Milkweed, only food source for monarch caterpillars, ubiquitously contaminated
Harmful pesticides found in Western Monarch breeding groundCredit: Photo by Angela Laws, Xerces Society. RENO, Nev. - New evidence identifies ...
Tag: Ecology/Environment
Giving GDP a needed ecological companion
Credit: Sue Nichols, Michigan State University To have a more sustainable world, people need to put a dollar value on ...
Marine energy devices likely pose minimal impacts to marine life, report shows
PNNL leads 2020 State of the Science report on environmental effects of marine renewable energy developmentCredit: Image courtesy of PNNL ...
You are what you eat is as important for fish as it is for people
Credit: Brian Hunt/ UBC There is truth in the saying "you are what you eat"; even more so if you ...
USask-led partnership awarded $2.5 million to advance global climate education
Credit: David Stobbe for USask Working with international partners, the University of Saskatchewan (USask) has been awarded a $2.5-million Partnership ...
Researchers shed light on new enzymatic reaction
CABBI scientists at Illinois develop environmentally efficient process for compound synthesis with ties to pharmaceutical and bioenergy fieldsCredit: CABBI Communications ...
Threats to global food security from emerging fungal crop pathogens
Credit: University of Exeter Amongst the world's most challenging problems is the need to feed an ever-growing global population sustainably. ...
Many factors may contribute to steep, decades-long muskrat population drop
Credit: Penn State Muskrat populations declined sharply across North America over the last 50 years or so, and wildlife scientists ...
‘Social distancing’ saves frogs: New approach to identify individual frogs noninvasively
Credit: Naitik Patel Globally, 41% amphibian species are regarded as threatened with extinction. However, when it comes to the case ...
Protected areas worldwide at risk of invasive species
Credit: Professor Tim Blackburn, UCL Protected areas across the globe are effectively keeping invasive animals at bay, but the large ...
Climate change has degraded productivity of shelf sea food webs
Credit: Claire Widdicombe A shortage of summer nutrients as a result of our changing climate has contributed to a 50% ...
Great white shark diet surprises scientists
Understanding how sharks feed is vital for managing human interactionsCredit: Richard Grainger/University of Sydney The first-ever detailed study of the ...
A tiny arctic shrub reveals secrets of plant growth on Svalbard
Counting tiny rings showed synchronous growth across an entire arctic archipelagoCredit: Lisa Sandal, NTNU The polar willow (Salix polaris) may ...
Egg-based coating preserves fresh produce
Rice University lab's protein coating extends shelf life of perishable fruits and vegetablesCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (June 4, ...
Study links malaria risk in deforestation hotspots to demand for agricultural commodities
The international trade in timber, tobacco, cocoa, coffee and cotton accounts for a high proportion of malaria risk in exporter ...
Two vital buffers against climate change are just offshore
New study underscores need to conserve and restore mangroves, coral reefsCredit: Northern Illinois University DeKalb, Ill. -- A new study ...
Tillage and cover cropping effects on grain production
Credit: Gurpreet Kaur June 4, 2020 - Incorporating cover crops with tillage reportedly results in increased cover crop decomposition rates ...
Researchers study genetic outcomes of translocating bighorn sheep
Credit: Wyoming Game and Fish Department Translocation is an important management tool used for nearly 100 years to increase bighorn ...
Collaborative research addresses need for conservation of springs in drying climate
The team created a conceptual model that takes into account the response of springs to drying events and what investigations ...
A new strategy for the optimal electroreduction of Co2 to high-value products
Credit: KAIST Researchers suggest that modulation of local CO2 concentration improves the selectivity, conversion rate, and electrode stability, and shed ...
