Tag: Ecology/Environment

Conservation efforts to open up rattlesnake habitat bring in much-needed sunlight but could attract more threatening predatorsCredit: Christopher Camacho UNIVERSITY ...

Resident parasites influence appearance, evolution of barn swallows

Credit: Amanda Hund Barn swallows live almost everywhere on the planet, recognizable by their forked tail and agility in the ...

Puget Sound eelgrass beds create a ‘halo’ with fewer harmful algae, new method shows

Credit: Emily Kunselman Eelgrass, a species of seagrass named for its long slippery texture, is one of nature's superheroes. It ...

Effects from low-level concentrations of harmful chemicals preserved in three generations of fish

Credit: Nathan Burns CORVALLIS, Ore. - Fish exposed to very low levels of chemicals commonly found in waterways can pass ...

OSU research suggests a better way to keep birds from hitting power lines

Credit: Photo provided by Virginia Morandini, OSU College of Agricultural Sciences. CORVALLIS, Ore. - Suspended, rotating devices known as "flappers" ...

Self-powered alarm fights forest fires, monitors environment

Credit: Michigan State University Smokey the Bear says that only you can prevent wildfires, but what if Smokey had a ...

Cowbirds change their eggs’ sex ratio based on breeding time

Credit: Photo (c) by Michael Jeffords and Sue Post CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Brown-headed cowbirds show a bias in the sex ...

New process could safeguard water quality, environment and health

Pioneering single process can remove pollutants from waste waterCredit: Swansea University A research team at Swansea University have developed a ...

In the wild, chimpanzees are more motivated to cooperate than bonobos

When informing about a threat territorial chimpanzees are more motivated to cooperate than less territorial bonobosCredit: Cédric Girard-Buttoz, Taï Chimpanzee ...

Movers and stayers: Surviving a range shift due to climate change

A new study shows a broad diet helps tropical fish survive a range shift due to climate changeCredit: Jack Hannan ...

Economic alien plants more likely to go wild

Credit: Mark van Kleunen Humans have cultivated plants outside their native ranges for thousands of years. But as the world ...

A dirty job: Tracking coronavirus using human waste

University of Missouri scientists assisting Missouri officials with Coronavirus Sewershed Surveillance ProjectCredit: University of Missouri Recent studies in the Netherlands ...

Four new species of giant single-celled organisms discovered on Pacific seafloor

Credit: Jennifer Durden and Craig Smith, DeepCCZ Project. Two new genera and four new species of giant, single-celled xenophyophores (protozoans ...

Food-grade wheatgrass variety released for public use

Credit: Brett Heim Wheatgrass is packed with beneficial nutrients, which makes the crop a popular superfood. And now, more farmers ...

Inspiring innovative solutions to protect the planet

26 teams from across the world are developing solutions to make artisanal mining more responsibleCredit: Amy Richards / Guy Loftus ...

Airborne mapping sheds light on climate sensitivity of California redwoods

Credit: Global Airborne Observatory, ASU Center for Global Discovery and Conservation Science. Throughout California, the effects of climate change are ...

Agricultural conservation schemes not enough to protect Britain’s rarest butterflies

Credit: Katie Threadgill Conservation management around the margins of agriculture fail to protect butterfly species at greatest risk from the ...

Size matters in the sex life of salmon

Credit: Mikko Ellmen Every summer, tens of thousands of Atlantic salmon migrate from the Barents Sea to the Teno River, ...

Better prepared for forest fires

Cross-institute project to understand the dynamics of forest fires and mitigate the riskCredit: Photo: Gabi Zachmann, KIT Long-lasting drought increases ...

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