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"Never Forgetting" Helps Elephants Survive, Study Says
August 19, 2008
Memories of drought remain with old female elephants and could help their clans survive hard times, new research says.
Hungry Musk-Oxen, Caribou Could Help Warming Arctic
August 19, 2008
Large grazing animals temper the effects of climate change on Arctic ecosystems by keeping plant explosions in check, according to a new study.
"Dead Zones" Multiplying Fast, Coastal Water Study Says
August 14, 2008
More than 400 swaths of coastal waters are so deprived of oxygen they cannot sustain normal marine life, scientists say.
PHOTOS: Arctic Ice Loss in Japan Hits Tourism, Wildlife
August 13, 2008
In northern Japan, declines in drifting Arctic sea ice are raising fears that global warming will impact wildlife and tourism at Shiretoko National Park.
Vanishing Arctic Ice May Hurt Japan's Wildlife, Tourism
August 13, 2008
Recent declines in drift ice around the Shiretoko Peninsula are raising fears of global warming's impact on the local ecosystem -- and endangering winter tourism.
Deep-Diving Seals Are Cheap Labor for Antarctic Surveys
August 12, 2008
Sensor-equipped elephant seals are effective?and cheaper?alternatives to satellites and ships that can't study ice-covered oceans in winter, a new study says.
Vanishing Animal Migrations Need Saving, Experts Say
August 8, 2008
Habitat destruction and climate change are making migrations increasingly difficult for many species, but it's not too late to bring these visually spectacular and environmentally critical mass movements back, according to a new study.
Bill Clinton on Africa and the Future
August 7, 2008
Interviewed in Africa, the former U.S. President discusses how African leaders can fight the food, energy, and climate crises and how the continent can unite.
Extreme Rains to Be Supercharged by Warming, Study Says
August 7, 2008
Raising the specter intense flooding and epidemics, a new study suggests global warming could make rains stronger and more frequent than previously forecast.
Shellfish May Invade North Atlantic As Ice Melts
August 8, 2008
If Arctic sea ice melts, as expected, a mollusk migration will resume for the first time in 3.5 million years, scientists say.
