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ScienceDaily (Nov. 16, 2011) - The impact of deforestation on global warming varies with latitude, according to new research from a team of scientists representing 20 institutions from around the world. The surprising finding, which researchers say calls for new climate-monitoring strategies, will be published in the Nov. 17 issue of the journal Nature. Follow this link: Deforestation...

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NEW YORK, Nov 17, 2011 (IPS) - Long before the Pacific will rise to a level that will leave its estimated 30,000 islands submerged, most of them might be severely affected by frequent flooding and storms. Read this article: The Finer Points of Rising Sea Levels

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They thought it had croaked. But missing for a half-century and listed as extinct in 1996, the Hula painted frog has been spotted again in northern Israel, its only known habitat. More here: Frog Jumps Back from Extinction in Israel

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A species of crustacean makes silk underwater See the rest here: No sow's ear

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New video footage captured by a tuna industry whistleblower has been released by Greenpeace, which reveals the routine slaughter of other marine species, including whale sharks, rays and whales. Read the original here: Shocking footage reveals tuna industry's slaughter of marine life - video

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Legal trouble is brewing between San Francisco-based Anchor Brewing and Boston Beer, maker of Sam Adams. Boston Beer is accusing Anchor Brewing of hiring one of their former employees in an effort to gain trade secrets . The employee in question, Judd Hausner, was an executive at Boston Beer. He was hired by the brewer in 2006, and...

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Plainclothes NYPD officers reportedly feigned having to use the restroom in order to enter a church and conduct surveillance on Occupy Wall Street protestors who recently sought shelter there after being evicted from their original protest site at Zuccotti Park.

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AZ: NRA, SCI Fight to Keep Recreational Shooting Open in Sonoran Desert National Monument Read more: AZ: NRA, SCI Fight to Keep Recreational Shooting Open in Sonoran Desert National Monument

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Traditional crops worldwide are in urgent need of protection from global warming, according to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). See original here: Traditional African Food Crops Need Protection from Climate Change

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A European Union target to promote the use of biofuels will accelerate global species loss because it encourages the conversion of pasture, savanna and forests into new cropland, EU scientists have warned. Read more from the original source: EU Biofuel Target Seen as Driving Species Loss