Tag: Ecology/Environment

Credit: N/A Since its introduction, the emerald ash borer (EAB) has become the most devastating invasive forest insect in the ...

Manure improves soil and microbe community

Credit: Lindsey Slaughter In the dry air and soil of Texas' Southern High Plains, improving soil health can be tough. ...

Face masks are a ticking plastic bomb

Credit: Elvis Genbo Xu/SDU Recent studies estimate that we use an astounding 129 billion face masks globally every month - ...

Bioaccumulation of phased-out fire retardants is slowly declining in bald eagles

Credit: Jim Campbell-Spickler Research published in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry shows that the presence of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in ...

Are ‘bacterial probiotics’ a game-changer for the biofuels industry?

Credit: The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability In a study recently published in Nature Communications, scientists from The Novo ...

Bacteria know how to exploit quantum mechanics, UChicago study finds

Photosynthetic bacteria adapt to environment by using quantum mechanics to steer energyCredit: Photo by Lawson Lloyd, University of Chicago Photosynthetic ...

Warming climate slows tropical birds’ population growth rates

30-year study in Tanzania shows temperature-linked population declines in species important to forestsCredit: Monte Neate-Clegg The mountain forests of Tanzania ...

Both old and young fish sustain fisheries

Credit: Phil Woodhead, Wet Image Underwater Photography. Scientists have used modern genetic techniques to prove age-old assumptions about what sizes ...

Citizens and scientists release 28-year record of water quality in Buzzards Bay

Credit: Fish Hawk Films WOODS HOLE, Mass. -- A long-lasting, successful relationship between scientists at the MBL Ecosystems Center and ...

Chemical signal in plants reduces growth processes in favor of defense

Beta-cyclocitral produced by plants after herbivore attack increases defense responses while inhibiting the production of metabolites for growthCredit: Kimberly Falk, ...

Study uncovers spawning preferences of mahi-mahi

The UM Rosenstiel-led study can help better manage the valuable marine fish and understand climate change impactsCredit: Dan DiNicola MIAMI--In ...

Floral probiotics reduce apple disease

Credit: Zhouqi Cui, Regan B. Huntley, Neil P. Schultes, Blaire Steven, and Quan Zeng While many celebrate apple blossoms as ...

VIMS scientists want to hear your fish tales… or at least see your photos

Credit: Lisa Kellogg/VIMS. Researchers at William & Mary's Virginia Institute of Marine Science are casting a wide net in search ...

Gene discovery may help peaches tolerate climate stress

Researchers have identified genes in peach's wild relatives and local domesticated varieties that could improve the resistance of domesticated peach ...

Ecosystem restoration is a pressing issue in fragmented rainforest

Credit: Photo: Aircraft NERC, landscape Benjamin Blonder. Image processing Jani Närhi In light of the United Nations (UN) declaration that ...

First the treats, then the tough stuff: A bacterial dinner plan for degrading algal blooms

Metaproteomics enables new insights into the marine carbon cycleCredit: Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology / G. Reintjes The annually ...

Pungent-variable of sweet chili pepper Shishito: genes and seeds

Fruit fly research part of effort to protect human health from toxic chemicals

Clemson researchers are a part of the international PrecisionTox consortium which aims to shape regulation and policy on chemical safety ...

Eastern Oregon forest restoration efforts hampered by diameter limits on tree cutting

Credit: Photo by James Johnston, OSU College of Forestry CORVALLIS, Ore. - A quarter-century-old harvesting restriction intended to last one ...

Engineers propose solar-powered lunar ark as ‘modern global insurance policy’