Tag: Biodiversity

Credit: Rolf Peterson/Michigan Tech Fifteen wolves. 2,060 moose. Extensive ice and deep, powdery snow. Michigan Tech researchers have released the ...

Large DNA virus that helps scientists understand the origins of DNA replication and the evolution of complex lifeCredit: © Tokyo ...

An international team of biologists urge careful use of technology in research and flag potential biosafety risks. The use of ...

It was the summer of 2017 when fire ants made their landfall in mainland Japan. Two years later, reported detections ...

Credit: Photo by Michael Gäbler published under a Creative Commons license. What makes the red lionfish (Pterois volitans) such a ...

An exceptional strategy when winter comesCredit: Yann Kolbeinsson When winter comes, populations of red-neck phalarope from the Western Palearctic migrate ...

Credit: Ben Harvey Ocean acidification could have serious consequences for the millions of people globally whose lives depend on coastal ...

The expert panel on the state of knowledge and practice of integrated approaches to natural resource management in CanadaCredit: Council ...

Credit: Kostantinos Stamoulis  Researchers from the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa (UH Mānoa) and the State of Hawai'i Department of ...

Credit: Images by Daniel Ocampo R., Vencejo Films, & Javier Luque, Yale University / animation and 3D reconstruction by Alex ...

A UA team shows that evolution is driven by dependency on other species within ecological communities - testing a long-held ...

Credit: Dr Carmen Acedo Picos de Europa National Park has given its name to a new species of perennial bromegrass, ...

Stable isotope studies of reindeer poop reveals survival secretCredit: Photo: Brage B. Hansen/NTNU The bodies of Svalbard reindeer are extremely ...

Credit: Maeva Bardy/Tara Expeditions Foundation Advanced molecular techniques have revealed the diversity of a little-understood group of ocean microbes called ...

A new study looking at the implications of increased shipping activity and the impact on Antarctic marine biodiversity is published ...

Credit: Copyright: CNES/Airbus; DigitalGlobe.  Coral reefs worldwide are threatened by a variety of human impacts. Fishing is among the most ...

Tube-dwelling anemones have largest mitochondrial genome on recordCredit: Courtesy of Sergio Stampar. COLUMBUS, Ohio - The tube-dwelling anemone is an ...

Discovery is good news for conservation, but action is needed to limit fishing during birthing monthsCredit: Leo Chan Gaskins, Duke ...

UMass Amherst, co-authors urge more research attention to fish, mammal, bird seasonal eventsCredit: UMass Amherst/Matt Devine AMHERST, Mass. - Many ...

Credit: Copyright Yasuyuki Hashidoko, Hokkaido University. The cycad Cycas revoluta is a palm-like plant that grows on rocky coastal cliffs ...