7 Jun 13 | Andrew Porterfield, Science
A recent study showed that competitive interactions between plants can be mediated by some alternative signaling channel, extending beyond those studied so far, like chemicals, contact and light.

7 Jun 13 | Interview: Michael C. Tobias, Forbes
It’s time to factor compassion for individuals into conservation projects. A conversation with ecologist and evolutionary biologist Marc Bekoff, editor of Ignoring Nature No More.

7 May 13 | phys.org
The goal of the Natura 2000 network is to maintain the biological diversity of environments, while taking into account economic, social, cultural and regional logic of sustainable development.

1 May 13 | Robin McKie, Guardian
Never mind aliens in outer space. Some scientists believe we may be sharing the planet with ‘weird’ lifeforms that are so different from our own they’re invisible to us.

7 Apr 13 | Olive Heffernan, Nature
Models predict that forests such as the Amazon are unlikely to die off as a result of the predicted rise in atmospheric greenhouse gases this century.

1 Apr 13 | Rashmee Roshan Lall, Guardian
The Caribbean country aims to plant fifty million trees a year in a pioneering reforestation campaign to address one of the primary causes of the country’s poverty and ecological vulnerability.

1 Nov 11 | Interview: James Gorman, NY Times
David Haskell, an ecologist and evolutionary biologist at the University of the South, conducted no experiments for his latest book The Forest Unseen. He just sat, watched and listened.

17 Oct 12 | Ella Davies, BBC
Even without a brain, a slime mold can essentially remember where it’s been, helping it navigate past complex obstacles. These findings reveal how ancient organisms could solve certain problems well before complex brains evolved.

17 Oct 12 | Ian Sample, Guardian
We are more likely to be receptive to good news than bad, and a team at UCL has gone some way to explaining why we prefer to look on the bright side of life.

17 Aug 12 | Suzanne Simard, University of British Columbia
A forest ecologist explains how an underground web of fungi connects “mother trees” and plants together and shuttles resources, allowing trees to help one another survive and thrive. Video.

1 Jul 12 | Interview: Gareth Cook, Scientific American
Biologist Daniel Chamovitz, author of What A Plant Knows, unveils the surprising world of plants that see, feel, smell – and remember.

21 Jun 12 | Jonathan Watts, Guardian
A tree planting scheme that aims to restore millions of hectares of forest to land scarred by logging and extraction.

21 Jun 12 | University of St Andrews, BBC
The merest interaction with a member of the opposite sex can bring a glow to a woman’s face.

17 May 12 | David Biello, Scientific American
Species loss lessens the total amount of biomass on a given parcel, suggesting that the degree of diversity directly impacts the amount of life the planet can support.

9 May 12 | Sindya N. Bhanoo, New York Times
Male bowerbirds cultivate plants, a new study reports, though their gardening work appears to be unintentional.

27 Apr 12 | ScienceDaily
Have you ever wondered why stems grow upwards and roots downwards? Why plants always seem to turn towards the light and climbing plants run up the trellis rather than down?

21 Apr 12 | Scientific Visualization Studio, NASA
This visualization shows ocean surface currents around the world during the period from 2005 through 2007. It does not include a narration or annotations; the goal was to use ocean flow data to create a simple, visceral experience.

29 Mar 12 | ScienceDaily
Hailed since ancient times for its medicinal properties, we still have a lot to learn about the effects of rosemary.

25 Mar 12 | Jimmyley I. Guzman, Philippine Information Agency
The Philippine National Police has joined hands with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to battle climate change by planting 10 million trees until 2013.