Tag: Ecology/Environment

Credit: Elizabeth Lev/University of Washington As metropolises balloon with growth and sprawl widens the footprint of cities around the world, ...

Biodiversity increases the efficiency of energy use in grasslandsCredit: Alexandra Weigelt For the first time, they did not just investigate ...

Communication and waterproofing: Biology and physics come together in an interdisciplinary project to investigate the physical properties of wax-like cuticular ...

Beyond traditional metricsCredit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA Functional metrics in ecology -indicators based on the biological features of the organisms, in ...

Warming and increased precipitation tests the resilience of soil seed banks against harm done by climate changeCredit: Photo courtesy of ...

UMass Amherst ecologists name pitfalls of older methods and recommend best practicesCredit: UMass Amherst/K. Devarajan AMHERST, Mass. - A new ...

Credit: Sue Nichols, Michigan State University Whether small-time farmers across the world get swept away by globalization or ride a ...

Menagerie of several species to monitor habitat health offers better conservation outcomesCredit: Nathan Skolski With habitat loss threatening the extinction ...

Study of local adaptation provides important insights into evolutionary forcesCredit: Photo credit: Anna Hargreaves Species adapt to their local climates, ...

Credit: Lauren Porter, University of Plymouth In the last decade there has been rapid expansion in the area of ocean ...

Credit: Hervé Douris A natural experiment created by an active volcano gives new insight into the long-term negative impacts of ...

Credit: Mike Lewinski on Unsplash. The BioScience Talks podcast features discussions of topical issues related to the biological sciences. Worldwide ...

Credit: Chris Pallister/GoAK.org. Professor Rob Hale of William & Mary's Virginia Institute of Marine Science is lead author of a ...

Credit: David Stobbe for University of Saskatchewan SASKATOON--University of Saskatchewan (USask) researchers have used a novel combination of techniques to ...

Credit: Universidad de Córdoba We do not have to look as far away as the glaciers in Norway, the fires ...

Credit: Photo courtesy Max Allen CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Scientists deployed motion-sensitive camera traps across a 50-square-mile swath of Bukit Barisan ...

Ear bones of fish revealed 'diary of selenium exposure' that was key to unraveling the mysteryCredit: Fred Feyrer, U.S. Geological ...

Prestigious grant supports Lehigh University civil and environmental engineering professor's research into homeowners' interactions with sustainable stormwater containment methods such ...

Credit: Aaron O'Dea Researchers at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) discovered a massive, 7,000-year-old fossilized coral reef near the ...

KIT study shows that a single ethical improvement is sufficient to no longer consider other aspects in purchasing and justify ...