Tag: Ecology/Environment

Credit: Ruby Grantham / ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies. Scientists say stable seafood consumption amongst the world's ...

Ural Federal University scientists discover ways to increase oil production efficiency

The article "Instability of the fluid interface at arbitrary perturbation amplitudes. Displacement in the Hele-Shaw cell" of UrFU research group ...

Human activity forces animals to move 70% further to survive

World-first study shows episodic human events trigger animal movementCredit: The University of Sydney For the first time, scientists have calculated ...

Are plastics and microplastics in the Ocean on the increase?

The answer might not be so straightforwardCredit: Prof. Alan Deidun That is the question that Prof. Alan Deidun, resident academic ...

Algorithm for algal rhythms

How is human behavior impacting wildlife movement?

Research team with Göttingen University calls for 'anthropogenic resistance' to be considered in conservation and sustainability planningCredit: Conservation Biogeography, Humboldt-University ...

Protecting UK insect populations post-Brexit

Credit: Bill Kunin, University of Leeds The health of the UK's insect populations is to be assessed by a new ...

Reindeer lichens are having more sex than expected

Genetic analysis shows that reindeer lichens reproduce sexually as opposed to asexually more often than researchers thoughtCredit: Marta Alonso-García In ...

Past river activity in northern Africa reveals multiple Sahara greenings

The analysis of sediment cores from the Mediterranean Sea combined with Earth system models tells the story of major environmental ...

Territorial, expert navigators: The black howler monkeys of Mexico

Researchers uncover advanced skills of black howler monkeysCredit: Dallas Levey An international team of researchers led by Oxford Brookes University ...

Synthesizing valuable chemicals from contaminated soil

Researchers of Mainz University use electrolysis to produce dichloro and dibromo compounds in a safer and more environmentally friendly manner; ...

Forty years of coral spawning captured in one place for the first time

Credit: James R. Guest Efforts to understand when corals reproduce have been given a boost thanks to a new resource ...

Alpine plants at risk of extinction following disappearing glaciers

Credit: Frontiers Beyond the ski slopes, one of the most iconic symbols of the Alps are the alpine flowers. These ...

Tick behavior and host choice explains geographical patterns of Lyme disease prevalence

Variations in tick density, choice of host animals, and host-seeking behavior explain Lyme patternsCredit: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

RIT professor developing drone imaging systems to help farmers monitor grapevine nutrients

USDA awards Professor Jan van Aardt grant to help create practical systems to help vineyardsCredit: Rob Chancia/RIT A Rochester Institute ...

Ecologists conducted a novel study on vegetation transpiration from a global network of 251 sites

Credit: RUDN University An ecologist from RUDN University together with colleagues from 14 countries compared three methods for estimating ecosystem ...

Research illuminates lobsters’ genetic response to changing climate

Credit: Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences The American lobster, which supports the most valuable fishery in North America, may be ...

Listening to the call of the wild: Tracking deer movements using sound

Credit: Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan -- In the marchland of Japan's Oze National Park, ...

Gender and spatial behavior

Gendered division of labor shaped human spatial behavior, Stanford study suggestsCredit: Brian Wood Navigating, exploring and thinking about space are ...

Size matters: How the size of a male’s weapons affects its anti-predator tactics