... tropical forests will help reduce climate change and save species in those forests, governments could risk neglecting other forests that ... then biodiversity hotspot areas -- home to endemic species most at risk of extinction as their habitats are shrinking rapidly -- ... a similar mistake. A well designed REDD can save many species and in our paper we show how this can be done." New climate treaty ...

... an astonishing abundance, diversity and distribution of deep sea species that have never known sunlight — creatures that somehow manage a living in a ... darkness now number 17,650, a diverse collection of species ranging from crabs to shrimp to worms. Most have adapted to diets ... 1,000 meters (~.62 miles) and 17,650 species for which all recorded observations are deeper than 200 meters, the ...

... , researchers determined the "hobbit" to be a distinct species and not a genetically flawed version of modern humans. Details of ... of Flores in the Indonesian archipelago. This discovery of a new human species called Homo floresiensis has spawned much debate with ... ;Flo" to confirm the evolutionary path of the hobbit species. The specimen was remarkably complete and included skull, jaw, ...

... body dimensions demonstrates the Flores Island "hobbits" were a separate species, according to the latest study offered up as evidence in a controversy ongoing since 2003. Modern ... anatomy of Homo floresiensis." COMMENT: As readers know, I have always been on the "separate species" side of this argument. This has been a fascinating example of a scientific controversy, and I ...

... island until about 12,000 years ago. Homo floresiensis is a genuine ancient human species and not a descendant of healthy humans dwarfed by disease found researchers from Stony Brook University Medical ... a well-preserved female specimen, the researchers determined the “hobbit” to be a distinct species and not a genetically flawed version of modern humans. Daily Galaxy (thanks Jay, Kim, ...

... I have 4 more larger Vandas that look very, very similar and also have nearly identical buds on them, so I may have (at least) 5 pieces of this same plant. I suspect it may be a species as I'd believe a hybrid would probably be showier. It is quite strongly perfumed. Any ideas on a name would be greatly appreciated. Cheers, Aus. Attached Thumbnails ...