Tag: Ecology/Environment

February 5, 2019

Credit: Felix Ossig-Bonanno (2017) The discovery of a new to science species of rare and primitive arthropod from the depths ...

'Eavesdropping' technology used to protect one of New Zealand's rarest birds

February 5, 2019

ZSL scientists pioneer new method of monitoring hihi reintroductions by listening in on bird 'conversations'Credit: (c) ZSL Remote recording devices ...

NW Forest Plan 25 years later: Wildfire losses up, bird populations down

CORVALLIS, Ore. - Twenty-five years into a 100-year federal strategy to protect older forests in the Pacific Northwest, forest losses ...

Pika survival rates dry up with low moisture

In the Pacific Northwest, dry air interacts with low snow conditions to affect pika abundances at different elevationsCredit: Photo courtesy ...

Rapid gene cloning technique will transform crop disease protection

Credit: Ruby O'Grady Researchers have pioneered a new method which allows them to rapidly recruit disease resistance genes from wild ...

WVU researcher unearths an ice age in the African desert

Credit: WVU MORGANTOWN, W.Va.--A field trip to Namibia to study volcanic rocks led to an unexpected discovery by West Virginia ...

Why charismatic, introduced species are so difficult to manage

Researchers say mismatches of scale between social and ecological systems are a key contributor to many conflicts involving introduced-species managementCredit: ...

Where do the best strawberries grow?

Scientists investigate positive effects of hedgerows on pollinationCredit: Denise Castle Agricultural production benefits enormously from flower-visiting bees and other flower-visiting ...

Culprit found for honeybee deaths in California almond groves

Researchers and industry leaders working to stop insecticide use during bloom COLUMBUS, Ohio - It's about time for the annual ...

Poor diet may have caused nosedive in major Atlantic seabird nesting colony

Credit: Roger Dickey The observed population crash in a colony of sooty terns, tropical seabirds in one of the UK ...

Scientists strategize for better conservation plans

New research estimates species' niche by treating above, below taxonomic levelsCredit: Dr. Hsiao-Hsuan "Rose " Wang, Texas A&M University COLLEGE ...

Everything in moderation

Strategies for growing biomass for fuel can have economic, ecological and environmental benefitsCredit: George Furey/UMN In efforts to curb our ...

Palm oil not the only driver of forest loss in Indonesia

Wildfire and mining join plantations as threat to forests; conservation policies and practices should reflect thisCredit: (Credits: 1) CNES/Airbus; 2) ...

Butterflies thrive in grasslands surrounded by forest

Credit: Karl-Olof Bergman For pollinating butterflies, it is more important to be close to forests than to agricultural fields, according ...

UH marine mammal research captures rare video of newborn humpback whale

Credit: Photo: UH Manoa Marine Mammal Research Program, NOAA permit: #20311-01 The humpback whale calf is so new that its ...

The Harvard Museum of Natural History presents a new Climate Change exhibit exploring the global impact of the warming climate on the planet

Credit: NASA Earth Observatory image by Joshua Stevens. CAMBRIDGE, Mass., January 31-- The Harvard Museum of Natural History announces the ...

Factors in 'alarming rate' of cold-stranded sea turtles in Cape Cod Bay

A recent study looked into what variables are most important in predicting The number of cold-stunning and stranding events among ...

Warmer water, chemical exposure influence gene expression across generations in a coastal fish

CORVALLIS, Ore. - Warmer water temperatures, combined with low-level exposure to chemicals already known to be harmful to aquatic life, ...

Iguana-sized dinosaur cousin discovered in Antarctica

Shows how life at the South Pole bounced back after mass extinctionCredit: Adrienne Stroup/Field Museum Antarctica wasn't always a frozen ...

Study reveals wildlife is abundant in Chernobyl