Scientists finally figure out how millipedes actually do it
High-tech imaging under UV light shows which parts go where when millipedes mateCredit: Stephanie Ware, Field Museum Scientists have a ...
Tag: Ecology/Environment
Nitrogen-fixing trees help tropical forests grow faster and store more carbon
Planting fixers could benefit reforestation and climate mitigation plansCredit: Sarah Batterman (Millbrook, NY) Tropical forests are allies in the fight ...
Reconnecting with nature key for the health of people and the planet
Credit: University of Plymouth Individuals who visit natural spaces weekly, and feel psychologically connected to them, report better physical and ...
Taking a bite out of mosquito-borne disease
UNM researchers devise an eco-friendly way to eradicate a buzzing, biting pestCredit: The University of New Mexico It has long ...
Fossilized insect from 100 million years ago is oldest record of primitive bee with pollen
Credit: Image provided by George Poinar Jr., OSU College of Science. CORVALLIS, Ore. - Beetle parasites clinging to a primitive ...
Maintaining social relationships is important for more than finding a mate
Life history stage explains behavior in a social network before & during the early breeding seasonCredit: Archbold Biological Station There ...
Study: One-third of plant and animal species could be gone in 50 years
University of Arizona researchers studied recent extinctions from climate change to estimate the loss of plant and animal species by ...
How bird flocks with multiple species behave like K-pop groups
Credit: Mitchell Walters GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Birds of a feather don't always flock together: Peer into a forest canopy, and ...
Algae team rosters could help ID ‘super corals’
A coral's symbiotic community may predict how well it resists climate stressCredit: Paintings in graphic by Janavi Mahimtura Folmsbee HOUSTON ...
Pollinating opossums confirm decades-long theory
New footage of nocturnal pollination of plants by opossums brings light to unpublished research nearly thirty years oldCredit: Photo courtesy ...
New technique reduces pathogen identification time from two weeks to less than one hour
Credit: Karolina Pusz-Bochenska, Edel Perez-Lopez, Tim J. Dumonceaux, Chrystel Olivier, and Tyler J. Wist St. Paul, MN (February 2020)--Transmitted by ...
How roots find their way to water
High-resolution 3D microscopy shows how plants adapt flexibly to their surroundingsCredit: Daniel von Wangenheim FRANKFURT. Plants use their roots to ...
Invasive species that threaten biodiversity on the Antarctic Peninsula are identified
Credit: Universidad de Córdoba Invasive species are non-native ones that are introduced into a new habitat and are able to ...
Modified clay can remove herbicide from water
Credit: Feng Yan et al. By creating neatly spaced slits in a clay mineral, University of Groningen Professor of Experimental ...
X-ray microscopy at BESSY II: Nanoparticles can change cells
Credit: Burcu Kepsutlu/HZB Today, nanoparticles are not only in cosmetic products, but everywhere, in the air, in water, in the ...
Polar bears in Baffin Bay skinnier, having fewer cubs due to less sea ice
Credit: Kristin Laidre/University of Washington Polar bears are spending more time on land than they did in the 1990s due ...
Biodiversity offsetting is contentious — here’s an alternative
Credit: Gerhard Körtner A new approach to compensate for the impact of development may be an effective alternative to biodiversity ...
Anatomical details of rare electric fish revealed by an advanced imaging technique
Thanks to the use of high-resolution microcomputed tomography, a cross-border research collaboration was able to study the only three known ...
Local genetic adaption helps sorghum crop hide from witchweed
Credit: S.M. Runo, Kenyatta University Sorghum crops in areas where the agricultural parasite striga, also known as witchweed, is common ...
Hot climates to see more variability in tree leafing as temperatures rise
Credit: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy A team of scientists led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory found ...
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