Can elephants save the planet?

Newswise – in the results published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)Researchers and colleagues at Saint Louis University report that elephants play a key role in creating forests that store more carbon in the atmosphere and maintain forest biodiversity in Africa. If the already endangered elephants become extinct, the rainforests of Central … Read more

Carrot tree populations are older, and more diverse than expected

Newswise – Tsukuba, Japan – It’s often assumed that the island’s collections of flora and fauna are just plain, crunchy cousins ​​to those on the mainland. But now, researchers from Japan have discovered that the islanders may be tougher and more complex than previously thought. In a recently published study, a research group led by … Read more