Stories by Brendan Borrell

Is the Frog-Killing Chytrid Fungus Fueled by Climate Fluctuations?

Laboratory research reexamines the controversial link between climate change and the chytrid fungus that has been killing frogs around the world

Avian Silence: Without Birds to Disperse Seeds, Guam's Forest Is Changing

The brown tree snake invasion has wiped out birds on Guam and left a forest to survive on its own

Some California Amphibians May Need a Lift to Survive Climate Change

As amphibian habitat shifts with global warming, some species will be trapped in shrinking territories

Birds are chirping over cellulosic biofuels

Will Tree Plantations Spur the Release of Carbon Locked in Soil?

New analysis warns that pine plantations can deplete soil of nutrients and carbon, reducing the carbon-mitigating benefits.

Of pathogens and pets: Tokay gecko harbors 10 types of salmonella

ALBUQUERQUE—The foot-long Tokay gecko's polka-dot skin and wide eyes have made it popular with pet stores, where it can sell for less than $20.

Lake Sediments Cast More Doubt That a Comet Caused Ice Age Extinctions

Overhunting by Clovis people over centuries, not a catastrophic impact, may have wiped out North American mammoths and other megafauna, researchers say

Black kids aren't getting enough vitamin D, study says

Kansas county creates a refuge for snakes

“Handouts for Hummers” runs out of bucks

Real Good or Feel-Good? Does Ecosystem Restoration Pay Off?

Long an act of faith on the part of conservationists, a new study shows that restoration benefits biodiversity--and humanity

Salmonella wins, food safety bill loses in early House vote

Colorado power company wants to ratchet up fees on solar freeloaders

Croc Unlocked: A Gene Map for the Fashion Industry

Hermes Handbags are big business for Australian crocodile farmers, and one scientist is determined to bring the industry into the genetic age

Botanists agree on DNA bar code for world's plants

Eat Flipper? Stealthy filmmakers spotlight Japanese dolphin slaughter in The Cove

Joule Biotechnologies announces new biofuel jargon, scant details

EPA reconsiders lead-monitoring plans foiled by Bush White House

Canine Culls and Feral Feasts: China Still No Closer to Ending Its Rabies Problem

Without surveillance and a vaccination strategy, China won't be able to conquer the horrific--but preventable--rabies virus, experts say

Pre-Columbian Map of North America Could Be Authentic--Or not

A researcher says a chemical compound on the Vinland Map may not have come from a modern pigment after all