The Black Death, a highly virulent bacterium that decimated the population of Western Europe in the 14th century, has been reconstructed by DNA collected in mass graves.
Cellphones in Haiti helped keep doctors ahead of a cholera epidemic, by tracking populations as they left the epicenter and alerting medics, as well as sending beneficial advice via texts.
Cellphones in Haiti helped keep doctors ahead of a cholera epidemic, by tracking populations as they left the epicenter and alerting medics, as well as sending beneficial advice via texts.
While census numbers indicate a 20% growth in the tiger population of India, wildlife experts are worried that tiger corridors connecting natural habitats are shrinking.
A "runaway evolutionary effect" is speeding up Australia's cane toad invasion. Toads at the frontier of populations were found to be faster and could jump farther.