Current Results
Current Results reports on key research findings about our environment. Straightforward summaries of papers published in peer-reviewed journals help you to quickly and easily learn about important new insights gained from scientific research. Articles cover wildlife, climate change, forests, oceans and more.
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- Rarest Large Animals in North America
This list describing the rarest large mammals native to Canada and United States includes subspecies of deer, caribou and black bear.
Wed, 16 Jan 2008 20:25:00 PST - Centuries of Hurricane Records Deciphered
An Alabama lake has dutifully recorded when catastrophic hurricanes have pounded the coast during the last 700 years.
Wed, 16 Jan 2008 12:20:00 PST - Most Land Environments Have Lost Large Animals
Large mammals have retreated from four-fifths of the earth's landscape during the last five hundred years.
Sat, 12 Jan 2008 12:10:00 PST - Pacific Salmon Population Extinctions in the US
Lists of regional losses and population extinctions of native salmon in the western United States.
Thu, 10 Jan 2008 11:25:00 PST - Hundreds of Pacific Salmon Populations Now Extinct
Scientists conservatively estimate that well over one-quarter of native Pacific salmon populations spawning in rivers and lakes from California to southern British Columbia have gone extinct.
Thu, 10 Jan 2008 11:25:00 PST - Snow Lasts Longer in Beetle-killed Forests
Forests of dead pines left standing after a bark beetle infestation have been discovered influencing snow and weather in some ways like cleared patches and other ways like live forests.
Wed, 09 Jan 2008 10:40:00 PST - Toxins and Disease Kill Millions of Seabirds
Biotoxin poisoning is the leading cause of mortality among seabirds in the United States, killing tens of thousands every year.
Tue, 08 Jan 2008 09:25:00 PST - Trees Lose Ground as Climate Warms
Scientists expect the ranges of many North American trees to shrink over the next century if the climate gets as warm as models forecast.
Mon, 07 Jan 2008 11:00:00 PST - Species are Spreading Like Never Before
Plants and animals are expanding their ranges farther and faster these days than ever before in the planet's history.
Mon, 31 Dec 2007 14:25:00 PST - Ten Most Popular Science Articles in 2007
Top ten most popular Current Results articles on environmental research during 2007.
Fri, 28 Dec 2007 12:45:00 PST - Warmer Climate Sends Birds North
Some birds nesting in the central and eastern United States have moved their range over a hundred miles farther north in less than three decades.
Sun, 23 Dec 2007 11:55:00 PST - Islands Rescued From Invasive Rats
Huge gains have been made over the last twenty years in stopping invasive rats and mice from destroying island biodiversity.
Fri, 21 Dec 2007 12:10:00 PST - Endangered Yet Unprotected in Canada
The Canadian government has denied giving legal protection to this list of 13 endangered animals and plants, despite recommendations from scientists to do so.
Wed, 19 Dec 2007 11:40:00 PST - Economics Override Protecting Endangered Species
Whether the Canadian government follows scientists' advice to legally protect an endangered animal depends upon whether the species has any commercial value.
Wed, 19 Dec 2007 10:30:00 PST
