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The odds aren't great for male northern white rhinos looking for love. Only two females are left on the planet, and imminent extinction does not seem to make rhinos particularly horny: the last time this captive population produced a baby was in 2000. Now, there may be a way to save this and other endangered species - with...

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Starting with normal skin cells, scientists from The Scripps Research Institute have produced the first stem cells from endangered species. Such cells could eventually make it possible to improve reproduction and genetic diversity for some species, possibly saving them from extinction, or to bolster the health of endangered animals in captivity See more here: First Stem Cells from...

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Starting with normal skin cells, scientists from The Scripps Research Institute have produced the first stem cells from endangered species. Such cells could eventually make it possible to improve reproduction and genetic diversity for some species, possibly saving them from extinction, or to bolster the health of endangered animals in captivity See the original post here: First Stem...

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For the first time, researchers at the University of California, Davis, have demonstrated that forest trees have the ability to tap into nitrogen found in rocks, boosting the trees' growth and their ability to pull more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Here is the original post: Bedrock Nitrogen May Help Forests Buffer Climate Change, Study Finds

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For the first time, researchers at the University of California, Davis, have demonstrated that forest trees have the ability to tap into nitrogen found in rocks, boosting the trees' growth and their ability to pull more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. More here: Bedrock Nitrogen May Help Forests Buffer Climate Change, Study Finds

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Australia's gums could hold the key to an environmentally friendly aviation sector.A consortium of companies is taking action by using eucalypt trees to develop a commercial biofuel for the Australian aviation industry. Read more: Plane biofuel to be made from eucalypt

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Australia's gums could hold the key to an environmentally friendly aviation sector.A consortium of companies is taking action by using eucalypt trees to develop a commercial biofuel for the Australian aviation industry. Excerpt from: Plane biofuel to be made from eucalypt

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Conservationists have raised concerns that a livestock drug banned in India because it was pushing vultures to the brink of extinction is still being sold. Visit link: Banned livestock drug continues to threaten India's vultures, conservationists warn

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Conservationists have raised concerns that a livestock drug banned in India because it was pushing vultures to the brink of extinction is still being sold. Link: Banned livestock drug continues to threaten India's vultures, conservationists warn

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NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - In central and western Kenya, farmers have had a bumper crop of plump ears of corn and earthy potatoes. Yet in the north, skeletal children wait for food aid amid a growing emergency. Kenya is supposed to be East Africa's economic powerhouse but a drought has sharply highlighted the historical neglect of northern Kenya,...