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ScienceDaily (Apr. 2, 2012) - The world's most popular weed killer, Roundup®, can cause amphibians to change shape, according to research recently published in Ecological Applications. Read more from the original source: Herbicide Can Induce Morphological Changes in Vertebrate Animals: Tadpoles Change Shape

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ScienceDaily (Apr. 3, 2012) - A project running almost 10,000 climate simulations on volunteers' home computers has found that a global warming of 3 degrees Celsius by 2050 is 'equally plausible' as a rise of 1.4 degrees. See the original post here: 10,000 Simulations Show Warming Range of 1.4 to 3 Degrees by 2050

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The effects of climate change, such as coral bleaching, become slow-motion disasters, with knock-on effects for years Follow this link: How Coral Bleaching Could Lead to Famine

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It is a potent image: desperate refugees fleeing environmental apocalypse, crossing boundaries to save their very lives. See the article here: Climate migration is a solution, not desperation

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WELLINGTON, New Zealand, April 3 (UPI) -- Conservationists say they're stepping up pressure on New Zealand's government to protect two endangered dolphin species. Read the original: Groups urge New Zealand dolphin protection

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MEXICO CITY, Apr 4, 2012 (Tierramérica) - Mexico's oases encompass significant environmental, cultural, social and economic wealth that must be properly assessed and preserved, warn experts. View post: Mexican Oases in Urgent Need of Protection

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Ants work together to battle a deadly fungus by diluting the infection across the colony More: Infectious Selflessness: How an Ant Colony Becomes a Social Immune System

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ScienceDaily (Apr. 3, 2012) - The U.S. National Research Council has just released a synthesis of reports from thousands of scientists in 60 countries who took part in the International Polar Year (IPY) 2007-08, the first in over 50 years to offer a benchmark for environmental conditions and new discoveries in the polar regions. Originally posted here: New...

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After two-year ban to replenish depleted stocks, limited access granted to fish in Pacific, where 60% of world's tuna are sourced See the rest here: Tuna fishing ban in Pacific partially lifted

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Oklahoma: Will Fear or Facts Decide Hunting Policy? Read the original: Oklahoma: Will Fear or Facts Decide Hunting Policy?