Tag: Ecology/Environment

Carbon dioxide is released during irrigation with lake water In a new study from UBC's Okanagan campus, researchers have discovered ...

Method assesses health and size of lizard populations

Credit: Ecology & Evolution Monitoring programs that survey many wildlife species at the same time across large geographic regions are ...

Radio-tracking dolphins reveals intimate details about their behavior

FAU Harbor Branch, Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute conduct most extensive radio-tracking effort of Indian River Lagoon bottlenose dolphinsCredit: Please do not ...

Squid could provide an eco-friendly alternative to plastics

Self-healing fabric, abrasion-resistant coatings, precision drug delivery and smart textiles are among the potential applications of squid 'ring tooth' protein ...

Innovative nanocoating technology harnesses sunlight to degrade microplastics

Credit: CLAIM Low density polyethylene film (LDPE) microplastic fragments, successfully degraded in water using visible-light-excited heterogeneous ZnO photocatalysts. The innovative ...

Complete world map of tree diversity

New statistical model eliminates blank spacesCredit: Petr Keil and Jonathan Chase Leipzig, Halle. The biodiversity of our planet is one ...

Fossil fuel combustion is the main contributor to black carbon around Arctic

An international team conducted study at sites in Russia, Canada, Sweden and Norway, with Baylor University researchers contributing measurements for ...

Researchers discover a flipping crab feeding on methane seeps

Credit: Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. - Researchers have documented a group of tanner crabs vigorously feeding at a methane ...

Crocodile face off

Study examines how developmental changes resulted in changes to crocodile snouts The story that's often told about crocodiles is that ...

Protecting small forests fails to protect bird biodiversity

Forests need better management to maintain ecological integrity, Rutgers-led study saysCredit: Matthew Sileo Simply protecting small forests will not maintain ...

There's a place for us: New research reveals humanity's roles in ecosystems

February 17, 2019

Credit: Mountain Creative for the Santa Fe Institute In two back-to-back symposia at the annual meeting of the American Association ...

Children carry evidence of toxins from home flooring and furniture

February 17, 2019

Vinyl flooring and fire retardant furniture foam apparently to blameCredit: Duke Photo DURHAM, N.C. -- Children living in homes with ...

A new study looks at ways to cut roadkill numbers for small and medium-sized mammals

Traffic on the expanded Highway 175 from Quebec City to the Saguenay has been a cause of death for thousands ...

Elk avoid beetle-killed forest areas

Credit: Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Loss of the heat-shielding forest canopy and the obstacle of fallen trees ...

Surprise findings turn up the temperature on the study of vernalization

Credit: Sam Sapin Researchers have uncovered new evidence about the agriculturally important process of vernalization in a development that could ...

'Seeing' tails help sea snakes avoid predators

Credit: Chris Malam New research has revealed the fascinating adaptation of some Australian sea snakes that helps protect their vulnerable ...

AAAS session: Food and nutrition security

Scientific partnerships and opportunities Leading experts from the field of food and nutrition security will present findings from its recently ...

The smallest skeletons in the marine world observed in 3D by synchrotron techniques

Credit: NASA Coccolithophores are microscopic marine algae that use carbon dioxide to grow and release carbon dioxide when they create ...

Tracking pollen with quantum dots

A pollination biologist from Stellenbosch University in South Africa is using quantum dots to track the fate of individual pollen ...

Biocolonizer species are putting the conservation of the granite at Machu Picchu at risk