Artificial Intelligence to identify individual birds of a same species
Credit: André Ferreira Humans have a hard time identifying individual birds just by looking at the patterns on their plumage. ...
Tag: Ecology/Environment
Cycad plants provide an important ‘ecosystem service’
Loss of cycads from natural habitats may create detrimental ripple effects for other organismsCredit: University of Guam A study published ...
Glacial stream insect may tolerate warmer waters
Credit: Photo by Joe Giersch PULLMAN, Wash. - An endangered aquatic insect that lives in icy streams fed by glaciers ...
Desert mosses use quartz rocks as sun shades
Some mosses in the Mojave Desert live under translucent quartz as protection from the sunCredit: Kirsten Fisher. CSU-Los Angeles Living ...
Solving the jigsaw puzzle of regional carbon budgets
Credit: ©Science China Press Accurate regional carbon budgets are critical for informing land-based mitigation policy and tracking mitigation progress. For ...
Livestock expansion is a factor in global pandemics
Credit: © Serge Morand/Biological Conservation Research has shown a global increase in the emergence of infectious diseases and epidemics, an ...
Study identifies spread of bee disease via flowers
Credit: Paige Muñiz ITHACA, N.Y. - One in 11 flowers carries disease-causing parasites known to contribute to bee declines, according ...
New native Hawaiian land snail species discovered, first in 60 years
Credit: Kenneth Hayes and Norine Yeung GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Scientists have described a new native Hawaiian land snail species, sounding ...
MIT Press’s New Environmental History book: The Contamination of the Earth
A History of Pollutions in the Industrial AgeCredit: The MIT Press Through the centuries, the march of economic progress has ...
Where are arctic mosquitoes most abundant in Greenland and why?
Examining the population dynamics during the larval life stage of these pestsCredit: Photo by Melissa DeSiervo. Bzz! It's mosquito season ...
Complex developmental patterns are under the control of surprisingly simple signals
Princeton researchers discover that multiple early developmental programs in the fly are governed by different thresholds of Ras/Erk signalingCredit: Johnson ...
Correct dosage of methane-inhibiting additive in dairy cow feed shown in study
Credit: DSM The optimum amount of a methane-inhibiting supplement in dairy cattle feed has been determined by an international team ...
UMD addresses African vulture poisoning with global disease and biodiversity implications
Findings suggest that a more holistic and coordinated approach leveraging community engagement and pre-existing resources could maximize conservation impactsCredit: Edwin ...
Wide awake: Light pollution keeps magpies and pigeons tossing and turning
Study first to measure neurological responses to light pollution in wildlifeCredit: Photographer Doug Gimesy Researchers are urging city-dwellers to switch ...