AP - NASA’s Phoenix spacecraft has detected the presence of a chemically reactive salt in the Martian soil, a finding that if confirmed could make it less friendly to potential life than once believed.
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Almost half of the world’s primate species are facing extinction, a major global assessment warns, with habitat loss the main threat.
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AP - Wildlife researchers said Tuesday that they’ve discovered 125,000 western lowland gorillas deep in the forests of the Republic of Congo, calling it a major increase in the animal’s estimated population.
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AP - The state of Alaska sued Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne on Monday, seeking to reverse his decision to list polar bears as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act.
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Young French oysters are dying from a killer virus because developing their sex organs too soon has exhausted them, scientists believe.
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Reuters - The Phoenix Mars Lander may have detected perchlorate, a potentially toxic substance used in rocket fuel, in soil samples taken from the Red Planet, NASA scientists said on Monday.
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Reuters - Tropical Storm Edouard strengthened late on Monday as it churned across the Gulf of Mexico and will likely hit the Texas coast with near-hurricane strength, U.S. forecasters said.
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Expedition to the pristine rainforest of Guyana reveals species unknown to science
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AP - Mosses once grew and insects crawled in what are now barren valleys in Antarctica, according to scientists who have recovered remains of life from that frozen continent. Fourteen million years ago the now lifeless valleys were tundra, similar to parts of Alaska, Canada and Siberia cold but able to support life, researchers […]
Reuters - White House hopeful Barack Obama on Monday called for the sale of 70 million barrels of oil from the U.S. energy stockpile as part of a swap aimed at reining in the high cost of gasoline.
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