Category Archives: BIODIVERSITY

World Sacred Forests Mapped at Oxford

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Rashid Faridi

A team of scientists from the University of Oxford are working on a world map which shows all the land owned or revered by various world religions. This “holy map” will display all the sacred sites from Jerusalem’s Western Wall, … Continue reading →

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Animal Species Soon To Go Extinct

Posted on July 23, 2011 by Rashid Faridi

Guest Post by Anna Miller Some endangered species get all the attention. Polar bears, pandas, and Siberian tigers are hotshots in mainstream conservation campaigns and are featured in various commercials, complete with melodramatic music and emotional appeals. But there are … Continue reading →

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Drought and Forest Fire Prediction System Devised for Amazon

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Rashid Faridi

Researchers have devised a model to anticipate drought and forest fires in the Amazon rainforest. The research, which used precipitation records dating back to 1970 and hotspots tracked by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard NASA satellites, finds a … Continue reading →

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Algae that Can Produce Their Own Biofuel

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Rashid Faridi

 A team of researchers led by University of Kentucky College of Agriculture Professor Joe Chappell is making a connection between prehistoric times and the present — ancient algae that can produce their own biofuel — that could result in genetically … Continue reading →

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