Current Results http://www.currentresults.com 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. en Copyright 2008 Current Results Nexus Tue, 03 Jun 2008 15:30:00 PDT Fungus Quickly Decimates Endangered Frogs http://www.currentresults.com/Wildlife/Endangered-Species/fungus-endangered-frog-806031.php The well-documented demise of an endangered frog reveals how swiftly the deadly chytrid fungus can decimate amphibians. Tue, 03 Jun 2008 15:30:00 PDT http://www.currentresults.com/Wildlife/Endangered-Species/fungus-endangered-frog-806031.php Endangered Species Aquarium Fish Poised to Invade Lakes http://www.currentresults.com/Invasive-Species/Invasive-Water/aquarium-fish-invade-lakes-805301.php People dumping their pet fish into local waterways could introduce yet another exotic species into the Great Lakes watershed. Fri, 30 May 2008 10:30:00 PDT http://www.currentresults.com/Invasive-Species/Invasive-Water/aquarium-fish-invade-lakes-805301.php Invasive Species Washington's Olympic Marmots Disappearing http://www.currentresults.com/Wildlife/Mammals/olympic-marmots-805291.php A species of marmot unique to western Washington state is rapidly declining, recent surveys confirm. Thu, 29 May 2008 10:05:00 PDT http://www.currentresults.com/Wildlife/Mammals/olympic-marmots-805291.php Wildlife Sharks, Seabass Rebound After Fishing Banned http://www.currentresults.com/Oceans/Marine-Fish/sharks-seabass-fishing-805131.php Big fish have returned to California's southern coast following a 15-year ban on gill net fishing. Tue, 13 May 2008 09:45:00 PDT http://www.currentresults.com/Oceans/Marine-Fish/sharks-seabass-fishing-805131.php Oceans Fish Climate Change Decimates Yellow Cedar http://www.currentresults.com/Forests/Western-NA/climate-change-yellow-cedar-805121.php Warming winter weather in southeast Alaska has created a combination of conditions that's eliminating yellow cedar from low-elevation rainforests. Mon, 12 May 2008 11:25:00 PDT http://www.currentresults.com/Forests/Western-NA/climate-change-yellow-cedar-805121.php Forests Climate Change Rocky Mountains Losing Whitebark Pine http://www.currentresults.com/Forests/Western-NA/rocky-mountains-whitebark-pine-805011.php A fungus introduced from Europe is well on its way to rendering whitebark pine trees extinct in some North American national parks, scientists warn. Thu, 01 May 2008 13:15:00 PDT http://www.currentresults.com/Forests/Western-NA/rocky-mountains-whitebark-pine-805011.php Forests Invasive Species Forest Clearing Widely Transforms Wildlife Habitat http://www.currentresults.com/Wildlife/forest-wildlife-habitat-804041.php Agriculture, forestry and especially oil and gas development have recently flourished across the forested landscape of northeastern British Columbia. In their wake, wildlife habitat has been restructured at an exponential rate. Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:45:00 PDT http://www.currentresults.com/Wildlife/forest-wildlife-habitat-804041.php Wildlife Forests Thoreau Waited Longer for Spring to Arrive http://www.currentresults.com/Climate-Change/Ecology-Impacts/thoreau-spring-804021.php Scientists have compared their own recent observations of when Massachusetts plants start flowering in spring with the records Henry David Thoreau made 150 years ago. Wed, 02 Apr 2008 12:25:00 PDT http://www.currentresults.com/Climate-Change/Ecology-Impacts/thoreau-spring-804021.php Climate Change Number of Species on Earth http://www.currentresults.com/Environment-Facts/Plants-Animals/number-species.php The total number of known species in the world for each major category of animals, plants and algae. Mon, 31 Mar 2008 09:25:00 PDT http://www.currentresults.com/Environment-Facts/Plants-Animals/number-species.php Environment Facts Abrupt Change in Mix of Ladybug Species http://www.currentresults.com/Invasive-Species/Invasive-Land/ladybug-species-803241.php The assortment of ladybug species living in North America has shifted dramatically in the last 20 years. Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:00:00 PDT http://www.currentresults.com/Invasive-Species/Invasive-Land/ladybug-species-803241.php Invasive Species Sockeye Salmon Can't Handle the Heat http://www.currentresults.com/Wildlife/Fish/sockeye-salmon-heat-803231.php As rivers along the Pacific coast get warmer, the survival rate of migrating sockeye salmon will plummet. Mon, 24 Mar 2008 10:30:00 PDT http://www.currentresults.com/Wildlife/Fish/sockeye-salmon-heat-803231.php Fish