Geoinformation from space sharpens population density maps
In response to a growing demand for sharpened census data, GeoVille Information Systems has developed ‘real-world population’ maps based on Earth observation...

NASA Helps Forecast Reptile Distributions In Madagascar
NASA supported biologists developed a modeling approach that uses satellite data and specimen locality data from museum collections to predict successfully the geographic distribution of 11 known chameleon species in Madagascar.

Climate Change Not The Only Factor Controlling Distribution of Plant Species
Spatial analysis reveals hierarchy of factors controlling species distribution

Overlapping genetic and archaeological evidence suggests neoloithic migration, say Stanford researchers
Stanford researchers have compared genetic patterns with archeological findings to discover that genetics can help predict with a high degree of accuracy the presence of certain artifacts.

UCI scientists reconstruct migration of avian flu virus
Study results may give health officials road map for interventions

K-State researchers using GIS to locate sites for carcass disposal
Researchers, using Geographic Information Systems technology, find appropriate sites for disposing of a large number of livestock carcasses in the event of a disease outbreak or bioterrorism attack.

Domesticated pig's wild origin mapped
Scientists have been participating in an international collaborative project to map the wild origins of the domesticated pig.

Researchers push back the clock on native farming history
Earliest evidence of agricultual activity in southwestern Ontario dates back 1,400 years

Herbivores, Pull Up A Chair To The Table: Salt Marsh Plants At Higher Latitudes More Palatable, According To New Study
Salt marshes are among the most biologically interesting places on earth.

Study Illustrates Diversification, Speciation In Biological "Islands"
Lizard species on large Caribbean islands are more numerous than those on smaller islands because there is more evolution going on.