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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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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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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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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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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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The impact that millions of pounds of government funding has had on Scotland's environment is to be assessed by a new project. The three-year study will evaluate the effect of £174 million of agri-environment funding awarded under the Scotland Rural Development Programme (SRDP). Read more here: Study examines environment funding

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The impact that millions of pounds of government funding has had on Scotland's environment is to be assessed by a new project. The three-year study will evaluate the effect of £174 million of agri-environment funding awarded under the Scotland Rural Development Programme (SRDP). Go here to read the rest: Study examines environment funding

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62 percent of the area deforested in the Brazilian Amazon until 2008 is occupied by cattle pasture, reports a new satellite-based analysis by Brazil's National Institute for Space Research (INPE) and its Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa). More: SHARE: print 62% of deforested Amazon land ends up as cattle pasture

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62 percent of the area deforested in the Brazilian Amazon until 2008 is occupied by cattle pasture, reports a new satellite-based analysis by Brazil's National Institute for Space Research (INPE) and its Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa). Here is the original post: SHARE: print 62% of deforested Amazon land ends up as cattle pasture

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The fate of a shrinking salt lake is the last thing you would expect football fans to chant about - but Iranians are doing all they can to stop a looming ecological disaster. Lake Orumieh in north-west Iran, one of the world's largest salt lakes and a Unesco biosphere reserve, is disappearing due to drought and government mismanagement,...