Tag: Ecology/Environment

Over the past 40 years, there has been a dramatic decline in fishery landings of an iconic Baltic Sea fish: ...

Collaborative research led by the University of East Anglia has identified one of the causes of recent deaths in UK ...

New study says modern-day crocodiles and alligators came from variety of surroundings A new study throws into question the notion ...

Have you ever wondered why the Megalodon shark became to be so big? Or wondered why some other sharks are ...

Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, Jan. 24, 2019 -- To many people, flamingos are synonymous with Florida, tacky lawn ...

Study by the University of Bonn: High-tech surfaces could greatly reduce drag and CO2 emissions of shipsCredit: © Prof. Dr. ...

The impacts of invasive species are often difficult to predictCredit: James Harding New Zealand and other islands have experienced invasions ...

Credit: New Phytologist For the first time, scientists have shown that fungal hitchhikers use birds to colonize new territories with ...

A team of scientists from MSMU discovered that earthworms efficiently process rice straw and enrich the soil with organic matter ...

The social disruption that results from natural disasters often interrupts children's schooling. However, we know little about how children's learning ...

Credit: Georgia Tech / Cody Clements Waves of annihilation have beaten coral reefs down to a fraction of what they ...

University of Oregon researchers use supercomputer simulations to clarify the science of competitive exclusion EUGENE, Ore. - Jan. 23, 2019 ...

New mathematical model shows dramatic decreases in ringed seal populations due to projected low snow conditionsCredit: Ian Stirling Arctic sea ...

Mockingbirds exposed to sub-lethal levels of lead in urban areas display significantly heightened aggression, said Morris Animal Foundation-funded researchers at ...

Telling similar animals apart challenges even the expertsCredit: James Gagnon Two UBC Okanagan biologists, who have publicly solicited images of ...

And resemble tropical winter breeding-associated songsCredit: The University of Iceland's Research Center in Húsavík, 2019 Humpback whales overwintering in feeding ...

New evolutionary research could help explain color differences in other species, predict some animal survival and reproduction in warming climateCredit: ...

Credit: Tabitha Boyer, ANU A landmark study from The Australian National University (ANU) has found that forest soils need several ...

Credit: N. Isendahl While coral reefs worldwide are suffering severe damage due to global warming and ocean acidification, there is ...

Credit: Julian Avery Designating relatively small parcels of land as protected areas for wildlife with no habitat management -- which ...