Tag: Ecology/Environment

Credit: Universidad de Córdoba Agriculture contributes to 70% of total emissions by humans of nitrous oxide (N2O), a potent polluting ...

EPFL scientists map high-risk areas for hepatitis E

Credit: © LCE/LASIG EPFL 2019 EPFL scientists have created the first world map of regions with the highest prevalence of ...

Study: Global farming trends threaten food security

Credit: Martin Husemann Citrus fruits, coffee and avocados: The food on our tables has become more diverse in recent decades. ...

Lack of crop diversity and increasing dependence on pollinators may threaten food security

New research suggests that global trends in farming practices are undermining the pollinators crops depend on and putting agricultural productivity ...

New research helps predict locations of blue whales so ships can avoid them

App now in development will put information in the hands of ship crews and managersCredit: John Calambokidis/Cascadia Research Collective A ...

Sloppy sea urchins

Marine scientists discover an important, overlooked role sea urchins play in the kelp forest ecosystem Sea urchins have gotten a ...

ICARUS has been switched on: Testing has started

Credit: University of Konstanz To analyze global animal movements from space and to understand how large numbers of animals and ...

Cells synchronize to release toxins in unison

Credit: Kurt Hickman/Stanford News Service Crouching in the boot-sucking mud of the Baylands Nature Preserve in Palo Alto, Manu Prakash, ...

What is cryptosporidium? The pool parasite outbreak causing panic

Cryptosporidiosis outbreaks are on the rise, and children are likely to be the ones dispersing the illness; two University of ...

The path to China’s ‘ecological civilization’ starts with national parks

Credit: Trends in Ecology & Evolution President Xi Jinping staked out China's role as a committed player to tackle the ...

Mussels are inspiring new technology that could help purify water and clean up oil spills

Mussels are notorious maritime stowaways known for damaging the hulls of boats, but these same adhesive properties have widespread engineering ...

20 overlooked benefits of distributed solar energy

Study outlines advantages of solar on rooftops, other developed areas A study released today provides the most complete list yet ...

Pensoft welcomes Neotropical Biology & Conservation to its open-access journal portfolio

Eleven studies in the first issue demonstrate the modernized look & feel of the Brazil-born journal, as provided by the ...

Coral reefs shifting away from equator

July 9, 2019

New research reveals a dramatic rebalancing of young corals from tropical to subtropical waters during the last 40 yearsCredit: Nichole ...

Early first pregnancy is the key to successful reproduction of cheetahs in zoos

July 9, 2019

Credit: Ad Meskens, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=68621350 Cheetah experts in many zoos around the world are at a loss. Despite all their efforts, ...

UBC scientists find high mutation rates within huge, old-growth trees

Study provides clues on how trees evolve to surviveCredit: TJ Watt The towering, hundred-year-old Sitka spruce trees growing in the ...

UTA researchers identify genetic pathway that could enhance survival of coral

Credit: The University of Texas at Arlington Three researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington have made a groundbreaking ...

Sneaky mating may be in female damselfies’ interest

New research on damselflies in northern Africa suggests that females may facilitate the reproductive success of inferior males when their ...

Tracing the roots: Mapping a vegetable family tree for better food

Genetic testing developed by MU scientists could aid in developing new and healthier dietsCredit: University of Missouri Human genetic testing ...

Ancient Saharan seaway shows how Earth’s climate and creatures can undergo extreme change