Biogeography

Has global warming stopped? (The New Statesman)

12 Jul 2008

'The fact is that the global temperature of 2007 is statistically the same as 2006 and every year since 2001'. Plus read Mark Lynas's response

AZ State: TB May Have Migrated From Humans To Cattle, Not The Reverse (CattleNetwork.com)

9 Jul 2008

TEMPE, Ariz. – Tuberculosis may call to mind Old West consumptives and early 20th-century sanatoriums, yet according to the World Health Organization, the disease took the lives of more than 1.5 million people worldwide in 2006. In the United States alone, thousands of new cases are reported annually making TB an enduring menace.

Scientists blame overfishing for decline in Hawaii's reef fish (Honolulu Advertiser)

9 Jul 2008

Sharks, jacks, parrot fish and other colorful reef fish are quickly disappearing from coral reefs encircling the Hawaiian Islands, federal scientists reported Tuesday.