A doctoral student with the Max Planck Institute, Bryson Voirin studies sloths and other species at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. Mongabay.com's sixth in a series of interviews with 'Young…
Is TV your top media choice? Then its likely, according to new research, that climate change is largely off your radar. A new study appearing in Communication Research shows that…
Fourth in a series of interviews with participants at the 2009 Association of Tropical Biology and Conservation (ATBC) conference. The Atlantic Forest may very well be the most imperiled tropical…
An interview with Elena Bykova, founder of the Saiga Conservation Alliance In a decline on par with that suffered by the American bison in the Nineteenth Century, in the 1990s…
How can bringing healthcare to local villagers in Uganda help save the Critically Endangered mountain gorilla? The answer lies in our genetics, says Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka, wildlife veterinarian and director…
First in a series of interviews with participants at the 2009 Association of Tropical Biology and Conservation (ATBC) conference. Sometimes we lose sight of the forest by staring at the…
Temperate rainforests will soon have a new center in Juneau, Alaska. It is hoped that the Alaska Coastal Rainforest Center (ACRC) will instigate new research and educational opportunities. The center…
An interview with Jim and Jean Thomas of the Tenkile Conservation Alliance The world's rarest tree kangaroo is in the midst of a comeback in a remote part of Papua…
After the success of their Sahafina Forest project, Biodiversity Conservation Madagascar is now branching out to the tsingy forest of Beanka, a project set to launch in October this year.…
In 2007 the number of US students enrolling in graduate programs in either science or engineering rose by 3.3 percent, nearly double the increase from the previous year, according to…
An interview with Alvaro del Castillo, director of Proyecto Asís in Costa Rica While Costa Rica is lauded for its conservation ethic, environmental concerns remain in the country. Overdevelopment is…
A partnership between local villages and conservation groups, headed up by the Bonobo Conservation Initiative (BCI), has led to the creation of a new 1,847 square mile (4,875 square kilometer)…
An interview with Sasha Wright, a graduate student studying plant ecology at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Mongabay.com's third in a new series of interviews with 'Young Scientists'.
An Interview with Katrina Fellerman of the Zoological Society of London's (ZSL) Evolutionarily Distinct & Globally Endangered Program. Mongabay.com's second in a new series of interviews with 'Young Scientists'.
Manatees become conservation symbol for communities in Mexico Manatees become conservation symbol for communities in Mexico mongabay.com December 1, 2008
Review of the indoor rainforest at San Francisco's new Academy of Sciences Review of the indoor rainforest at San Francisco's new Academy of Sciences by Harry S. Pariser, special to…
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> Zoos: Why a Revolution is Necessary to Justify Them Zoos: Why a Revolution is Necessary to Justify Them Jeremy Leon Hance, mongabay.com October 6,…
7 steps to solve the global biodiversity crisis 7 steps to solve the global biodiversity crisis mongabay.com August 11, 2008 Prominent Stanford scientists propose seven measures to end the current…
$100 laptop hit with production delays $100 laptop hit with production delays mongabay.com October 24, 2007 The "$100 laptop" -- a computer designed for children in poor countries -- has…
Conservationists need to work with, not against, rural poor An Interview with Marie-Louise Felix of WWF Guianas: Conservationists need to work with, not against, rural poor mongabay.com October 25, 2007…
Intel may power next generation of "$100 laptop" Intel may power next generation of "$100 laptop" mongabay.com September 7, 2007 Intel is in talks to speed up the processor of…
Education key to financial support for biodiversity Education key to financial support for biodiversity Jeremy Hance, mongabay.com September 6, 2007 On the coast of south-western Spain, Coto Donana National Park…
Rainforest educational resource launched in 19 languages Rainforest educational resource launched in 19 languages mongabay.com June 5, 2007 Mongabay.com, a leading tropical rainforest information web site, today announced the availability…
An interview with lemur expert Dr. Patricia Wright Conservation is saving lemurs and helping people in Madagascar: An interview with lemur expert Dr. Patricia Wright wildmadagascar.org May 7, 2007 Madagascar,…
Spring babies have reduced academic performance due to pesticides in the Midwest Spring babies do worse in school due to pesticides Date of conception impacts baby's future academic achievement mongabay.com…
Rainforest education site recognized with community award Rainforest education site recognized with community award mongabay.com March 29, 2007 Mongabay.com, a leading environmental science web site, was awarded as this week's…
An Interview with Dr. Peter Raven, director of the Missouri Botanical Garden Jump to Interview What do tigers in India, chameleons in Madagascar, redwood trees in California, and tube worms…
Microsoft wants in on $100 laptop for poor children Microsoft wants in on $100 laptop for poor children mongabay.com December 6, 2006 Looks like Microsoft may want to be involved…
Canopy research is key to understanding rainforests An interview with canopy expert Dr. Meg Lowman: Canopy research is key to understanding rainforests Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com November 28, 2006 Home…