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Nature News in Review – Week Ending May 16, 2009

Flora Lest anyone doubt the ability of something barely visible as an independent organism to wreak havok upon the biosphere, a global assessment of all 5,743 known amphibian species has found that amphibian chytrid fungus is threatening to wipe out a third of them. U.S. President Barack Obama has been honored by having a newly [...]

Nature News in Review – Week Ending March 13, 2009

Flora The botanical world is mourning the recent death of noted lichen expert Dr. John Thompson. Micro-algae are growing faster under the influence of climate change; however the composition of the algae is changing and as a result of which their nutritional value for other aquatic life is decreasing. Fauna A California Condor suffering from [...]