Ten months spent tracking rare snow leopards in isolated areas of northern India and Pakistan has paid off for American photographer Steve Winter, who was today named as wildlife photographer of the year. An exhibition of the winning, runner-up or commended photographs from the competition’s 17 categories goes on show at the Natural History Museum [...]

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Slime Molds are fantastic creatures. As part fungi, part amoeboid, and all slime, their name hails from the time in their life cycle when they are gelatinous. These slimy little organisms are found all over the world feeding on microorganisms from dead plant material. They are found in the soil, on lawns, and in the forest - commonly on deciduous logs. In tropical areas [...]

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Brittlestars, aka ophiuroids, diverged in the Early Ordovician, about 500 million years ago.

Oct. 8, 2008 — Hundreds of new marine species and previously uncharted undersea mountains and canyons have been discovered in the depths of the Southern Ocean, Australian scientists said Wednesday.                    
A total of 274 species of fish, ancient corals, mollusks, crustaceans and sponges new [...]

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by Matthew McDermott, Brooklyn, NY on 10. 6.08

 The European Lynx is among the species most threatened, with less than 150 individuals left alive in the wild. Photo: Erlon Jequié.
I hate to bring you depressing environmental news on a day when distressing financially news seems to be pouring in from all sides, but a new report [...]

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