Tag: Ecology/Environment

Less severe fire locks away huge amounts of carbon and keeps it from entering the atmosphereCredit: Curt Richardson, Duke University ...

Triterpenoid acids pack a punch against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusCredit: Emory University Scientists have identified specific compounds from the Brazilian peppertree ...

Mapping dry wildfire fuels with AI and new satellite dataCredit: Krishna Rao As California and the American West head into ...

Credit: The University of Jyväskylä/Janne Valkonen Research of the University of Jyväskylä demonstrate that the characteristic zig-zag pattern on a ...

Credit: The Ocean Agency/XL Catlin Seaview Survey A new study by the University of Southampton has revealed why some corals ...

Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The microbes that inhabit our bodies are influenced by what we ...

Study of Caribbean lobsters sheds light on disease and fragile ecosystemsCredit: Charlotte Eve Davies/Swansea University Virus prevalence associated with habitat: ...

Credit: TANAKA. Larval nutrition plays a role in determining the sexual characteristics of Japanese rice fish, also called medaka (Oryzias ...

A new study from the University of Central Florida has confirmed and quantified, for the first time, the presence of ...

It is the first time that research has shown in such detail that variation between individuals affects their choice of ...

Credit: Summerdrought As the world looks to tighten up the illegal capture of wildlife, migratory birds are being threatened by ...

Credit: Zhihua Liu Fire is the primary form of terrestrial ecosystem disturbance on a global scale, and a major source ...

MU researchers discover wildflower's spiny pollen adapts to help plants reproduceCredit: University of Missouri Have pollen. Must travel. Over 80% ...

Credit: Sarah Vincent Scientists have created the first ever large-scale map of microscopic algae as they bloomed across the surface ...

How oceanographic conditions in the Gulf of California and the Baja California Peninsula influenced formation of new species of sharks ...

Credit: © H. Vincent Virtually all of the grasslands in Europe are managed by farmers and whilst traditional management involved ...

Scientists at the University of Göttingen analyse data on ecological, social and economic effectsCredit: K T Sibhatu Palm oil is ...

Nitrogen oxide emissionsCredit: Volkswagen, www.vwpress.co.uk The VW diesel scandal began with a bang on September 18, 2015. On exactly the ...

This material is not a semi-fossilized resinCredit: Xavier Delclòs (UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA-IRBio) The known Madagascar copal is a more recent ...

While poor nutrition and lack of exercise contribute to obesity, exposure to these compounds could trigger lifelong susceptibility to weight ...