Tag: Ecology/Environment

Credit: Missouri Department of Conservation DURHAM, N.H.--Why did the deer cross the road? According to research from the University of ...

Serenading Lusitanian toadfish drowned out by water traffic

Credit: Clara Amorim During spring, Lusitanian toadfish (Halobatrachus didactylus) suitors form choirs in Portugal's Tagus estuary to serenade the females, ...

Most cities in São Paulo state have low potential capacity to adapt to climate change

Cities located in metropolitan areas of this Brazilian state score better according to an index that measures the existence of ...

Mapping a successful recovery

Novel methods and dedicated fieldwork offer good news for cleaning up mining pollution in riversCredit: Dave Herbst Mining involves moving ...

Preventing plant disease pandemics

Credit: Virginia Tech During the COVID-19 pandemic, food systems faced disruptions from staff shortages and supply chain issues. Now, a ...

Study identifies major barriers to financing a sustainable ocean economy

Credit: Patricia Tiffany Angkiriwang Financing a sustainable global ocean economy may require a Paris Agreement type effort, according to a ...

Monarchs raised in captivity can orient themselves for migration, U of G study reveals

While captive rearing may cause temporary disorientation, researchers found if Monarchs are given time in the wild to calibrate their ...

Tree diversity may save the forest: Advocating for biodiversity to mitigate climate change

Credit: Yokohama National University When it comes to climate change, policymakers may fail to see the trees for the forest. ...

Feeling hot and bothered? It’s complicated

A new disease called halo blight threatens Michigan hop production

Credit: Douglas S. Higgins, Ross J. Hatlen, Jan M. Byrne, Monique L. Sakalidis, Timothy D. Miles, and Mary K. Hausbeck ...

This forest has stayed wild for 5,000 years — we can tell because of the soil

Credit: Alvaro del Campo, Field Museum We sometimes think of the Amazon rainforest as unaltered by humans, a peek into ...

Ancient chickens lived significantly longer than modern fowl because they were seen as sacred, not food — study shows

Credit: Julia Best Ancient chickens lived significantly longer than their modern equivalents because they were seen as sacred - not ...

Global youth draft ‘Blue New Deal’ to protect oceans: ‘Time to end generational injustice’

Seek public comment on global youth crowd-sourced ocean policy framework to balance ocean, human, climate, and economic healthCredit: SOA Concerned ...

A few common bacteria account for majority of carbon use in soil

Credit: Victor O. Leshyk, Center for Ecosystem Science and Society, Northern Arizona University Just a few bacterial taxa found in ...

Beyond synthetic biology, synthetic ecology boosts health by engineering the environment

BU scientists are investigating how environmental molecules can be used to engineer 'designer' microbiomes for combating disease, pollution, and moreCredit: ...

Fungus creates a fast track for carbon

Stanford scientists find epidemics of fungal infections in algae alter carbon cyclingCredit: Klawonn et al. 2021, PNAS Tiny algae in ...

Substantial carbon dioxide emissions from northern peatlands drained for crop cultivation

Credit: Angela Gallego-Sala A new study shows that substantial amounts of carbon dioxide were released during the last millennium because ...

Salt marshes trap microplastics in their sediments, creating record of human plastic use

Credit: Semester in Environmental Science (SES)/MBL WOODS HOLE, Mass. -- Plastics are everywhere. From cell phones to pens and cars ...

Mixed farming methods could reduce US emissions and increase productivity

Modeled nitrogen-sparing farms across the US exceeded demand for protein but produced 20% less beefCredit: Gidon Eshel Small-scale mixed-use agriculture ...

Underwater ancient cypress forest offers clues to the past