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Bangladesh is declaring three areas in the southern Sundarbans mangrove forest as dolphin sanctuaries to protect freshwater dolphins, officials say. More here: Bangladesh dolphins get Sundarbans sanctuaries

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A new species of spider has been found near Northam-just by chance.The spider has been identified by the WA Museum as a new species of trap door spider from the Idiopidae family. See original here: New 'albino' spider found

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Nairobi - The environmental changes that have swept the planet over the last twenty years are spotlighted in a new compilation of statistical data by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), released today in a report entitled "Keeping Track of our Changing Environment: From Rio to Rio+20". Read the rest here: New UNEP Report Tracks the Changing Global Environment...

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EAST LANSING, Mich. - As the world's biodiversity hotspots are increasingly stressed by their human neighbors, zoning is becoming a common strategy to balance environmental protection and human needs. But a recent study conducted by Michigan State University researchers shows zoning for conservation demands reality checks. See the rest here: Zoning laws can help pandas and people live...

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WASHINGTON - Freakish weather disasters -- from the sudden October snowstorm in the Northeast U.S. to the record floods in Thailand -- are striking more often. And global warming is likely to spawn more similar weather extremes at a huge cost, says a draft summary of an international climate report obtained by The Associated Press. Excerpt from: Climate...

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(Reuters) - The failure of U.N. climate talks to clarify the future of the Kyoto Protocol and its market-based mechanisms could dry up investment in the carbon offset market, possibly threatening prices that are already trading near record lows. Follow this link: Analysis: Climate impasse could kill carbon offset investment

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DURHAM, N.C., Oct. 31 (UPI) -- More than half of tree species in eastern U.S. forests aren't adapting to climate change as quickly or consistently as predicted, researchers said. Read the original post: Trees not adapting well to climate change

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Around the world right now there is a war taking place, quite literally, over world food production and supply. View post: Using science to feed the world

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It's hard to imagine that the humble brinjal (also known as eggplant or aubergine) could kick up such a storm. But it has. Read more: Biopiracy in India: The case of the aubergine

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To facilitate a lawyer’s ability to readily identify and address legal ethics issues, the State Bar has published an e-Reader version of the Rules of Professional Conduct and the State Bar Act. The e-Reader version ... See the article here: The State Bar of California Rules of Professional Conduct and the State Bar Act are now available in...