Tag: Ecology/Environment

January 15, 2021

Carnivore conservation can be improved by recognizing the divergences between scientific and Indigenous and Local KnowledgeCredit: ANDRÉ BRAGA JUNQUEIRA Divergences ...

Are partially protected areas the ‘red herrings’ of marine conservation?

January 15, 2021

Credit: Photo: John Turnbull/UNSW Sydney. Partially protected areas - marine reserves that allow some forms of fishing - are no ...

Understanding future species distribution: new data for biogeographers

Credit: Noce, S., Caporaso, L. & Santini, M. A new global dataset of bioclimatic indicators. Sci Data 7, 398 (2020). ...

CCNY’s David Lohman finds Asian butterfly mimics different species as defense mechanism

Credit: Photo credit: Gan Cheong Weei. Many animal and insect species use Batesian mimicry - mimicking a poisonous species - ...

Researchers show Irish soil can offer more hope in fight against antibiotic resistance

Scientists make exciting discovery in the quest to discover new antibiotics.Credit: Traditional Medicine Group Scientists who highlighted the bug-busting properties ...

How plants produce defensive toxins without harming themselves

Defense and autotoxicity: Researchers elucidate the biosynthesis and mode of action of diterpene glycosides in wild tobaccoCredit: Anna Schroll Plants ...

Greenland melting likely increased by bacteria in sediment

Microbes in meltwater stream sediment may help boost island's contribution to sea-level riseCredit: Sasha Leidman Bacteria are likely triggering greater ...

Smithsonian scientists reduce uncertainty in forest carbon storage calculations

Credit: Steve Paton, STRI Investors who bet on tropical forest conservation and reforestation to solve global warming by storing carbon ...

Posidonia marine seagrass can catch and remove plastics from the sea

A trap for plastics in coastal areasCredit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA Posidonia oceanica seagrass -an endemic marine phanerogam with an important ...

Illinois residents value strategies to improve water quality

Credit: College of ACES, University of Illinois. URBANA, Ill. ¬- Illinois residents value efforts to reduce watershed pollution, and they ...

Bees respond to wildfire aftermath by producing more female offspring

Credit: Jim Rivers, OSU College of Forestry CORVALLIS, Ore. - Researchers at Oregon State University have found that the blue ...

Scientists discover the secret of Galápagos’ rich ecosystem

Credit: Alexander Forryan New research has unlocked the mystery of how the Galápagos Islands, a rocky, volcanic outcrop, with only ...

Honeybees reveal how our floral landscape has changed over the last 65 years

Honeybees have been helping researchers from the National Botanic Garden of Wales track how the UK's fields, hedgerows, wild spaces ...

Resilience to climate change?

New study finds octopuses adapting to higher ocean acid levelsCredit: Kirt L. Onthank With the impact of climate change increasing ...

UTA faculty member to study underground gas leaks, work with first responders

Detecting and repairing large gas leaksCredit: UT Arlington A civil engineering associate professor at The University of Texas at Arlington ...

Northern lakes at risk of losing ice cover permanently, impacting drinking water

Credit: York University Postdoctoral Fellow Alessandro Filazzola TORONTO, Jan. 13, 2021 - Close to 5,700 lakes in the Northern Hemisphere ...

Pollinators not getting the ‘buzz’ they need in news coverage

Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A dramatic decline in bees and other pollinating insects presents a ...

Bacteria carried by mosquitos may protect them against pesticides

Common bacteria naturally transmitted between insects found to make them less susceptible to insecticides used to control their numbersCredit: University ...

Shell scientist honored for research on how nature can help reduce carbon footprint

Christian A. Davies, Ph.D., has been named the recipient of the 2021 Edith and Peter O'Donnell Award in Technology Innovation ...

University of Texas researcher recognized for pioneering work utilizing nanotechno