climate change

February 2010

Human activity is behind mounting sea levels.

February 2010

Climate change sends the growth of ancient trees into overdrive.

December 2009-January 2010

Northern forests need protection, too.

November 2009

As temperatures rise, Australian birds are moving toward the pole.

October 2009

Carbon emissions are predicted to increase even if Amazonian deforestation holds steady.

October 2009

Birth rates rise in the wealthiest nations.

September 2009

Sea stars grow faster in warmer, acidified water.

October 2007

European temperature trends point to more intense heat waves.

November 2007

Nightly TV news reports gave equal play to doubters and believers that humans cause global warming.

September 2007

The European Union’s emissions trading scheme curbs greenhouse gas.

Teeth that stab or crush to match their meal

To walk on walls and ceilings, your feet have to stick, but they have to get unstuck, too.

Ferns and fungi that explosively reproduce

The seemingly unwieldy shape of a fish is anything but a drag.

Hear author Xiaoming Wang interviewed by Vittorio Maestro, Editor in Chief of Natural History. (MP3, 17 minutes)