Sacred natural sites protect biodiversity in Iran
Research team from the Universities of Kassel, Göttingen and Kurdistan investigate this form of local nature conservationCredit: Zahed Shakeri How ...
Tag: Ecology/Environment
A new rapid assessment to promote climate-informed conservation and nature-based solutions
Taking lessons learned from a decade of funding over 100 adaptation initiatives in conservation through the WCS Climate Adaptation Fund, ...
Passive rewilding can rapidly expand UK woodland at no cost
Long-term study finds natural regeneration could make significant contribution to tree planting targets -- with jays playing a leading roleCredit: ...
Swim first, hunt later: Young Weddell seals need to practice navigating before hunting
Young Antarctic Weddell seals, unlike most other seals, swim with their mother, and they prioritize learning to swim and navigate ...
Parrot talk
Credit: Photo Heidi M. Thomsen During flock encounters, a single vocal interaction seems to be sufficient for making the decision ...
‘Unshackled’ palm-destroying beetles could soon invade Australia
Credit: The University of Queensland A destructive pest beetle is edging closer to Australia as biological controls fail, destroying home ...
Coelacanths may live nearly a century, five times longer than researchers expected
Credit: Laurent Ballesta Once thought to be extinct, lobe-finned coelacanths are enormous fish that live deep in the ocean. Now, ...
UBCO researchers identify best strategy to reduce human-bear conflict
Computer modelling shows reducing attractants most effective in keeping bears awayCredit: UBCO Conservationists have long warned of the dangers associated ...
Seabird eggs contaminated with cocktail of plastic additives
Credit: Prof Jon Blount Chemical additives used in plastic production have been found in herring gull eggs, new research shows. ...
Are zoos inadvertently complicit in wildlife trade? The case of a rare Borneo lizard
Credit: Chien C. Lee, Wild Borneo. Should zoos display legally protected species that have been smuggled out of their range ...
What factors put Philippine birds at risk of extinction?
Credit: Ça?an ?ekercio?lu The lush forests and more than 7,000 islands of the Philippines hold a rich diversity of life, ...
Poison frog tadpoles can survive (almost) anywhere
From orange juice to sea water, and between the ground and 4-story buildingCredit: Andrius Pašukonis/Stanford University A group of researchers ...
Measuring the elimination of plastic particles from the body in mice
Credit: Outi Keinänen et al. Postdoctoral Researcher Outi Keinänen from the University of Helsinki developed a method to radiolabel plastic ...
Most rivers run dry — now and then
Over half of the world's rivers cease to flow for at least one day a year on averageCredit: McGill University ...
Fossil research shows woodlice cousins roamed Ireland 360 million years ago
New techniques used to recreate the image of the Oxyuropoda - the cousin of the garden woodliceCredit: Diane Dabir Moghaddam. ...
Drone footage reveals social secrets of killer whales
Credit: University of Exeter Killer whales have complex social structures including close "friendships", according to a new study that used ...
Research suggests ways to tackle water security challenges in world’s drylands
Credit: Lindsay Stringer The research - published ahead of World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought on 17 June 2021 ...
Plants use a blend of external influences to evolve defense mechanisms
Findings reveal how plants use a blend of genes, geography, demography and environmental conditions to evolve defense chemicals over timeCredit: ...
Unlabeled PFAS chemicals detected in makeup
Credit: Green Science Policy Institute Makeup wearers may be absorbing and ingesting potentially toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), according ...
URI researchers: New survey method proves Rhode Island’s rarest frog may not be so rare
Credit: Anne Devan-Song KINGSTON, R.I. - June 14, 2021 - The rarest frog in Rhode Island may not be as ...