Tag: Ecology/Environment

July 23, 2019

New University of Vermont study offers a novel framework to test strategies for managing invasive pestsCredit: Insect Agroegology and Evolution ...

Vampire algae killer’s genetic diversity poses threat to biofuels

Multiple species of pathogen challenge commercial algae productionCredit: Seth Steichen and Judith K. Brown, Plant Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, ...

Learning to look

Machine learning approach significantly expands inovirus diversityCredit: Simon Roux To answer the question, "Where's Waldo?" readers need to look for ...

ORNL scientists make fundamental discovery to creating better crops

Credit: Jessy Labbe/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy OAK RIDGE, Tenn. July 22, 2019--A team of scientists led ...

Scientists from Samara Polytech learned to control the oil lens

New method will ensure environmental safety in oil productionCredit: @SAMARAPOLYTECH Reconstruction of factories (the construction of modern parks and the ...

A guide to evaluate environmental contaminants and natural products

Rapid urbanization has pressed the need to assess the environment for the presence of toxic pollutants. Evaluation of Environmental Contaminants ...

Biologist leads pioneering study on stress

A biologist at Louisiana State University conducted a pioneering research study that could help us to better understand the role ...

Study reveals unusually high carbon stocks and tree diversity in Panama’s Darien forest

Credit: Sean Mattson/Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Forests in Darien, an eastern province of Panama, are crucial for carbon storage, biodiversity ...

Sustainable land management key to reducing Amazon wildfires, study shows

Sustainable land management key to reducing Amazon wildfires, study shows The unrelenting deforestation of the Amazon region could lead to ...

Cigarette butts hamper plant growth — study

New research is first to show damage caused to plantsCredit: Jaime Da Silva Carvalho, Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) New research ...

Simulation explores how insects glean compass direction from skylight

Neural mechanisms could inspire designs for new skylight-based navigation tools for robotsCredit: Christian Lischka, unsplash. A computational simulation suggests that ...

Tornadoes, windstorms pave way for lasting plant invasions

Credit: Melissa Daniels URBANA, Ill. - When tornadoes touch down, we brace for news of property damage, injuries, and loss ...

Lionfish ear-bones reveal a more mobile invasion

104th Annual Meeting: Bridging Communities and Ecosystems: Inclusion as an Ecological ImperativeCredit: Photo courtesy of Montana Airey Just as lions ...

Greater prevalence of congenital heart defects in high intensity oil and gas areas