Tag: Ecology/Environment

February 9, 2021

Credit: Egor Istigechev Rivers and lakes at high latitudes are considered to be major sources for greenhouse gas emissions to ...

Environmentally friendly behavior is easy — tourists just need a ‘nudge’

February 9, 2021

Simple cues reduce cognitive strain and provide a nudge -- helping tourists to demonstrate environmentally conscious behavior, such as refusing ...

WVU biologists uncover forests’ unexpected role in climate change

Credit: West Virginia University New research from West Virginia University biologists shows that trees around the world are consuming more ...

Yes, allergy seasons are getting worse; blame climate change

Credit: William Anderegg If you live with seasonal allergies and feel like the pollen seasons feel longer and longer every ...

Combined bark beetle outbreaks and wildfire spell uncertain future for forests

Credit: Robert Andrus Bark beetle outbreaks and wildfire alone are not a death sentence for Colorado's beloved forests--but when combined, ...

Radiative cooling and solar heating from one system, no electricity needed

Study describes passive cooling system that aims to help impoverished communities, reduce cooling and heating costs, lower CO2 emissionsCredit: University ...

Tourism mainly responsible for marine litter on Mediterranean beaches

The global COVID19 pandemic may be an opportunity to rethink the model of sustainable tourisCredit: ICTA-UAB Researchers from the Institute ...

High CO2 to slow tropical fish move to cooler waters

Credit: Image credit: Ericka Coni Under increasing global warming, tropical fish are escaping warmer seas by extending their habitat ranges ...

Captive-bred juvenile salmon unlikely to become migratory when released into streams

Research findings have implications for the conservation and management of salmon speciesCredit: Tatsuya Tanaka Researchers at the Kobe University Graduate ...

UTIA researchers work to improve eastern grasslands

NIFA grant should improve productivity, sustainability and resiliency of grassland agroecosystemsCredit: Photo by Rebekah Norman, UT Extension agent and county ...

Fingerprint for the formation of nitrous oxide emissions

Scientists succeeded in studying emissions of the greenhouse gas N2O under the influence of environmental impacts in an unprecedented level ...

W.M. Keck Foundation awards CSU $1 million to study rare sugars fundamental to biology

Credit: John Eisele/CSU Photography A multidisciplinary team including an analytical chemist, an ecosystem scientist and two microbiologists at Colorado State ...

Forests of the world in 3D

Research team led by the University of Göttingen analyses complexity of forest structureCredit: Dominik Seidel Primeval forests are of great ...

‘Runway Roadkill’ rapidly increasing at airports across the world, UCC study finds

Study hopes to aid aviation authorities worldwide to protect wildlife and prevent costly damage.Credit: Samantha Ball UCC - World's wildlife, ...

Climate change may have driven the emergence of SARS-CoV-2

Credit: Dr Robert Beyer Global greenhouse gas emissions over the last century have made southern China a hotspot for bat-borne ...

Mapping hotspots of undersized fish and crustaceans may aid sustainable fishing practices

Credit: G. Milisenda and coathors A new study in Frontiers in Marine Science provides a first-of-its-kind evaluation of which regions ...

In symbiosis: Plants control the genetics of microbes

Credit: University of Ottawa/ Microscope Laboratory (Ottawa-RDC, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada) Researchers from the University of Ottawa have discovered that ...

DNA-based technique allows researchers to determine age of living beluga whales in Alaska

Credit: Paul Wade, NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center. NEWPORT, Ore. - Researchers can now determine the age and sex of ...

Ultimately, beneficial fungi could be more effective than pesticides against nematodes

Credit: J.O. Becker Over the past 30 years, the use of soil fumigants and nematicides used to protect cole crops, ...

MARLIT, artificial intelligence against marine litter