Drawing up a Global “Red List” of Vanishing Ecosystems
Now scientists are figuring out how to catalog and map the world’s most threatened ecosystems, such as mangrove, just like their familiar list of endangered species.
Methane Gas Concentrations in Gulf of Mexico Quickly Surprises Scientists
Calling the results “extremely surprising,” researchers from UCSB and Texas A&M University report that methane gas concentrations in the Gulf of Mexico have returned to near normal levelsonly months after a massive release occurred following the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion.