Tag: Ecology/Environment

Jean-Philippe Lessard calls for a common framework for analyzing the traits of 12,000+ species identified worldwide A Concordia biology professor ...

Frogs find refuge in elephant tracks

Study says pachyderm puddles are amphibian condosCredit: Steven Platt/WCS YANGON, Myanmar (June 4, 2019) - Frogs need elephants. That's what ...

‘Citizen scientists’ help track foxes, coyotes in urban areas

Credit: Photo courtesy UW Urban Canid Project CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- As foxes and coyotes adapt to urban landscapes, the potential ...

Rare fossils provide more detailed picture of biodiversity during Middle Ordovician

Credit: Julien Kimmig / KU News Service LAWRENCE -- A clutch of marine fossil specimens unearthed in northern Portugal that ...

A combination of insecticides and mite weakens honeybees

Credit: Geoffrey R. Williams The Western honeybee is the most important managed pollinator globally and has recently experienced unsustainably high ...

New research explores the mechanics of how birds flock

Credit: UNC-Chapel Hill Wildlife researchers have long tried to understand why birds fly in flocks and how different types of ...

Salmon get a major athletic boost via a single enzyme

The findings, published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, help explain how the fish undertake arduous upstream migrations, ...

Fear of ‘killer shrimps’ could pose major threat to European rivers

Credit: Michal Grabowski, University of Lodz The fear of invasive 'killer shrimps' can intimidate native organisms to such a degree ...

Urban pollution enhances up to 400% formation of aerosols over the Amazon rainforest

This phenomenon affects cloud production and rainfall, with consequences for the local and global climate, which researchers have warned about ...

Plastic water bottles may one day fly people cross-country

Research group has found a way to turn plastic waste products into jet fuelCredit: Washington State University RICHLAND, Wash. - ...

Researchers find seaweed helps trap carbon dioxide in sediment

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Every beachgoer can spot seaweed in the ocean or piling up on the beach, but Florida State ...

Ecosystem service mapping and assessment: Research collection on methods and applications

EU Horizon 2020 project ESMERALDA shares methods, data, applications and research insights in a comprehensive open science special issueCredit: ESMERALDA ...

Study: Underrepresented faculty play an uneven role in advancing diversity and inclusion

Increasing the diversity of scientists is a priority for many universities and professional societies. Diverse teams are more productive and ...

Grassland areas should be chosen wisely