The World’s Primates at Risk of Extinction Due to Global Commodities Trade and Consumption

Medicine & Technology Jun 17, 2019

According to a peer-reviewed journal, the economic benefits of commodity export for primate habitat countries has been limited relative to the extreme environmental costs of pollution, habitat degradation, loss of biodiversity, continued food insecurity, and the threat of emerging disease. This recent study was published in the Journal PeerJ - the Journal of Life and Environmental Science.

Tree-Climbing Lions Of Uganda Wandering More Distant As Prey Animals Decrease

May 16, 2017

A new study reveals that the tree-climbing lions of Uganda are running low on prey and they should range more distant for finding enough prey and survive.

Why Scientists Find Smelly Salt Marshes 'Beautiful'

May 06, 2017

Environmental researcher Linda Blum finds that salt marshes offer a habitat for a wide range of organisms and offer an interesting study.

Missouri Files Lawsuit Against ‘Critical Habitat Rule’

Feb 24, 2017

An attorney in Missouri has filed a lawsuit against's Obama's ‘Critical Habitat Rule’.

A Century of Climate Change—How the Complex Landscape of the Appalachian Forests Will Fare

Apr 03, 2015

The tropical rainforests near the equator aren’t the only woodland areas affected by the effects of climate change. The Central Appalachian forests have been experiencing major effects such as heavy rainfall, drought and heat spells as well. And according to a new vulnerability assessment published today by the USDA Forest Service, the complex landscape reveals resilience to climate change in some areas, but also costly vulnerabilities in others.