http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Steep reductions in the abundance of fish, shellfish, and other aquatic fauna in recent centuries are not restricted to animals that live in the sea: historical records show that species in rivers and lakes worldwide also experienced sharp declines. Yet the significance of these declines in freshwater species is frequently overlooked by natural resource managers, according to an article in the September 2009 issue of BioScience. http://www.physorg.com/news171007079.html Biology Tue, 01 Sep 2009 07:10:01 EST news171007079 As sometimes happens with science, Greg Hood went looking for one thing, and found something else: tidal beavers. http://www.physorg.com/news162397427.html Biology Sun, 24 May 2009 15:24:23 EST news162397427 The songbird has a friend in the beaver. According to a study by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), the busy beaver's signature dams provide critical habitat for a variety of migratory songbirds, particularly in the semi-arid interior of the West. http://www.physorg.com/news142687424.html Biology Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:23:44 EST news142687424