Extreme rainfall events cause top-heavy aquatic food webs
Credit: The Bromeliad Working Group/UBC. An expansive, multi-site ecology study led by UBC has uncovered new insights into the effects ...
Tag: Ecology/Environment
Using electricity to break down pollutants left over after wastewater treatment
A team at the INRS tested an advanced electro-oxidation processCredit: Jean-Daniel Bourgault (INRS) Pesticides, pharmaceutical products, and endocrine disruptors are ...
Water-saving alternative forage crops for Texas livestock
Credit: Sukhbir Singh In the semi-arid Texas High Plains, growers and producers are concerned about the sustainability of beef and ...
Soil studies can be helpful for border control
Credit: College of ACES, University of Illinois. URBANA, Ill. - Underground tunnels have been used by warriors and smugglers for ...
Evolutionary biologists find several fish adapt in the same way to toxic water
Credit: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, KANSAS -- Several species of fish have adapted to harsh environments using the same mechanism, ...
Milking algae mechanically: Progress to succeed petroleum derived chemicals
Credit: Masaki Ihara Ph.D., Interdisciplinary Cluster for Cutting Edge Research Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Shinshu University Algae holds a lot ...
Where did the Asian longhorned ticks in the US come from?
Rutgers-led research traces the invasion to at least three self-cloning females from northeastern AsiaCredit: Jim Occi Asian longhorned ticks outside ...
The story behind a uniquely dark, wetland soil
Credit: Karen Vaughan When it comes to soils, proper identification is key. Identification allows scientists to determine the story behind ...
The complex relationship between deforestation and diet diversity in the Amazon
As increasing areas of the Amazonian rainforest are converted into agricultural land, scientists are examining how this is linked with ...
How to tackle climate change, food security and land degradation
Rutgers-led research highlights lesser-known options with fewer trade-offsCredit: Pamela McElwee/Rutgers University-New Brunswick How can some of world's biggest problems - ...
Strange bedfellows
How butterfly caterpillars sustain their association with cocktail antsCredit: Krushnamegh Kunte The spectacular leaps of gazelles, group living in deer ...
New process enables lithium mining in Germany
Scientists at KIT achieve patent protection for minimally invasive technology to mine lithium in geothermal plantsCredit: Photo: Amadeus Bramsiepe Whether ...
For cleaner air, water, and soil
Credit: IPC PAS, Grzegorz Krzyzewski The air around us is still getting more and more polluted. No wonder many scientists ...
New study sparks fresh call for seagrass preservation
An increase in carbon dioxide emissions equivalent to 5 million cars a year has been caused by the loss of ...