“Scuba-diving” lizards use bubble attached to snout to breathe underwater
Credit: Lindsey Swierk BINGHAMTON, N.Y. - A team of evolutionary biologists including faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New ...
Tag: Ecology/Environment
How do clownfish earn their stripes?
The distinctive white stripes in clownfish form at different rates depending on their sea anemone hosts, a PNAS study findsCredit: ...
Decolonising ecology? How to adopt practices that make science more equitable
Credit: Keren Cooper Knowledge systems outside of those sanctioned by Western universities have often been marginalised or simply not engaged ...
New fishing tech may pose risks to fisheries, says study co-authored by UMass researcher
Scientists need to work closely with resource management agencies to assess impactsCredit: Andrew Burr AMHERST, Mass. - New developments in ...
Researchers identify the causes of the extreme drought that affected the Pantanal
The study shows that the 2019-20 drought resulted from a natural meteorological phenomenon similar to the one that caused the ...
Endangered wallaby population bounces back after ferals fenced out
Credit: Alexandra Ross/UNSW Sydney A population of bridled nailtail wallabies in Queensland has been brought back from the brink of ...
Exhibit at Venice Architecture Biennale features work of UTA students, faculty
CAPPA work on display at international architecture exhibitionCredit: UT Arlington An exhibit about watershed urbanism, featuring work by faculty and ...
Deep and extreme: Microbes thrive in transition
Credit: © Caladan Oceanic LLC A diverse microbial community has adapted to an extremely salty environment deep in the Red ...
New study shows never before seen nutrient exchanges between algae and bacteria
Research co-led by Newcastle University has shed new light on important microscopic scale interactions between algae and bacteria predicated on ...
Innovative Food Systems Solutions portal launch: Healthy diets for all on a healthy planet
Explore and contribute to the IFSS portal and connect to the global community working to ensure sustainable and resilient food ...
Oregon State University research shows two invasive beachgrasses are hybridizing
Credit: Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. - Two species of sand-stabilizing beachgrasses introduced to the Pacific Northwest starting in the ...
Experimental broadcast of whitewater river noise drives bats and birds away
Intense noise reduces bird foraging activity and causes bats to switch hunting strategiesCredit: Dr. Cory Toth While many might consider ...
Pandemic paleo: A wayward skull, at-home fossil analyses, a first for Antarctic amphibians
Credit: Christian Sidor Paleontologists had to adjust to stay safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many had to postpone fossil excavations, ...
Indigenous peoples and local communities, key to achieving biodiversity goals
An international study led by the ICTA-UAB states that recognizing indigenous peoples' and local communities' rights and agency is critical ...
Water treatment: Removing hormones with sunlight
KIT researchers developed a new method to remove micropollutants using a photocatalytic membrane and visible lightCredit: Markus Breig, KIT Micropollutants ...
NIST, collaborators develop new method to better study microscopic plastics in the ocean
Multistep technique uses small invertebrate to detect, count and characterize nanoplasticsCredit: A. Valsesia et al. via Creative Commons (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), adapted ...
Telling up from down: How marine flatworms learn to sense gravity
Zoologists explore the mechanism and development of gravity-sensing ability in marine acoel flatwormsCredit: 2021 Okayama University All living organisms are ...
Biodiversity devastation: Human-driven decline requires millions of years of recovery
Credit: C. Albrecht (JLU) A new study shows that the current rate of biodiversity decline in freshwater ecosystems outcompetes that ...
First-of-its-kind flower smells like dead insects to imprison ‘coffin flies’
First plant found to deceive pollinators by mimicking decomposing insectsCredit: Credit: T. Rupp, B. Oelschlägel, K. Rabitsch et al. The ...
What makes some oysters more resilient than others?
New research by Louisiana State University biologists offers insight into this commercially important speciesCredit: Photo Credit: Morgan Kelly, LSU Oysters ...