Vanishing large carnivores threaten ecosystems

Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 18:55

In ecosystems around the world, the decline of large predators such as lions, wolves, otters and bears is changing the face of landscapes.

Scientists call for climate change warning mechanisms

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 4, 2013, 22:07

With climate change impacting human infrastructure and ecosystems, scientists are stressing on early warning systems to prepare for sudden changes.

Plastics dangerously harming marine ecosystems

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 3, 2013, 15:57

Up till now it was unknown to researchers whether ingested plastic transfers chemical additives or pollutants to wildlife, but a new study has shown that toxic concentrations of pollutants and additives enter the tissue of animals that have eaten microplastic.

New monkey species that purrs like a cat discovered

Last Updated: Sunday, October 27, 2013, 14:42

A new species of monkey that purrs like a cat is among 441 new species of animals and plants discovered over a four year period in the vast, under-explored Amazon rain-forest.

Nations debate giant Antarctic ocean sanctuaries

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 23, 2013, 21:03

Multi-nation talks began in Australia Wednesday over plans to protect Antarctica`s pristine waters by creating two vast ocean sanctuaries, with hopes Russia`s previous objections to the proposed no-fishing zones can be overcome.

80% terrestrial ecosystems could undergo change due to climate change

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 9, 2013, 11:43

Over 80 percent of the world`s ice-free land could undergo profound ecosystem transformation by 2100, a new study has revealed.

Microscopic life discovered in oceanic crust

Last Updated: Saturday, September 28, 2013, 11:18

A team of researchers has discovered an entire ecosystems teeming with microbes in the bottom of the deep ocean.

How Forest ecosystems adapt to more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

Last Updated: Friday, July 12, 2013, 15:45

A study from researchers in KIT has revealed that while carbon dioxide concentration in the atmosphere increases, forests enhance their water use efficiency: They can take up more gas without losing more water.

Human impacts on natural world `underestimated`

Last Updated: Saturday, May 11, 2013, 09:36

Two accepted principles of how ecosystems naturally operate could be overshadowed by the importance of human activity, a study has claimed.

Drastically greener Arctic predicted in coming decades

Last Updated: Monday, April 1, 2013, 11:38

Rising temperatures will lead to a massive "greening," or increase in plant cover, in the Arctic, a new research has predicted.

Biodiversity protects amphibians against diseases and deformities

Last Updated: Monday, February 18, 2013, 09:01

The richer the assortment of amphibian species in a pond, the more protection that community of frogs, toads and salamanders has against a parasitic infection that can cause severe deformities.

Biologists peep into life-sustaining microbial underworld

Last Updated: Sunday, January 6, 2013, 10:56

Researchers have unlocked the "black box" to the underground world, home to billions of microscopic organisms, unravelling why they make all life sustainable.