Tag: Ecology/Environment

Study highlights urban parks and bird diversityCredit: Graphic by Frank La Sorte using eBird data and data from the NYC ...

Neanderthals of Western Mediterranean did not become extinct because of changes in climate

Credit: Photo: O. Lacarbonara Homo Neanderthaliensis did not become extinct because of changes in climate. At least, this did not ...

Cacti and other iconic desert plants threatened by solar development

Native desert plants important to indigenous cultures especially vulnerableCredit: Steve Grodsky, UC Davis With their tough skins, pointy armor and ...

Arizona rock core sheds light on triassic dark ages

Credit: Cornelia Rasmussen A rock core from Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, has given scientists a powerful new tool to ...

A new species of darkling beetle larvae that degrade plastic

Credit: Hyung Joon Cha (POSTECH) There floats an enormous plastic garbage island in the North Pacific that is seven times ...

Geoengineering is just a partial solution to fight climate change

The technology's regional impacts depend on how much greenhouse gas emissions are reducedCredit: AGU/Brian West Could we create massive sulfuric ...

A call to arms: Enlisting private land owners in conservation

A call to arms: Enlisting private land owners in conservation is essential to saving endangered species in the USACredit: Edward ...

Where is the water during a drought?

Credit: Lukas Kleine In low precipitation periods - where and how is the limited available water distributed and what possibilities ...

Antarctica more widely impacted by humans than previously thought

Only 16% of the continent's Important Bird Areas are located within negligibly impacted areasCredit: Steven Chown Antarctica is considered one ...

NOAA names University of Miami to lead cooperative institute

Awarded up to $310 million over the course of five years, potential for renewal for another five years based on ...

Clear strategies needed to reduce bushmeat hunting

Disease prevention and protection of species require differentiated strategiesCredit: Wild Chimpanzee Foundation Covid-19 and the associated global economic, health and ...

Research underscores importance of global surveillance of plant pathogens

Credit: Mary Ortiz-Castro, Terra Hartman, Teresa Coutinho, Jillian M. Lang, Kevin Korus, Jan E. Leach, Tamra Jackson-Ziems, and Kirk Broders ...

River plants counter both flooding and drought to protect biodiversity

Credit: Loreta Cornacchia 'Water plants are a nuisance in streams, blocking the flow. You should remove them'. This notion has ...

Predicting the biodiversity of rivers

Credit: Florian Altermatt, University of Zurich Biodiversity is severely threatened both in Switzerland and worldwide, and numerous organisms are facing ...

Industry-made pits are beneficial for beavers and wolverines, study shows

In Northern Alberta, pits created by industry activity may support beavers and subsequently wolverinesCredit: A. Colton. Beavers and wolverines in ...

Beautyberry leaf extract restores drug’s power to fight ‘superbug’

A compound from a common shrub boosts an antibiotic's activity against antibiotic-resistant staph bacteriaCredit: Tharanga Samarakoon Scientists discovered a compound ...

Fish reef domes a boon for environment, recreational fishing

Credit: UNSW Science In a boost for both recreational fishing and the environment, new UNSW research shows that artificial reefs ...

Breeding new rice varieties will help farmers in Asia

Credit: Courtesy of Dr. Phyo L.P. Won After interviewing smallholder farmers throughout South and Southeast Asia, one of the top ...

Two new species of parasite discovered in crabs — discovery will help prevent infection of other marine species

July 15, 2020

Credit: BlueFish Project/Swansea University Swansea University researchers have discovered two new species of parasite, previously unknown to science, in crabs ...

New Mygatt-Moore quarry research leads to prehistoric climate finds