Female gannets go the extra mile to feed chicks
Credit: Dr Bethany Clark Female gannets travel further than male gannets to find fish for their chicks in some years ...
Tag: Ecology/Environment
This frog has lungs that act like noise-canceling headphones, study shows
Credit: Norman Lee To succeed in mating, many male frogs sit in one place and call to their potential mates. ...
SUTD study uncovers how big droughts in the Greater Mekong trigger CO2 emission bursts
Deeper understanding of the climate-water-energy nexus will significantly contribute towards planning and managing transnational power grids.Credit: SUTD A study on ...
Legal wildlife trade needs monitoring to reduce risk of a new pandemic
With three out of four newly emerging infectious human diseases originating in animals, there is an urgent need to monitor ...
Misinformation, polarization impeding environmental protection efforts
UBCO researchers part of global team working to curb misplaced conservationCredit: UBC Okanagan A group of researchers, spanning six universities ...
High-resolution ocean model provides insight into sea turtles’ lost years
Model shows where hatchlings likely travel in the open oceanCredit: Cheryl Harrison An exquisitely detailed global ocean model simulation from ...
Camera traps reveal newly discovered biodiversity relationship
Data scientists analyze photos from 15 tropical rainforestsCredit: Daniel Gorczynski HOUSTON - (March 3, 2021) - In one of the ...
Diversity of fish species supply endangered killer whale diet throughout the year
Chinook salmon play major role as Southern Resident prey across seasons.Credit: Candice Emmons/NOAA Fisheries and reference NMFS permit number 16163 ...
Temperature and aridity fluctuations over the past century linked to flower color changes
Clemson researchers combined color descriptions from museum flower specimens dating back to 1895 with historic climate data to link changes ...
I-Seed project for intelligent biodegradable soft robots mimicking plant seeds behaviour
The project will develop intelligent seeds able to monitor environmental parameters. Coordinated by IIT's researcher Barbara Mazzolai, it involves other ...
New form of symbiosis discovered
Energy-providing bacterial endosymbiont enables its unicellular eukaryotic host to breathe nitrate, demonstrating that unicellular eukaryotes may acquire endosymbionts to complement ...
Common dolphin populations at risk
Trans-Tasman study calls for greater collaborationCredit: Dr Kerstin Bilgmann (Macquarie & Flinders University) While consumers look out for the Dolphin ...
A silver swining: ‘Destructive’ pigs help build rainforests
Credit: The University of Queensland Wild pigs are often maligned as ecosystem destroyers, but a University of Queensland study has ...
Researchers offer new insights on bird migration
Credit: Benjamin Metzger During their seasonal migration, birds typically travel between breeding and non-breeding grounds along migratory routes grouped into ...
Study explores link between forestry management and pesticides in aquatic species
Toxic traces found in mussels, clams, and oysters in Oregon's coastal zoneCredit: Kaegan Scully-Engelmeyer Pesticides used in forestry may threaten ...
Optimizing disinfection to prevent spread of antibiotic resistance in wastewater
Scientists map the degradation of antibiotic resistance gene mecA by common disinfectants to find ways to minimize the spread of ...
Wolf social group dynamics matter for infectious disease spread, models suggest
Credit: National Park Service UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- By modeling wolves in Yellowstone National Park, researchers have discovered that how ...
UMD study finds the fuel efficiency of one car may be cancelled by your next car purchase
Findings have implications for carbon emissions and the design of fuel economy programs like Cash-for-ClunkersCredit: Chuttersnap, public domain In a ...
‘Canary in the mine’ warning follows new discovery of effects of pollutants on fertility
Credit: University of Portsmouth New research has found that shrimp like creatures on the South Coast of England have 70 ...
Here’s how insects coax plants into making galls
Credit: David Stern Insects can reprogram plant growth, transforming ordinary plant parts into intricately patterned shelters that are safe havens ...