Tag: Ecology/Environment

Wildfires can have dramatic impacts on Western landscapes and communities, but human values determine whether the changes caused by fire ...

Researchers break down DNA of world's largest mammals to discover how whales defy the cancer oddsWhales, which live longer than ...

Compelling research reveals fatal spread of Ranavirus will increase if carbon emissions are not reducedCredit: Greg Hitchock Climate change has ...

Credit: University of Plymouth Artificial intelligence (AI) could help scientists shed new light on the variety of species living on ...

Credit: WCS Colombia Scientists looked at how fragmentation is affecting critically endangered Dahl's toad headed turtle (Mesoclemmys dahli) a forest-stream ...

New research reveals signs of highly sensitive color vision in fish that live in the abyss beyond sunlight's reachCredit: Pavel ...

Credit: Tim McClanahan/WCS Drawing on comprehensive social and ecological data from five coral reef fishing communities in Kenya; including interviews ...

Credit: WCS Trade of bushmeat and other wildlife for human consumption presents a unique set of challenges to policymakers who ...

Credit: Julie Larsen/Maher/WCS Biodiversity conservation is often considered to be a co-benefit of protecting carbon sinks such as intact forests ...

Credit: Purdue University photo/Jared Pike WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- What can fly like a bird and hover like an insect? ...

Credit: COPYRIGHT (C) TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Cyanobacteria, a type of bacteria that performs photosynthesis, utilize a ...

Credit: José Carlos Morante-Filho Members of the same bird species can have dramatically different responses to deforestation depending on where ...

Research from Göttingen points to wildlife grazing as an approach for nature conservation managementCredit: Marcus Meißner Similar to farm animals ...

Credit: Xianliang Zhang WASHINGTON--Larch trees in the permafrost forests of northeastern China--the northernmost tree species on Earth - are growing ...

Top projects awarded for innovative wastewater treatments and solutions for ecosystem balanceCredit: Jürgen Lösel Dresden, May 9, 2019 - Two ...

Credit: Dr. Balestrieri The Eurasian otter typically eats fish, but amphibians, which are in global decline, are also part of ...

First study to demonstrate vision in marine invertebrates is highly sensitive to the amount of oxygen in waterCredit: Lilly McCormick ...

Through cost-saving practices for coffee, rice, corn and livestock production, Vietnam can take steps to meet Paris Agreement commitments, says ...

Credit: Sue Nichols, Michigan State University Center for Systems Integration Lands that shelter forests have value often readily tallied by ...

Credit: American Phytopathological Society St. Paul, MN (May 2019)--Potato cyst nematodes (PCN) are quarantine soilborne pests that damage potatoes around ...