Tag: Ecology/Environment

Credit: Photo: Robert Emmerich / University of Wuerzburg Calcareous grasslands are dry, nutrient-poor habitats that occur frequently in the north ...

Sweet potato uses a single odor to warn its neighbors of insect attack

Odor induces a defense response in sweet potatoes to herbivores and protects other plants against potential invaders.Credit: Anja Meents, Max ...

Discovery of an unusual protein

Scientists from Bremen discover an unusual protein playing a significant role in the Earth's nitrogen cycleCredit: Boran Kartal Nitrogen is ...

Global levels of biodiversity could be lower than we think, new study warns

Credit: Martin Jung, University of Sussex Biodiversity across the globe could be in a worse state than previously thought as ...

Winning images of British Ecological Society photography competition announced

November 29, 2019

The winning images of 'Capturing Ecology,' the British Ecological Society's annual photography competition, are announcedCredit: Top left (going clockwise): Overall ...

Animals could help humans monitor oceans

November 28, 2019

Credit: Miquel Gomila/SOCIB Sharks, penguins, turtles and other seagoing species could help humans monitor the oceans by transmitting oceanographic information ...

Biodiversity and wind energy

November 27, 2019

How stakeholders evaluate the green-green dilemma -- and what they think about possible solutionsCredit: Christian Voigt, Leibniz-IZW The replacement of ...

Habitat restoration alone not enough to support threatened caribou: UBC study

November 27, 2019

Other conservation methods may also be needed until restored sites are more establishedCredit: UBC Faculty of Forestry New UBC research ...

University of Arkansas provost Coleman named AAAS fellow

Coleman was selected for work in plant physiological ecology and developing research capacity in universities across the countryCredit: University Relations ...

Florida Museum’s Lawrence Page and Douglas Soltis elected 2019 AAAS fellows

Credit: Jeff Gage/Florida Museum GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The Florida Museum of Natural History's Lawrence Page and Douglas Soltis have been ...

Did human hunting activities alone drive great auks’ extinction?

Analysis of ancient DNA from an extinct seabird demonstrates that even abundant and widespread species can be vulnerable to intense ...

Finding Nemo’s family: a good home is more important than good genes

Credit: Simon Thorrold (WHOI). In a study published today, scientists report that the long-term success of clownfish depends more on ...

Bulwer’s petrel can fly more than 1,800 kilometres over ocean waters to find food

The migratory routes of a small seabirdCredit: Raül Ramos (UB-IRBio) The Bulwer's petrel reaches more than 1,800 kilometers from the ...

Nuclear reactors with a newly proposed barrier could’ve withstood Chernobyl and Fukushima