Tag: Ecology/Environment

Researchers from Yale-NUS College and Carnegie Mellon University have discovered that tarantulas have the ability to see in colour, contrary ...

Searching together: A lesson from rats

Concentrate on your own task but also pay attention to others -- this is the key rule for success, at ...

Born to be wild: Fungal highways let bacteria travel in exchange for thiamine

Researchers from the University of Tsukuba find a mutualistic growth mechanism between a filamentous fungus and a bacterium that allows ...

5G wireless may lead to inaccurate weather forecasts

Rutgers study is the first to model impact of 5G radiation "leakage" on forecastingCredit: Mohammad Yousefvand Upcoming 5G wireless networks ...

Provide shady spots to protect butterflies from climate change, say scientists

Credit: Andrew Bladon Researchers have discovered significant variations in the ability of different UK butterfly species to maintain a suitable ...

Amazonia racing toward tipping point, fueled by unregulated fires

Invaluable rainforests could become become savannaCredit: Florida Institute of Technology Amazonia is closer to a catastrophic ecological tipping point than ...

URI grad student finds PFAS in seabirds from Narragansett Bay, Massachusetts Bay, Cape Fear

Credit: (Photo courtesy of Anna Robuck) KINGSTON, R.I. - Sept.23, 2020 - Evidence continues to accumulate about human and wildlife ...

Halt post-disturbance logging in forests

Credit: (Photo: Simon Thorn / University of Wuerzburg) Storms, fires, bark beetles: Many forests around the world are increasingly affected ...

Generational shifts help migratory bats keep pace with global warming

Credit: Anton Vlaschenko Many animal species are currently changing their distribution range owing to global warming. The underlying mechanisms are ...

Study shows impact of climate change on Neotropical freshwater ecosystems

Researchers from six countries in the Americas explored bromeliad microcosms, showing how drought and flood affect the functioning of aquatic ...

New tool mimics human skin to allow detailed study of mosquito biting

Researchers develop a human skin mimic to study mosquito biting in high resolution without using humans as 'bait'Credit: Felix Hol ...

UBCO researchers concerned about prey and predator species in post-fire logging areas

Salvage harvesting damages vital habitat for wildlife speciesCredit: Photo credit Angelina Kelly. New research from UBC Okanagan shows that salvage ...

Is your drinking water toxic? This app may help you find out

A new tool developed by Penn Medicine researchers informs users about their potential exposure to hydraulic fracturing chemicalsCredit: Penn Medicine ...

Let them eat rocks

$4.2 million grant to uncover mysteries of deep earth-dwelling microbesCredit: (Danny Newman and Mia Maltz/UCR) UC Riverside is leading an ...

Inside the secret lives of synchronous fireflies

Credit: Peleg Lab During typical summers in the southeastern U.S., streams of visitors travel to Great Smoky Mountains National Park ...

Global change ecologist leads NASA satellite study of rapid greening across Arctic tundra

International team of researchers finds the region has become greener as warmer air and soil temperatures lead to increased plant ...

Fungi in a warmer world

Research project will explore impact of global warming on fungi speciesCredit: Dr Matthew Pound, Northumbria University Scientists from universities in ...

Warming ocean, old-forest loss put a squeeze on an elusive seabird

Credit: Photo courtesy OSU College of Forestry CORVALLIS, Ore. - Squeezed by changing ocean conditions that limit their food options ...

Just add water: Biodiversity resurgence in effluent-fed desert riverbeds

Dragonflies, mayflies and caddisflies may be small, but their appearance could signal a big comeback for the beleaguered rivers of ...

Ecologists confirm Alan Turing’s theory for Australian fairy circles