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Lord Howe

February 14, 2016

Trouble in paradise: Lord Howe Island divided over plan to exterminate rats   Lord Howe Island, 600km east of the Australian mainland, is home to hundreds of species of plants …

Zika Reviving Decades-Old DDT Debate

February 14, 2016

Zika Reviving Decades-Old DDT Debate, but Here’s Why It’s Unfounded  Last week, at the bottom of a New York Times story about the Zika virus outbreak, an old and controversial …

Rescuing a species

February 14, 2016

Rescuing a species Genetics, physiology and ecology reveal ways to conserve the faveiro-de-wilson, a rare tree that has become a symbol of Minas Gerais endurance RAFAEL GARCIA | ED. 235 …

Puya pachyphylla is now Puya tuberosa

February 12, 2016

Puya pachyphylla is now Puya tuberosa Puya tuberosa Mez, in C. DC., Monogr. phan. 9: 483. 1896; emend. L.B. Sm., Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 29: 539. 1954. Detail and synonymies …

‘El Jefe’

February 12, 2016

New video shows only known wild jaguar in United States 7-year-old big cat nicknamed ‘El Jefe’ was spotted near Tuscon, Arizona.  The only known wild jaguar in the United States …