Researchers discover new nitrogen source in Arctic
Credit: Kim Kenny Scientists have revealed that the partnership between an alga and bacteria is making the essential element nitrogen ...
Tag: Ecology/Environment
Vitamin D may protect against pollution-associated asthma symptoms in obese children
Credit: NIEHS A new study finds vitamin D may be protective among asthmatic obese children living in urban environments with ...
David versus Goliath: the fight against environmental crimes
The world of ecological trialsCredit: Ernest Prat i Rieradevall "What? The river looks like milk?" is the hard-hitting sentence that ...
Small animals with big impact
Credit: Erik Selander Copepods, the world's most common animal, release unique substances into the oceans. Concentrations of these substances are ...
Coral reef parks protecting only 40 percent of fish biomass potential
Credit: Tim McClanahan/WCS Marine scientists from WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) and other groups examining the ecological status of coral reefs ...
‘Specialized’ microbes within plant species promote diversity
Tree seedlings grow less effectively in soil located below their 'mother' treeCredit: Sean Mattson It's widely accepted within agriculture that ...
New study informs debate on predator-prey relationships
Credit: University of Stirling Experts have shed new light on the relationship between predators and their prey after studying how ...
Using tiny organisms to unlock big environmental mysteries
A new approach for studying microbial genes will provide insight into how ecosystems respond to changes in the environment and ...
Ocean life in 3D: Mapping phytoplankton with a smart AUV
An autonomous underwater vehicle learns during its travels to make accurate mapCredit: Image: David Fierstein and Arild Hareide. Phytoplankton form ...
Crucial milestone for critically endangered bird
A team led by a conservation biologist from the University of Kent has successfully relocated threatened Seychelles paradise flycatchers (Terpsiphone ...
Engineered microbe may be key to producing plastic from plants
Credit: Photo by Chelsea Mamott, GLBRC MADISON, Wis. -- With a few genetic tweaks, a type of soil bacteria with ...
Most microbes in hummingbird feeders do not pose health hazard
Feeders or flowers? Researchers compare microbesCredit: Scott Logan/Wild Wings Ecology Many people set up hummingbird feeders in their yards to ...
Climate-driven evolution in trees alters their ecosystems
Credit: Ian Ware/University of Tennessee, Knoxville. A new study published in Global Change Biology and coauthored by researchers from UT, ...
Translocation of bighorn sheep in Arizona has positive genetic outcomes
Credit: George Andrejko/Arizona Game and Fish Department Translocation is an important management tool that has been used for more than ...
A ‘Post-Antibiotic World?’
Antibiotic resistance is spreading from wastewater treatment plants The products of wastewater treatment have been found to contain trace amounts ...
Ecological vineyards help protecting bird population in the environment
Benefits of ecological cropsCredit: Conservation Biology Group - University of Barcelona Ecological farmlands help protecting bird populations and reducing the ...
Disrupting wolf movement may be more effective at protecting caribou
New research suggests disrupting the ability of wolves to travel on the linear developments can reduce the ability of wolves ...
How one small village in Germany reinvented itself to ensure its survival
Göttingen researchers provide insights to enable future-proofing for rural communitiesCredit: Kielhorn How can communities living together in rural areas be ...
‘Radiance Light Trends’ shows changes in Earth’s light emissions
New web application allows anyone to analyze lighting trends observed by satellites since 1992Credit: GFZ Many scientific datasets from satellites ...
Male bottlenose dolphins form bachelor groups with their relatives
When it comes to wooing the 'ladies', it turns out male bottlenose dolphins employ special tactics with their brothers or ...