Dying trees in cities? Blame it on the pavement
Credit: Adam Dale A North Carolina State University study examining urbanization, scale-insect abundance and latitudinal warming on tree health in ...
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Biodiversity crisis: Technological advances in agriculture are not a sufficient response
Credit: HUTAN-KOCP Leipzig, Halle. Rapid population and economic growth are destroying biological diversity - especially in the tropics. This was ...
Global maps enabling targeted interventions to reduce burden of mosquito-borne disease
Now, with an unprecedented level of accuracy, an international team of researchers, led by Dr Moritz Kramer at the University ...
Scientists provide first evidence of diphtheria-like infectious agent in hedgehogs
Credit: Photo: Juliane Seet As cultural successors, hedgehogs reside in close proximity to humans. Close contacts, however, are not only ...
‘A gift from the city to itself’
Study creates a blueprint for city marine parksCredit: University of Plymouth Coastal cities are among the fastest growing population centres ...
Researchers find potential new source of rare earth elements
Study could benefit the US clean energy and electronics industriesCredit: USDA ARS Researchers have found a possible new source of ...
Alien species are primary cause of recent global extinctions
Alien species are the main driver of recent extinctions in both animals and plants, according to a new study by ...
How the humble marigold outsmarts a devastating tomato pest
Scientists have revealed for the first time the natural weapon used by marigolds to protect tomato plants against destructive whiteflies ...
Endangered eel located using DNA from one liter of water
Credit: Kobe University Researchers have shed light on the distribution of Japanese eel by analyzing environmental DNA (eDNA) from small ...
A clearer view of past climate from tree rings
To see where the Earth's climate is headed, we have to see where it's been -- and a new San ...
Koala-spotting drones proves a flying success
Credit: QUT QUT researchers have developed an innovative method for detecting koala populations using drones and infrared imaging that is ...
Balloons the number 1 marine debris risk of mortality for seabirds
Credit: Lauren Roman The data showed that a seabird ingesting a single piece of plastic had a 20 per cent ...
ESA tipsheet for March 4,5, 2019
Upcoming research in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment Get a sneak peek into these new scientific papers, publishing on ...
New study uses big data to analyze the international food trade
'Food inequality, injustice and rights' As the world population swells, the inequitable distribution of food around the globe is prompting ...
Ant societies’ arms race: Gene activity in defenders depends on invading slavemaking ants
Defenders' behavior and brain gene activity reflects origin of attacking slavemakersCredit: photo/©: Romain Libbrecht, iOME, JGU Temnothorax americanus is a ...
Asian elephants may lose up to 42 percent of suitable habitats in India and Nepal
Credit: Photo: Priya Davidar & Jean-Philippe Puyravaud Protecting and expanding suitable habitats for wildlife is key to the conservation of ...
U-M biologists capture super-creepy photos of Amazon spiders making meals of frogs, lizards
Credit: Emanuele Biggi, in Amphibian & Reptile Conservation ANN ARBOR--Warning to arachnophobes and the faint of heart: This is the ...
The trials of turfgrass breeders
Study reveals important insight regarding breeding and distribution practices and management in the turfgrass industryCredit: Chengyan Yue ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA--The ...
Improving ecosystems with aquatic plants
Study shows how to grow aquatic plants in large-scale plant production systems Davie, Florida--Improving Ecosystems with Aquatic Plants Researchers Lyn ...
Montana State team discovers ‘incredibly’ diverse microbial community high in Yellowstone
Credit: MSU Photo by Adrian Sanchez-Gonzalez More than 10 miles into the backcountry of Yellowstone National Park, on the edge ...