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Now, Rampino and his team suggest mantle plumes might generate these areas of massive volcanic eruptions — known as large igneous provinces — in regular patterns and, in turn, drive biological and geological cycles. "Most people thought or think that ...http://www.nbcnews.com/id/51734016/ns/technology_and_science-science/t/plumes-mo...
The struggle between predator and prey may seem savage and senseless to humans, but new research suggests it is not only essential for life on Earth, it also increases biodiversity. Without the forces of one species preying on another, researchers found ...http://www.nbcnews.com/id/46711473/ns/technology_and_science-science/t/predators...
Researchers from the Florida Museum of Natural History have documented 51 different butterfly species at the U.S. military base at Guantanamo Bay, showing that the area is an inadvertent wildlife refuge and biodiversity hotspot. The base, which covers ...http://www.nbcnews.com/id/48940206/ns/technology_and_science-science/t/butterfli...
The most widely recognized list of the world's endangered and threatened species got its latest update today (June 19), with nearly a third of all the species examined being classified as threatened with extinction. The latest update of the IUCN Red List ...http://www.nbcnews.com/id/47877774/ns/technology_and_science-science/t/endangere...
The world's biodiversity is down 30 percent since the 1970s, according to a new report, with tropical species taking the biggest hit. And if humanity continues as it has been, the picture could get bleaker. Humanity is outstripping the Earth's resources by ...http://www.nbcnews.com/id/47421743/ns/technology_and_science-science/t/report-gl...
Global biodiversity is declining at an increasingly fast clip, taking down with it natural services such as freshwater provided by rivers and streams and storm protection from barrier islands and marshes, all of which are critical to human societies.http://www.nbcnews.com/id/39673483/ns/technology_and_science-science/t/scientist...
A puzzlingly regular waxing and waning of Earth's biodiversity may ultimately trace back to our solar system's bobbing path around the Milky Way, a new study suggests. Every 60 million years or so, two things happen, roughly in synch: The solar system ...http://www.nbcnews.com/id/40787453/ns/technology_and_science-space/t/earths-expo...
GENEVA — Governments are failing to stem a rapid decline in biodiversity that is now threatening extinction for almost half the world's coral reef species, a third of amphibians and a quarter of mammals, the world's premier conservation watchdog warned ...http://www.nbcnews.com/id/31685745/ns/world_news-world_environment/t/earth-biodi...
The newly released images and videos from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) show the famously endangered bears, as well as some of their neighbors — red pandas, leopard cats and macaques among them — exploring their natural habitat. The footage ...http://science.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/22/18428782-elusive-pandas-caught-on-ca...
In "Spider-Man 2," the superhero uses his webbing to stop a runaway train from plunging off its track. The feat seems improbable, but the toughest of spider silks really are up to the task, according to a group of British college students. James Forster ...http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/futureoftech/fact-checked-spider-mans-web-woul...
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Updated May. 22, 2013
By Tia Ghose, LiveScience A misty mountain range on the Philippine island of Luzon boasts more than 100 species of reptiles and amphibians, according to a new catalog ...http://science.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/02/10/16919585-remote-philippine-island-a-...
Updated May. 21, 2013
The world's biodiversity is down 30 percent since the 1970s, according to a new report, with tropical species taking the biggest hit. And if humanity continues as it ...http://www.nbcnews.com/id/47421743/ns/technology_and_science-science/t/report-gl...
Updated May. 21, 2013
A puzzlingly regular waxing and waning of Earth's biodiversity may ultimately trace back to our solar system's bobbing path around the Milky Way, a new study suggests ...http://www.nbcnews.com/id/40787453/ns/technology_and_science-space/t/earths-expo...
Updated May. 21, 2013
Researchers from the Florida Museum of Natural History have documented 51 different butterfly species at the U.S. military base at Guantanamo Bay, showing that the ...http://www.nbcnews.com/id/48940206/ns/technology_and_science-science/t/butterfli...
Updated May. 21, 2013
GENEVA — Governments are failing to stem a rapid decline in biodiversity that is now threatening extinction for almost half the world's coral reef species, a third ...http://www.nbcnews.com/id/31685745/ns/world_news-world_environment/t/earth-biodi...
Updated May. 21, 2013
Predators needed to increase biodiversity, study finds Struggle with prey may seem savage and senseless to us, but it's essential for life on Earthhttp://www.nbcnews.com/id/46711473/ns/technology_and_science-science/t/predators...
Updated May. 21, 2013
Global biodiversity is declining at an increasingly fast clip, taking down with it natural services such as freshwater provided by rivers and streams and storm ...http://www.nbcnews.com/id/39673483/ns/technology_and_science-science/t/scientist...
Updated May. 17, 2013
Biodiversity’s winners and losers Species don’t branch off at the same rate, and these split very fast or slow Below: x Next story in Sciencehttp://www.nbcnews.com/id/32418942/ns/technology_and_science-science/t/biodivers...
Updated May. 22, 2013
The 2011 Philippine Biodiversity Expedition was funded by a gift from Margaret and Will Hearst.http://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/_news/2011/06/24/6935820-biological-gems-found-in-p...
Updated May. 22, 2013
The world's biodiversity is declining at an unprecedented rate, the recognized global watchdog on endangered species said Wednesday in announcing its annual list of ...http://www.nbcnews.com/id/6502368/ns/us_news-environment/t/species-disappearing-...
