Nature : Science World Report

Jun 06, 2014 10:20 AM EDT

Reducing Tropical Forest Destruction Could Cut CO2 Emissions by One-Fifth

Scientists have found that reducing deforestation in the tropics would significantly cut the amount of carbon dioxide entering the Earth's atmosphere--by as much as one-fifth.

Jun 06, 2014 09:45 AM EDT

Global Warming is Causing Earlier Springs and Later Autumns in Forests

Climate change is causing temperatures to warm all along the east coast and now, these higher temperatures are causing spring to come earlier than ever.

Jun 06, 2014 09:20 AM EDT

Newly Discovered Insect 'Sings' with Highest Ultrasonic Calls in the Animal Kingdom

Deep within the rainforests of South America there live three species of insect with the highest ultrasonic calling songs ever recorded in the animal kingdom.

Jun 06, 2014 08:31 AM EDT

66-Million-Year-Old Wildfire Reveals the Climate During the Last Days of the Dinosaurs

Researchers have discovered the first fossil-record evidence of forest fire ecology in Canada, revealing a bit more about the ancient climate of our planet.

Jun 06, 2014 07:45 AM EDT

Genetics Reveal How Sheep First Split from Goats Four Million Years Ago

Sheep and goats are closely related, but they split and became separate species about four million years ago. Now, scientists have cracked their genetic code and now know how sheep became a distinct species.

Jun 06, 2014 06:31 AM EDT

Over 300 Bizarre New Species Discovered in Greater Mekong

On the World Environment Day, the finding of over 300 mysterious new species was revealed that were discovered in the Greater Mekong.

Jun 06, 2014 06:08 AM EDT

First 3D Pterosaur Eggs Discovered in China

The first three dimensionally preserved eggs of pterosaur has been found in China among dozens of pterosaur fossils.

Jun 05, 2014 12:56 PM EDT

Plummet in Monarch Butterfly Population is Blamed on Habitat Loss, Agriculture and Milkweed

Scientists have found that the main cause of monarch butterfly population declines are not due to habitat loss in wintering grounds in Mexico, but rather due to loss of breeding grounds in the United States.

Jun 05, 2014 09:37 AM EDT

High Seas Fisheries May Drastically Impact Carbon Emissions

A new report reveals that fish and aquatic life living in the high seas are more valuable as a carbon sink than as food, and should be better protected.

Jun 05, 2014 08:25 AM EDT

How Monarch Butterflies Migrate Thousands of Miles: It's All in the Shape of the Wings

Scientists have found out how monarch butterflies are so successful at traveling vast distances. It turns out that it all has to do with the shape of their wings.

Jun 05, 2014 07:11 AM EDT