Tag: Biodiversity

July 25, 2019

From buying impulsively to abandoning exotic petsCredit: Amphibians and Reptiles Recovery Centre of Catalonia (CRARC), Abandoning exotic pets is an ...

Revolutionary method could bring us much closer to the description of hyperdiverse faunas

July 25, 2019

At today's rate, it could take another two millennia for science to document all currently existing species of multicellular lifeCredit: ...

Following breeding green sea turtles in remote islands of Brazil

UMass Amherst ecologist, team will study reproductive and migration patternsCredit: NOAA Fisheries USFWS Permit #: TE-72088A-2 AMHERST, Mass. - The National ...

How climate change disrupts relationships

Credit: Sandra Kehrberger Higher mean temperatures as associated with climate change can have a severe impact on plants and animals ...

Picky pathogens help non-native tree species invade

Introduced tree species are exempt from the constraints that soil pathogens impose on native trees, aiding their ability to spread ...

Monarch butterflies rely on temperature-sensitive internal timer while overwintering

Credit: D. André Green ANN ARBOR--The fact that millions of North American monarch butterflies fly thousands of miles each fall ...

Marine census

Marine scientists to monitor the health and biodiversity of marine protected areas along the California coast They're slipping on their ...

Hidden world of stream biodiversity revealed through water sampling for environmental DNA

CORVALLIS, Ore. - For the first time, researchers have used a novel genomics-based method to detect the simultaneous presence of ...

Restoring the American chestnut by researching its genome

Credit: Roanoke College At the turn of the 20th century, the American chestnut accounted for a quarter of the hardwood ...

Semi-automated contracting system to accelerate partnering in AI-powered drug discovery

Partnership model between artificial intelligence (AI) development companies and 'Big Pharma' provides legal template for accelerated drug discovery process worldwideCredit: ...

The first bioluminescent click beetle discovered in Asia represents a new subfamily

Credit: Mr Wen-Xuan Bi A remarkable bioluminescent click beetle was discovered in the subtropical evergreen broadleaf forests in southwest China. ...

Learning to look

July 22, 2019

Machine learning approach significantly expands inovirus diversityCredit: Simon Roux To answer the question, "Where's Waldo?" readers need to look for ...

Study reveals unusually high carbon stocks and tree diversity in Panama’s Darien forest

July 19, 2019

Credit: Sean Mattson/Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Forests in Darien, an eastern province of Panama, are crucial for carbon storage, biodiversity ...

Sustainable land management key to reducing Amazon wildfires, study shows

July 19, 2019

Sustainable land management key to reducing Amazon wildfires, study shows The unrelenting deforestation of the Amazon region could lead to ...

Cigarette butts hamper plant growth — study

July 19, 2019

New research is first to show damage caused to plantsCredit: Jaime Da Silva Carvalho, Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) New research ...

Tornadoes, windstorms pave way for lasting plant invasions

Credit: Melissa Daniels URBANA, Ill. - When tornadoes touch down, we brace for news of property damage, injuries, and loss ...

UCF team discovers, names new frog species

Credit: UCF, Veronica Urgiles UCF student Veronica Urgiles has helped describe two new frog species discovered in Ecuador, and she ...

Lionfish ear-bones reveal a more mobile invasion

104th Annual Meeting: Bridging Communities and Ecosystems: Inclusion as an Ecological ImperativeCredit: Photo courtesy of Montana Airey Just as lions ...

Species on the move

Social media posts help researchers to discover climate change is to blame for displacement of 55 species in UKCredit: (c) ...

New species of flying squirrel from Southwest China added to the rarest and ‘most wanted’