Largest-ever study of artificial insemination in sharks–and the occasional ‘virgin birth’
Credit: Photo by Jay Harvey, Aquarium of the Pacific It's a tough time to be a shark. Pollution, industrialized fishing, ...
Tag: Ecology/Environment
Orangutan finding highlights need to protect habitat
Iconic great apes in Borneo lost muscle during fruit shortagesCredit: Kristana Parinters Makur/Tuanan Orangutan Research Project Wild orangutans are known ...
Symbiotic bacteria in root cells may be key to producing better crops, Rutgers study finds
Credit: Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, N.J. (May 12, 2021) - A Rutgers study finds that symbiotic bacteria that colonize ...
Xerocrassa montserratensis, an endemic and threatened snail in Catalonia
The genetic structure of the land snail identified in the late 19th century in the Montserrat mountainCredit: Vicenç Bros A ...
Army Corps of Engineers awards UToledo $1.4-M to develop new methods to combat toxic algae
UToledo researchers are collaborating with municipal water treatment plants in OhioCredit: Daniel Miller, The University of Toledo The U.S. Army ...
Defining climate-smart pathways towards tree crop yield intensification
The trajectory for palm oil production in Indonesia raises sustainability concerns due to deforestation and biodiversity impacts; researchers modeled climate-smart ...
History of giants in the gene: Scientists use DNA to trace the origins of giant viruses
Scientists investigate the evolution of Mimivirus, one of the world's largest viruses, through how they replicate DNACredit: Indian Institute of ...
Same gene drives male water striders’ long legs and the inclination to use them as weapons
RNAi experiments reveal correlated effects on sexual characteristics like body size and aggressionCredit: Abderrahman Khila Some water strider males (Microvelia ...
Dartmouth engineering study shows renewable energy will enhance power grid’s resilience
Credit: Dakota Thompson/Dartmouth A new Dartmouth Engineering study shows that integrating renewable energy into the American Electric Power System (AEPS) ...
Nature draws out a happy place for children
New study explores children's perception of their own wellbeing using artCredit: Anglia Ruskin University Young children in deprived areas see ...
New USask research will make bean crops hardier, help improve global food security
Tepary bean genome may lead to sustainable alternatives for legume crops affected by changing climateCredit: Debra Marshall Photography SASKATOON - ...
Lichens slow to return after wildfire
Frequent fire narrows recovery window for lichens in Chaparral shrublandsCredit: Jesse Miller Lichen communities may take decades -- and in ...
Popcorn! Packaging for the future?
Forest scientists at Göttingen University develop plant-based, environmentally friendly materialCredit: Carolin Pertsch Modern packaging must do much more than simply ...
A beetle’s Achilles heel
Glyphosate inhibits symbiotic bacteria in the saw-toothed grain beetleCredit: Julian Kiefer, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz Saw-toothed grain beetles live in a ...
Horseradish flea beetle: Protected with the weapons of its food plant
Researchers elucidate how the insect regulates the accumulation of plant toxins via special transportersCredit: Anna Schroll When horseradish flea beetles ...
Mediterranean turtles recovering at different rates
Credit: Olkan Erguler Numbers of two Mediterranean turtle species have risen in the last three decades - but in Cyprus ...
The formation of the Amazon Basin influenced the distribution of manatees
Whole mitochondrial DNA sequencing of the three extant species of the aquatic mammal shows that they first split from their ...
Stanford researchers map how people in cities get a health boost from nature
Credit: Jacob Lund / Shutterstock Your local city park may be improving your health, according to a new paper led ...
UM scientist joins team partnering with UN’s initiative to map ungulate migrations
Credit: (Photo courtesy of Celie Intering) MISSOULA - University of Montana Professor Mark Hebblewhite has joined an international team of ...
Informed tourists make whale watching wafer for whales
Credit: Héctor Guzmán According to the International Whaling Commission, whale-watching tourism generates more than $2.5 billion a year. After the ...