A Jordanian oak tree that had provided shade to weary travelers since the time of the Crusades has died, reportedly the victim of careless development. The Jordan News Agency (Petra) reports the 750-year-old tree was located at the western entrance of the northern
Beekeepers fear an alarming phenomenon that is wiping out bees and leading to reduced food crops around the world has now reached New Zealand. Colony collapse disorder has caused American beekeepers to report losses of up to 90 per cent in some cases, prompting fears
Global warming is taking its toll on our food, according to the first study to demonstrate a link between global crop yields and climate change. It concludes that the steep rise in temperatures since 1980 has cut into yields of staple crops, offsetting gains from
At least six different species of whales – among them a blue whale, the largest creature that has ever lived on the planet – have been heard in the waters around New York City, according to researchers who track the gigantic and chatty mammals by listening to their
Berlin is being plagued by large numbers of wild boar roaming the streets and causing chaos. Wandering around on the roads, rummaging through garbage and digging up the grass the boars have become something of a nuisance. To combat the problem officials are putting up
A record number of big-game animals perished this winter in parts of Montana, Idaho and Wyoming from a harsh season of unusually heavy snows and sustained cold in the Northern Rockies, state wildlife managers say.”Elk, deer and moose — those animals are having a
A record-breaking crowd of humpback whales has been seen in chilly waters near Antarctica, giving researchers a unique opportunity to study the colossal creatures. However, scientists warn the unprecedented whale numbers, drawn to the region for all-night feasting
Researchers find that plants in East Africa with promising antimalarial qualities – ones that have treated malaria symptoms in the region’s communities for hundreds of years – are at risk of extinction. Scientists fear that these natural remedial qualities, and
The researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison studied wild deer mouse populations on the Channel Islands off the southern coast of California. The mice carry a variant of hantavirus – a disease spread by rodents – called Sin Nombre virus. Results of the
Thousands of hectares of tropical dry forests in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais are now safe from logging, thanks to scientists affiliated with a project called Tropi-Dry. Using information from Tropi-Dry, the members of the Superior Court of Minas Gerais
