http://en.redtram.com/ News on "Ecology & Environment"  everywhere Copyright (c) 2009 RedTram. All rights reserved. webmaster@redtram.com (RedTram) en Sat, 28 Nov 2009 05:32:10 GMT 300 100 50 http://en.redtram.com/ http://img.en.redtram.com/rsslogo.gif 3329 | Ecological speciation by sexual selection on good genes http://en.redtram.com/go/233028616/top100/ 233028616 Darwin suggested that the action of natural selection can produce new species, but 150 years after the publication of "On the Origin of Species" debate continues on the mechanisms of speciation. New research finds sexual selection to greatly enlarge the Sat, 28 Nov 2009 04:50:48 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/233028616/top100/ 3329 | Wide heads give hammerhead sharks exceptional stereo view http://en.redtram.com/go/233028591/top100/ 233028591 Why hammerhead sharks have their distinctively shaped heads has puzzled scientists for generations, but now researchers have discovered that hammerheads' wide heads give them an impressive stereo view. Sat, 28 Nov 2009 04:50:36 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/233028591/top100/ 3329 | Knockouts in human cells point to pathogenic targets http://en.redtram.com/go/233028561/top100/ 233028561 Researchers have developed a new approach for genetics in human cells and used this technique to identify specific genes and proteins required for pathogens. With the ability to generate knockout cells for most human genes, the authors were able to Sat, 28 Nov 2009 04:50:19 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/233028561/top100/ 3329 | Tough yet stiff deer antler is materials scientist's dream http://en.redtram.com/go/233028516/top100/ 233028516 It is almost impossible to make materials that are tough yet stiff: stiff materials tend to break easily and cannot absorb impacts. But not so dry deer antlers. Surviving impacts that are six times greater than crashes that shatter wet Sat, 28 Nov 2009 04:49:52 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/233028516/top100/ 3329 | Ecologists sound out new solution for monitoring cryptic species http://en.redtram.com/go/233028415/top100/ 233028415 Ecologists have worked out a way of using recordings of birdsong to accurately measure the size of bird populations. This is the first time sound recordings from a microphone array have been translated into accurate estimates of bird species' populations. Sat, 28 Nov 2009 04:49:01 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/233028415/top100/ 239615 | Madagascar braces against cyclones as UN appeals for relief http://en.redtram.com/go/233010775/top100/ 233010775 The United Nations is appealing to its members to contribute $6 million ahead of a wave of cyclones expected off the Indian Ocean next month, focusing on the needs of Madagascar most. Sat, 28 Nov 2009 02:54:48 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/233010775/top100/ 239615 | UN's Ban sure of a Climate Treaty ahead of the Copenhagen Summit next month http://en.redtram.com/go/233010744/top100/ 233010744 UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was encouraged by the interest being shown by world leaders ahead of the United Nations' climate change summit to be held in Copenhagen next month, saying that a strong framework for a Climate Treaty could be Sat, 28 Nov 2009 02:54:31 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/233010744/top100/ 45968 | China Announces Carbon Intensity Target, Premier to Attend Copenhagen http://en.redtram.com/go/232996935/top100/ 232996935 China announced today that Premier Wen Jiabao will attend the Copenhagen climate summit and that China will commit to reducing its carbon intensity by 40 to 45 percent from 2005 levels by 2020. Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:14:46 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232996935/top100/ 46985 | Illegal fishing agreement to push pirates out of ports http://en.redtram.com/go/232996250/top100/ 232996250 Rome, Italy - A new international agreement to better control vessels in the world's ports will cut off access to global markets for pirate fishers, responsible for fueling overfishing and the illegal seafood trade.This week, states participating in the United Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:10:46 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232996250/top100/ 3328 | Mass extinction: Why did half of N. America's large mammals disappear 40,000 to 10,000 years ago? http://en.redtram.com/go/232996240/top100/ 232996240 Years of scientific debate over the extinction of ancient species in North America have yielded many theories. However, new findings reveal that a mass extinction occurred in a geological instant. Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:10:44 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232996240/top100/ 46985 | It always used to rain at Christmas http://en.redtram.com/go/232996237/top100/ 232996237 Viterbo, Italy - In Kericho, Kenya, Christmas always used to be celebrated in heavy rain."Today, Christmas is usually dry," said Mrs Nelly Damaris Chepkoskei, a 53 year old farmer who works extensively with the women of her community. With 10 Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:10:43 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232996237/top100/ 46985 | Europe A-grades itself into failure on energy efficiency measures http://en.redtram.com/go/232996219/top100/ 232996219 Brussels, Belgium - Europe has failed to make significant ground with two key energy efficiency measures, taking positions that advantage industry after months of negotiations.On buildings and appliances, the EU missed the opportunity to maintain its one time position leading Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:10:40 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232996219/top100/ 46985 | Brazil throws out another climate challenge updating greenhouse gas inventory http://en.redtram.com/go/232996202/top100/ 232996202 Brasilia, Brazil: Brazil this week announced preliminary data for an update of its long neglected greenhouse gas emissions inventory, a move strongly welcomed by WWF-Brazil.The low key announcement, made by Science and Technology Minister Sergio Machado Rezende during a Senate Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:10:36 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232996202/top100/ 3328 | Academic questions 'green' initiatives on cutting carbon footprint http://en.redtram.com/go/232996184/top100/ 232996184 Global carbon markets may well have been hailed as the savior of the planet by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but in many ways they are doing more harm than good, according to new evidence. Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:10:32 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232996184/top100/ 46985 | Rasmussen's flying high and aiming low act to surface in Caribbean http://en.redtram.com/go/232996178/top100/ 232996178 Gland, Switzerland: Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen is taking his pessimism about a legally binding global climate agreement emerging from his capital Copenhagen to the Caribbean, for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) starting today in Trinidad and Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:10:30 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232996178/top100/ 154915 | FWP Seeks Information on Second Bull Moose Poached Near Cardwell Within a Month http://en.redtram.com/go/232996008/top100/ 232996008 Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is again asking for the public's help with the investigation of a second trophy-class bull moose poached along the Jefferson River near Cemetery Road south of Cardwell. Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:09:44 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232996008/top100/ 154915 | FWP Seeks Applicants for Region 3 Citizens' Advisory Committee http://en.redtram.com/go/232995980/top100/ 232995980 Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is seeking applicants to fill five volunteer positions on the Region 3 Citizens' Advisory Committee (CAC). Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:09:33 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232995980/top100/