Tag: Ecology/Environment

Project to create a resource and CO2-neutral energy closed-loop technology from microalgae Chlorella sorokiniana and duckweed Lemna minor.Credit: Peter the ...

Climate change: Heavy rain after drought may cause fish kills

Credit: Theis Kragh/University of Southern Denmark Fish kills are a recurring phenomenon in lakes suffering from oxygen depletion. Often the ...

Scientists urge caution, further assessment of ecological impacts above deep sea mining

Credit: Drazen, et al. (2020). Interest in deep-sea mining for copper, cobalt, zinc, manganese and other valuable metals has grown ...

Daytime aardvark sightings are a sign of troubled times

Wits researchers find that aardvarks feeding in the daytime during droughts might be starvingCredit: Nora Weyer/Wits University Aardvarks occur across ...

Gall fly outmaneuvers host plant in game of “Spy vs. Spy”

Credit: Eric Yip, Penn State UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.-- Over time goldenrod plants and the gall flies that feed on them ...

Extreme rainfall events cause top-heavy aquatic food webs

Credit: The Bromeliad Working Group/UBC. An expansive, multi-site ecology study led by UBC has uncovered new insights into the effects ...

Using electricity to break down pollutants left over after wastewater treatment

A team at the INRS tested an advanced electro-oxidation processCredit: Jean-Daniel Bourgault (INRS) Pesticides, pharmaceutical products, and endocrine disruptors are ...

Water-saving alternative forage crops for Texas livestock

Credit: Sukhbir Singh In the semi-arid Texas High Plains, growers and producers are concerned about the sustainability of beef and ...

Soil studies can be helpful for border control

Credit: College of ACES, University of Illinois. URBANA, Ill. - Underground tunnels have been used by warriors and smugglers for ...

Evolutionary biologists find several fish adapt in the same way to toxic water

Credit: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, KANSAS -- Several species of fish have adapted to harsh environments using the same mechanism, ...

Milking algae mechanically: Progress to succeed petroleum derived chemicals

Credit: Masaki Ihara Ph.D., Interdisciplinary Cluster for Cutting Edge Research Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Shinshu University Algae holds a lot ...

Where did the Asian longhorned ticks in the US come from?

Rutgers-led research traces the invasion to at least three self-cloning females from northeastern AsiaCredit: Jim Occi Asian longhorned ticks outside ...

The story behind a uniquely dark, wetland soil

Credit: Karen Vaughan When it comes to soils, proper identification is key. Identification allows scientists to determine the story behind ...

The complex relationship between deforestation and diet diversity in the Amazon

As increasing areas of the Amazonian rainforest are converted into agricultural land, scientists are examining how this is linked with ...

How to tackle climate change, food security and land degradation

Rutgers-led research highlights lesser-known options with fewer trade-offsCredit: Pamela McElwee/Rutgers University-New Brunswick How can some of world's biggest problems - ...

Strange bedfellows

How butterfly caterpillars sustain their association with cocktail antsCredit: Krushnamegh Kunte The spectacular leaps of gazelles, group living in deer ...

New process enables lithium mining in Germany