Tag: Ecology/Environment

Credit: Courtesy of MSU EAST LANSING, Mich. - While many scientists are focused on the decline of honey bees, relatively ...

Researchers create artificial mother-of-pearl using bacteria

Credit: University of Rochester video / Matthew Mann The strongest synthetic materials are often those that intentionally mimic nature. One ...

Scientists create largest collection of coral reef maps ever made

New global atlas offers new way to map coral reefs from spaceCredit: Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation MIAMI--A study ...

Field trial with neonicotinoids: Honeybees are much more robust than bumblebees

Credit: Albin Andersson The insecticide clothianidin affects different species of bees in different ways. While it has no demonstrably negative ...

Soft tissue makes coral tougher in the face of climate change

Credit: Raphael Ritson-Williams Climate change and ocean warming threaten coral reefs and disrupt the harmonious relationship between corals and their ...

Dengue mosquito is Queensland’s biggest threat for spreading Zika virus

Credit: QIMR Berghofer Researchers at QUT and QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute have found that the dengue fever mosquito common ...

Study shows zoos and aquariums increase species knowledge index 800 percent

Previously untapped information sheds light on extinction timelines for mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibiansCredit: Species360 Conservation Science Alliance Despite volumes ...

Wristband samplers show similar chemical exposure across three continents

CORVALLIS, Ore. - To assess differences and trends in personal chemical exposure, Oregon State University researchers deployed chemical-sampling wristbands to ...

Sand tiger sharks return to shipwrecks off N.C. coast

Coast's hundreds of shipwrecks are important habitats for vulnerable shark speciesCredit: John McCord, Coastal Studies Institute DURHAM, N.C. -- Photos ...

Island lizards are expert sunbathers, and researchers find it’s slowing their evolution

Credit: Virginia Tech If you've ever spent some time in the Caribbean, you might have noticed that humans are not ...

Neonics hinder bees’ ability to fend off deadly mites, U of G study reveals

Credit: University of Guelph A University of Guelph study is the first to uncover the impact of neonicotinoid pesticides on ...

How does wildlife fare after fires?

La Trobe research in Wildlife Research journal looks at how wildlife recolonises burnt land Fire ecologists and wildlife specialists at ...

Marine Skin dives deeper for better monitoring

Study shows continuing impacts of Deepwater Horizon oil spill

April 19, 2019

Findings reveal that restoration of marsh vegetation is key to overall recoveryCredit: © D. Johnson/VIMS. Nine years ago tomorrow--April 20, ...

Mysterious river dolphin helps crack the code of marine mammal communication

April 19, 2019

Credit: Paulo Castro The Araguaian river dolphin of Brazil is something of a mystery. It was thought to be quite ...

New variety of zebra chip disease threatens potato production in southwestern Oregon

Credit: K. D. Swisher Grimm and S. F. Garczynski St. Paul, MN (April 2019)--Named after the dark stripes that form ...

New immune pathway involved in resistance to parasite worms found in undercooked pork

Credit: John Worthington Scientists from Lancaster University in the UK have discovered that immune responses originally found to prevent fungal ...

Giant tortoises migrate unpredictably in the face of climate change

Unlike many migratory species, Galapagos giant tortoises do not use current environmental conditions to time their seasonal migrationCredit: Photo courtesy ...

Ocean currents bring good news for reef fish

Researchers have discovered some good news for fish populations living on coral reefs hit by climate change. Renato Morais is ...

Ginkgo seed extracts show antibacterial activity on skin pathogens