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Global warming has increased the spread of pests in key farming regions with coffee exports facing the strain from the berry disease. Scientists at the Nairobi based International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) predict increased incidences of coffee berry borer in coffee zones over the next 40 years due to changing climatic patterns. Go here to...

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(Reuters) - The mystery of Earth's missing heat may have been solved: it could lurk deep in oceans, temporarily masking the climate-warming effects of greenhouse gas emissions, researchers reported on Sunday. See the original post here: "Missing" Global Heat May Hide in Deep Oceans

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NEW YORK- One in four mammals, one in eight birds and more than one in three amphibians are now at risk of extinction, according to the Red List of Threatened Species compiled by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.In a live interactive web TV program from New York on Tuesday, the extraordinary loss of this diverse...

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market in 'forest bonds' could offer a vital means of raising the finance necessary to protect the world's tropical forests, WWF says in a report published today. See the rest here: WWF calls for forest bond market to finance conservation

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The New England cottontail rabbit, in sharp decline for decades throughout the Northeast, is on the verge of disappearing from several states, with the reason somewhat a mystery, wildlife experts say. More: Native New England cottontail rabbits disappearing

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Federal agencies have changed the designation of loggerhead sea turtles from a single threatened species to nine distinct population segments; five are listed as endangered and four are listed as threatened. Read the original here: Loggerhead sea turtle protection modified

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Untouched rainforest is the key to maintaining biodiversity and has an undoubted impact on the soil quality of tropical regions. According to a new report, which was compiled from 138 existing rainforest studies, showed that primary rainforest can support the most species. Read the rest here: Virgin forest key to retaining biodiversity

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NEW DELHI - Years of combing tropical mountain forests, shining flashlights under rocks and listening for croaks in the night have paid off for a team of Indian scientists, which has discovered 12 new frog species plus three others thought to have been extinct. It's a discovery the team hopes will bring attention to India's amphibians and their...

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Scientists in Norway say they have conclusive genetic evidence that sparrows recently evolved a third species. The Italian sparrow, they argue, is a cross between the ubiquitous house sparrow and the Spanish sparrow. Read the original here: Italian sparrow joins family as a new species

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An entirely new species of dolphin has been discovered in Australia, and not in some isolated lagoon but in the shadows of skyscrapers, scientists say. More: New Dolphin Species Discovered in Big City Harbor