New technologies making it easier to protect threatened species

Thursday, May 29, 2014 - 13:01 in Biology & Nature

Human actions have pushed extinction rates to 1,000 times faster than the natural rate, but a new Duke University-led study finds that emerging technologies could give scientists and policymakers a more efficient way to identify the species at greatest risk and take steps to protect them before it's too late.

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