Scientists warn that proposed US-Mexico border wall threatens biodiversity, conservation
Credit: Matt Clark / Defenders of Wildlife Amidst increased tensions over the US-Mexico border, a multinational group of over 2500...
NYU’s Sanjana receives DARPA 2018 Young Faculty Award for precise gene repair
Credit: New York Genome Center New York University biologist Neville Sanjana has received the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's 2018...
Coldwater streams may provide refuge against changing climate
Credit: Rebecca QuiƱones June 24, 2018 - Coldwater stream habitats are vulnerable to effects of climate change, particularly to changes...
Research shows climate change affects recreational behavior
DURHAM, N.H. - Whether it's casting a fishing line, launching a boat, or taking a dip to cool off, most...
Wildfire management designed to protect Spotted Owls may be outdated
Credit: John S. Senser, US Forest Service Forest fires are not a serious threat to populations of Spotted Owls, contrary...
Study explores risk factors linked to chikungunya and dengue outbreaks
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- In one of the largest studies of its kind, researchers analyzed...
NASA satellite shows Son-Tinh’s swan song
Credit: NOAA/NASA Goddard Rapid Response Team NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite found Tropical Depression Son-Tinh over southern China early on July...
Ten scholarship holders in oceanography honored
Today ten scholarship holders from around the globe presented their final papers at the Wissenschaftsforum conference centre in Berlin as...
A protein that promotes compatibility between chromosomes after fertilization
Credit: Paulo Navarro Costa A research team from the Center for Biomedical Research (CBMR), at the University of Algarve (UAlg),...
Protein discovery may explain why patients develop resistance to new anti-cancer drugs
A team of researchers at the University of Cambridge has identified a protein complex that might explain why some cancer...
Ocean acidification a challenge for science, governments & communities
A new IMAS-led paper published in the science journal Nature Climate Change has highlighted the challenges faced by scientists, governments...
New research collection targets insect pests of pulse crops
Credit: Mariusz Sobieski, Bugwood.org Annapolis, MD; July 24, 2018--Around the world, pulse crops--such as beans, peas, chickpeas, and lentils--are an...
Plenty of habitat for bears in Europe
Credit: Adam Wajrak Great opportunity for European brown bears: a new study spearheaded by the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity...
Bin the bug spray: Study shows EU pesticide ban failing to protect suburban bees
Credit: University of Sussex Bees living in suburban habitats are still being exposed to significant levels of pesticides despite the...
Tracing the history of farming in the Amazon
Credit: Ruth Dickau A geographer from Northumbria University, Newcastle is leading on a Ā£340,000 research project to examine how ancient...
Empathetic dogs lend a helping paw
Many dogs show empathy if their owner is in distress and will also try to help rescue them. This is...
Les efforts pour prƩserver la population de loris se montrent efficaces
(San Diego Zoo Global) Un programme Ć long terme visant Ć prĆ©server les loris de Kuhl en rĆ©tablissant une population...
Bigfoot was a dinosaur
Credit: Photo courtesy of the KUVP archives. The Black Hills region of the United States is famous today for tourist...
Paleontologists discover largest dinosaur foot to date
Credit: Ā© Davide Bonadonna, Milan, Italy As it turns out, "Bigfoot" was a dinosaur--a giant, plant-eating one. A new study...
Satellite tracking reveals Philippine waters are important for endangered whale sharks
Credit: Gonzalo Araujo A new scientific study published in PeerJ - the Journal of Life and Environmental Sciences has tracked...
