Tag: Ecology/Environment

Credit: Pixabay Takeaway coffees - they're a convenient start for millions of people each day, but while the caffeine perks ...

Half a trillion corals: world-first coral count prompts rethink of extinction risks

Credit: Andreas Dietzel. For the first time, scientists have assessed how many corals there are in the Pacific Ocean--and evaluated ...

Staying in the shade: how cells use molecular motors to avoid bright light

Research team led by the University of Tsukuba discover new component of molecular motors that drive cellular movement in response ...

Model for wildlife tourism

New method helps to ensure sustainable industriesCredit: Andrew Fox / Rodney Fox Shark Expeditions Wildlife tourism including white shark cage-diving ...

Wrasses dazzle: how fairy wrasses got their flamboyant colours

Coral reef fish diverged in 'evolutionary arms race' during last ice ageCredit: Yi-Kai Tea. With their exuberant colours, fiery personalities ...

Low-level thinning can help restore redwood forests without affecting stream temperatures

Credit: David Roon, OSU CORVALLIS, Ore. - Selectively cutting trees in riparian zones to aid forest restoration can be done ...

Microplastic sizes in Hudson-Raritan Estuary and coastal ocean revealed

Rutgers research shows stormwater could be important source of plastic pollutionCredit: NOAA Rutgers scientists for the first time have pinpointed ...

Oahu marine protected areas offer limited protection of coral reef herbivorous fishes

Credit: Noam Altman-Kurosaki Marine protected areas (MPAs) around O?ahu do not adequately protect populations of herbivorous reef fishes that eat ...

Agents of food-borne zoonoses confirmed to parasitise newly-recorded in Thailand snails

Credit: Apiraksena K, Namchote S, Komsuwan J, and Krailas D. Parasitic flatworms known as agents of food-borne zoonoses were confirmed ...

Maternal instincts lead to social life of bees

The social life of bees: once solitary, behaviour plays a role in gene selection for socialnessCredit: Associate Professor Sandra Rehan, ...

Warming may promote spread of invasive blue catfish

Study raises concerns of further establishment in U.S. East Coast estuariesCredit: © M. Fabrizio/VIMS. A study by researchers at William ...

Pesticide imidacloprid threatens future for key pollinator

Credit: Dr. Nigel Raine/ University of Guelph An insecticide used to control pest infestations on squash and pumpkins significantly hinders ...

Could a common barnacle help find missing persons lost at sea?

UNSW marine scientists have used a barnacle to develop two equations that can help estimate when and where a local ...

A cat of all trades

Credit: Photo by Brutus Östling Large carnivores are generally sensitive to ecosystem changes because their specialized diet and position at ...

Freshwater outflow from Beaufort Sea could alter global climate patterns

Arctic Ocean's salinity balance at risk, new model showsCredit: Francesca Samsel and Greg Abram (University of Texas at Austin). High-resolution ...

Population of critically endangered Bahama Oriole is much larger than previously thought

New study suggests there are at least 10 times as many Bahama Orioles as previously believed, and offers insights that ...

Eating human food could mean trouble for urban coyotes, study shows

New U of A research illustrates link between anthropogenic diet, human-like gut bacteria and poor health.Credit: Colleen Cassady St. Clair ...

Short-term climate modeling forecasts drought for Southeast US

Credit: Photo courtesy Mundoo CHAMPAIGN, Ill. --Many climate models focus on scenarios decades into the future, making their outcomes seem ...

Sea turtle: Sentinels and victims of plastic pollution in the Adriatic Sea

Credit: Carlo Marinacci Sea turtles are witnesses and victims of the high level of plastic pollution of the Adriatic Sea. ...

Forests’ long-term capacity to store carbon is dropping in regions with extreme annual fires