Seabirds face dire threats from climate change, human activity — especially in Northern Hemisphere
Credit: Ron LeValley Many seabirds in the Northern Hemisphere are struggling to breed -- and in the Southern Hemisphere, they ...
Tag: Ecology/Environment
Parasites as fountains of youth: Study finds infected ants live much longer
Life expectancy of tapeworm-infected worker ants is significantly higher than that of their uninfected nest-mates and resembles that of ant ...
Fish adapt to ocean acidification by modifying gene expression
Credit: Sean D. Connell Human-driven global change is challenging the scientific community to understand how marine species might adapt to ...
Keeping more ammonium in soil could decrease pollution, boost crops
Credit: Egan Jimenez, Princeton University Modern-day agriculture faces two major dilemmas: how to produce enough food to feed the growing ...
Study finds ongoing evolution in Tasmanian Devils’ response to transmissible cancer
U of I-led study finds ongoing evolution in Tasmanian Devils' response to transmissible cancerCredit: Photo courtesy of Menna Jones. MOSCOW, ...
Scientists find solution to measure harmful plastic particles in human sewage
Credit: University of Portsmouth Scientists have got up close and personal with human sewage to determine how best to measure ...
Research identifies climate-change refugia in dry-forest region
The study was conducted in a Brazilian national park and was based on analysis of tree rings in the species ...
UNH research: Journey of PFAS in wastewater facilities highlights regulation challenges
Credit: UNH DURHAM, N.H.--Researchers at the University of New Hampshire have conducted two of the first studies in New England ...
How antibiotic-filled poop helps ‘bessbug’ beetles stay healthy
Understanding the communities of antimicrobial-producing bacteria that thrive in the feces of horned passalus beetles could help scientists discover new ...
UTA team to test geothermal de-icing technique on working bridge
De-icing system moving from test site to Texas bridgeCredit: UT Arlington A geothermal de-icing system designed by researchers at The ...
Finnish biodiversity information management inspires globally
Credit: Pekka Malinen / Luomus FinBIF, which is coordinated and developed by the Finnish Museum of Natural History Luomus of ...
Scientists use weather forecasts to direct conservation of elephants
Climate and weather data will be used to predict threats facing African elephantsCredit: Vicky Boult Wildlife conservationists will use detailed ...
Aquaculture turns biodiversity into uniformity along the coast of China
Credit: He-Bo Peng (NIOZ/RUG) Fishery and aquaculture have given rise to an enormous uniformity in the diversity of bivalves along ...
eDNA analysis could contribute towards more effective pest control
Detecting environmental DNA of invasive ant species in soil samplesCredit: A. Prof. Mamiko Ozaki B. Minamoto et al. Scientific Reports, ...
Scientists sound alarm about unprecedented mercury accumulation in Pacific Ocean trenches
Multi-national team of scientists discover amounts of mercury in the deepest trenches of the Pacific Ocean that exceed any value ...
Microbes metabolizing toxic substances were found in the burning coal seams of Kuzbass
Microbes that metabolize substances harmful to humans were found in the burning coal seams of KuzbassCredit: Vitaly Kadnikov Geothermal ecosystems, ...
Scientists discover a protein that naturally enhances wheat resistance to head scab
Credit: John McLaughlin Fusarium Head Blight (FHB), also known as scab, is a significant disease of small grain cereals, such ...
Newly discovered enzymes are not heavy metal fans
Researchers at Tsukuba University discover a new group of carbonic anhydrase enzymes that do not require any metal ions for ...
Road verges provide opportunity for wildflowers, bees and trees
Credit: Ben Phillips Road verges cover 1.2% of land in Great Britain - an area the size of Dorset - ...
Food scraps get a bold new life
Credit: Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan - Most people don't think much about the food ...