fighting disease, enabling conservation, and improving our scientific efficiency all round. Here the most ancient organisms are investigated and...
View ArticleWhale-guided research reveals the oceans’ true biology.
The revealing of the oceans’ wealth probably postdates the almost-total human exploitation of perhaps our most valuable resource. Here is an important indication that wealth remains deep below our puny...
View ArticleSmogmobile could rule city roads.
An important step for many countries now is relieving the strain on health services from the heavy but invisible pollution, not only from our cars but actually drawn into our vehicles. © The Earth...
View ArticleForest management-the sustainable approaches.
Why do we allow the rainforest to die? How can we possibly encourage the regeneration of large stretches of the habitat needed for organisms large and small?© The Earth Times. Published on The Earth...
View ArticleIs camouflage cryptic or a masquerade?
We have a record for being obsessed with camouflage in the sea or on land. The incredible lengths that species will go to (evolve) in order to resemble an object that is either dangerous or inedible....
View ArticleNew Species of Rafflesia for Philippines.
Plants such as Rafflesia spp. are closest to the Euphorbias, but literally stand out as amazing examples of evolution to attract insects for pollination and mammals for dispersal. We take off our hats,...
View ArticleAir travel with less carbon, more aerodynamics?
Solar or biofuel? Well, we know which plane will get you there quicker at the moment. © The Earth Times. Published on The Earth TimesRelated ArticlesNew Species of Rafflesia for Philippines.Antarctic...
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