Tag: Ecology/Environment

Credit: Courtesy of the University of Montana MISSOULA - Every social network has its fake news. And in animal communication ...

Research reveals unique reproductive trait for seagrass

Wing interacts with currents to hold seed in place for rootingCredit: © A. Rossen. Seagrasses have long been known as ...

Hydropower dams cool rivers in the Mekong River basin, satellites show

Credit: Rebecca Gourley/University of Washington Hydropower dams, which use flowing water to turn a series of turbines to generate electricity, ...

5200-year-old grains in the eastern Altai Mountains redate trans-Eurasian crop exchange

Agricultural crops dispersed across Eurasia more than five millennia ago, causing significant cultural change in human populations across the ancient ...

Longstanding flaw in sensor readings could lead to heating and cooling design errors

Credit: Eric Teitelbaum Standard comfort measurements used to design buildings' heating and cooling systems share a common flaw, according to ...

Caribbean sharks in need of large marine protected areas

Marine experts including a SoMAS scientist appeal to policy makers in a letter in ScienceCredit: Austin Gallagher STONY BROOK, February ...

Tourists pose continued risks for disease transmission to endangered mountain gorillas

Researchers at Ohio University, Ugandan scientists caution that humans place gorillas at risk of disease transmissionCredit: Nancy J. Stevens ATHENS, ...

Forests bouncing back from beetles, but elk and deer slowing recovery

Credit: Robert Andrus Two words, and a tiny little creature, strike fear in the hearts of many Colorado outdoor enthusiasts: ...

The curious case of the disappearing snakes

Credit: Courtesy of MSU EAST LANSING, Mich. - A Michigan State University- and University of Maryland-led study featured on the ...

Scientists finally figure out how millipedes actually do it

High-tech imaging under UV light shows which parts go where when millipedes mateCredit: Stephanie Ware, Field Museum Scientists have a ...

Nitrogen-fixing trees help tropical forests grow faster and store more carbon

Planting fixers could benefit reforestation and climate mitigation plansCredit: Sarah Batterman (Millbrook, NY) Tropical forests are allies in the fight ...

Reconnecting with nature key for the health of people and the planet

Credit: University of Plymouth Individuals who visit natural spaces weekly, and feel psychologically connected to them, report better physical and ...

Taking a bite out of mosquito-borne disease

UNM researchers devise an eco-friendly way to eradicate a buzzing, biting pestCredit: The University of New Mexico It has long ...

Fossilized insect from 100 million years ago is oldest record of primitive bee with pollen