Wood formation can now be followed in real-time — and possibly serve the climate of tomorrow
Credit: Dr. René Schneider A genetic engineering method makes it possible to observe how woody cell walls are built in ...
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Neural network has learned to identify tree species
Credit: Svetlana Illarionova et al., IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing. Skoltech scientists have ...
Listening to the call of the wild: Tracking deer movements using sound
Credit: Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan -- In the marchland of Japan's Oze National Park, ...
World’s largest opinion survey on climate change: Majority call for wide-ranging action
UNDP's 'Peoples' Climate Vote' reflects views of over half the world's population after results processed by Oxford University; 64% believe climate change is a global emergencyCredit: UNDP ...
Harpy eagles could be under greater threat than previously thought
Credit: Everton Miranda/University of KwaZulu?Natal Harpy eagles are considered by many to be among the planet's most spectacular birds. They ...
Scientists show impact of human activity on bird species
Credit: Chris Gomersall (rspb-images.com) Scientists have shown where bird species would exist in the absence of human activity under research ...
OSU researchers prove fish-friendly detection method more sensitive than electrofishing
Credit: Courtesy Brooke Penaluna Delivering a minor electric shock into a stream to reveal any fish lurking nearby may be ...
Seeds transfer their microbes to the next generation
Credit: Stockholm University Scientists have been pondering if the microbiome of plants is due to nature or nurture. Research at ...
A new archaeology for the Anthropocene era
Credit: Alison Crowther Indiana Jones and Lara Croft have a lot to answer for. Public perceptions of archaeology are often ...
Understanding future species distribution: new data for biogeographers
Credit: Noce, S., Caporaso, L. & Santini, M. A new global dataset of bioclimatic indicators. Sci Data 7, 398 (2020). ...
Smithsonian scientists reduce uncertainty in forest carbon storage calculations
Credit: Steve Paton, STRI Investors who bet on tropical forest conservation and reforestation to solve global warming by storing carbon ...
Bees respond to wildfire aftermath by producing more female offspring
Credit: Jim Rivers, OSU College of Forestry CORVALLIS, Ore. - Researchers at Oregon State University have found that the blue ...
Knowledge of cycad branching behavior improves conservation
Guam's branched cycads less vulnerable to destruction by non-native insectCredit: Montgomery Botanical Center Research on cycad trees in Colombia, Guam, ...
Researchers find nonnative species in Oahu play greater role in seed dispersal
Credit: Patrick Kelley University of Wyoming researchers headed a study that shows nonnative birds in Oahu, Hawaii, have taken over ...
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