UNH researchers find northern forests have lost crucial cold, snowy conditions
Credit: MaxPixel DURHAM, N.H.--As the popular saying goes, "winter is coming," but is it? Researchers at the University of New ...
Tag: Ecology/Environment
NUS SDE4 receives international recognition for building designed to improve health and wellness
The state-of-the-art net-zero energy building is the first university building in the world to be WELL Certified™ Gold, and the ...
First maps of areas suitable for spotted lanternfly’s establishment in US and world
Credit: ARS-USDA WAPATO, WASHINGTON, October 3, 2019--Maps identifying the areas suitable for establishment of the spotted lanternfly (SLF) in the ...
The phenological index
A tool to understand how ecosystems are responding to a changing climateCredit: Love et al., 2019 As climate change accelerates, ...
Besides hot water, coral bleaching also about location, location, location
Study in Nature Climate Change analyzed many factors that led to widespread coral bleaching in Indo-Pacific during 2016 El NiñoCredit: ...
Seagrass meadows harbor wildlife for centuries, highlighting need for conservation
Credit: Conor MacDonnell Seagrass meadows put down deep roots, persisting in the same spot for hundreds and possibly thousands of ...
Hovering closer to the secrets of hummingbird flight
Credit: Todd Goodrich, University of Montana The extraordinary ability of hummingbirds to perform complex escape maneuvers will be explored for ...
Plant diversity a casualty of high-severity wildfires
Extreme wildfires are transforming forestlands into shrublandsCredit: Courtesy Clark Richter Sierra Nevada forests are losing plant diversity due to high-severity ...
USDA grant to study transport of pollen from hemp and genetically engineered switchgrass
Credit: Virginia Tech A new season is often marked by the eruption of pollen into the air. As these invisible ...
Species could buffer reproduction against climate change through sperm and egg plasticity
Credit: University of East Anglia Beetles have evolved sophisticated mechanisms to reproduce despite warmer temperatures - according to new research ...
Battling BPA with biofilms
Pitt researcher awarded $420,000 NSF grant to study growing biofilms on electrodes to degrade bisphenol ACredit: University of Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH ...
Preventing future forest diebacks
Credit: Simon Thorn / University of Wuerzburg Bark beetles, heat, drought, storms, and fires have damaged the German forests. Those ...
Planes and vehicles main culprits masking iconic natural sounds in peaceful national parks
Nearly 47,000 hours of audio recording reveals vehicles, aircraft are primary sources of human-caused noise in US national parksCredit: Rachel ...
Managing stormwater and stream restoration projects together
Credit: THK Associates Both stormwater control and stream restoration are proven ways to reduce erosion along water channels. Often, though, ...
Researchers use drones to weigh whales
Credit: Fredrik Christiansen By measuring the body length, width and height of free-living southern right whales photographed by drones, researchers ...
Predators and hidey-holes are good for reef fish populations
Credit: Hannah Levenson New research highlights two factors that play a critical role in supporting reef fish populations and - ...
New method improves measurement of animal behaviour using deep learning
Credit: Jake Graving A new toolkit goes beyond existing machine learning methods by measuring body posture in animals with high ...
Microbes in warm soils released more carbon than those in cooler soils
Warming tropical soils could cause a 9% increase in atmospheric CO2 this centuryCredit: Andrew Nottingham As one descends a mountain, ...
Brave new world: Simple changes in intensity of weather events ‘could be lethal’
Credit: NOAA Hurricane Dorian is the latest example of a frightening trend. Extreme weather events are becoming more frequent, more ...
Underwater manatee chatter may aid in their conservation
Credit: Sean Mattson/STRI Listening in on manatee conversations could help restore populations of this endangered marine mammal. Each manatee has ...