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Si usted tuviera que adivinar qué países están perdiendo el mayor número de mamíferos amenazados, ¿cuáles elegiría? En realidad, usted no tiene que adivinar pues hay un nuevo mapa que le mostrará, en términos muy claros, en qué lugares del mundo estamos perdiendo animales más rápido.

Los tres principales "ganadores" de este desafortunado concurso son Indonesia (con 184 especies), Madagascar (con 114), México (101 especies) seguido de cerca por la India con cerca de 94.

El siguiente mapa proviene de la información recopilada por Eco Expertos, utilizando la información recabada por el Banco Mundial. Los números casi cobran vida cuando...

The use of clean fuels and updated pollution control measures in the school buses 25 million children ride every day in the United States could result in 14 million fewer absences from school a year, based on a study by the University of Michigan and the University of Washington. In research believed to be the first to measure the individual impact on children of the federal mandate to reduce diesel emissions, researchers found improved health and less absenteeism, especially among asthmatic children.

Why do animals fight with members of other species? A nine-year study by UCLA biologists says the reason often has to do with "obtaining priority access to females" in the area.

The scientists observed and analyzed the behavior of several species of Hetaerina damselflies, also known as rubyspot damselflies. For the study, published this month in the print edition of the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, researchers observed more than 100 damselflies a day in their natural habitat along rivers and streams in Texas, Arizona and Mexico.

If you had to guess which countries are losing the greatest number of endangered mammals to extinction, which would you pick? Actually, you don’t have to guess. There’s a new map that will show you, in no uncertain terms, where in the world we’re losing animals the fastest. The top three “winners” of this unfortunate contest are Indonesia (184), Madagascar (114), Mexico (101), with India following close behind at 94.

Carbon, held in frozen permafrost soils for tens of thousands of years, is being released as Arctic regions of the Earth warm and is further fueling global climate change, according to a Florida State University researcher.