Tag: Ecology/Environment

Credit: City University of Hong Kong A joint-study led by a team of marine ecologists from City University of Hong ...

Core value of the Chengjian fauna: evolution of animals and birth of basic human organs

Scientists explain the significance of Chengjiang fauna, exceptionally preserved fossils found in ChinaCredit: Earth Science Frontiers Much of what we ...

Strain of rhizobacteria shown to naturally and sustainably promote rice growth

Credit: Zhigang Wang Large amounts of chemical fertilizers can lead to severe environmental pollution. Biofertilizers are a preferred and sustainable ...

Biological clock and extra gene pairs control important plant functions

New understanding of circadian rhythms could be key to better cropsCredit: Illustration by Kathleen Greenham. HANOVER, N.H. - November 5, ...

Turning up the heat on molten salt valves

$2.5 million DOE grant to advance critical component for concentrating solar powerCredit: Photo by Randy Montoya ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Sandia ...

Large-scale study: Congolese fishermen report decline in fish stocks on Lake Tanganyika

Credit: © Charlotte Huyghe Fishermen working on Lake Tanganyika in eastern Congo experience a lack of safety and want better ...

Intensive lab experiences and online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic

Credit: Dr. McCleery For students studying ecology and evolution, it's important to experience the processes and concepts they are learning ...

Crown-of-thorns eat themselves out of house and home

Credit: Morgan Pratchett. A world-first study on the Great Barrier Reef shows crown-of-thorns starfish have the ability to find their ...

Invisible fungi revealed by their genetic material

Credit: Veera Tuovinen How can new life forms that we cannot see be discovered? Using a novel method based on ...

From nitrate crisis to phosphate crisis?

International research team including Göttingen University call for a Europe-wide phosphate directiveCredit: Dr Jerry van Dijk The aim of the ...

Transparent soil-like substances provide window on soil ecology

Transparent soil substitutes can be used to study the interactions of bacteria and fungi in the soil, which may enable ...

A new mathematical front to understand species coexistence

Researchers propose new model for host colonization by different microbial species, providing fundamental advances for the understanding of biodiversityCredit: Erida ...

What’s for dinner? Dolphin diet study

Ecology of NZ Hauraki Gulf shows signs of strainCredit: Cetacean Ecology Research Group (CERG), Massey University More evidence has emerged ...

Short-term moisture removal can eliminate downy mildew of spinach

Credit: Braham Dhillon Downy mildew is the biggest threat to spinach production around the world. While the pathogen has a ...

Self-watering soil could transform farming

Credit: University of Texas at Austin AUSTIN, Texas -- A new type of soil created by engineers at The University ...

Lizard skull fossil is new and ‘perplexing’ extinct species

Credit: Simon Scarpetta In 2017, while browsing the fossil collections of Yale's Peabody Museum of Natural History, University of Texas ...

Genomic data ‘catches corals in the act’ of speciation and adaptation

Credit: Forsman, et al. (2020) A new study led by the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa's Hawai'i Institute of Marine ...

Flying through wildfire smoke plumes could improve smoke forecasts

Credit: Brett Palm/University of Washington Wildfires burning in the West affect not only the areas burned, but the wider regions ...

New study finds earliest evidence for mammal social behavior

Credit: Misaki Ouchida A new study led by paleontologists at the University of Washington and its Burke Museum of Natural ...

Birdwatching from afar: amazing new AI-enabled camera system to target specific behaviors