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ScienceDaily (July 11, 2011) — One in 10 species could face extinction by the year 2100 if current climate change impacts continue. This is the result of University of Exeter research, examining studies on the effects of recent climate change on plant and animal species and comparing this with predictions of future declines.

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Paul Weiland As Dean Kuipers reported in the Los Angeles Times, on February 27, four environmental groups petitioned the California Fish and Game Commission to list the gray wolf (Canis lupis) as endangered under the California Endangered Species Act. The petition is available here (pdf).

Molting cleanses water fleas Losing a carapace means also losing parasitic bacteria Web edition : Wednesday, April 11th, 2012 Getting naked may help to protect a species of tiny water flea. When Daphnia magna molts, its discarded body armor can carry away harmful bacteria, a new study finds.

Lead poisoning stymies condor recovery Iconic species may not stand on its own without complete shift to nontoxic ammunition Web edition : Tuesday, June 26th, 2012 The California condor's return to flying free in the wild after a close brush with extinction may be an illusory recovery.

If you were to trace human evolution backward in time and space, you'd eventually end up in Africa. There, millions of years ago, animal species evolved to walk upright on two legs and spend more of their lives on the ground than in the trees.

Each year, approximately 8,000 Americans are bitten by venomous snakes. On average, 800 or so bites occur annually in California, home to an abundance of snake species, but only one family is native with highly toxic venom: rattlesnakes. In San Diego County, the number of rattlesnake bites is increasing as well as the toxicity of the attack.