When development and conservation clash in the Serengeti
A proposed Northern Serengeti all-weather tarmac road that will bisect Serengeti National Park, a World Heritage site, has sparked considerable ...
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Food safety: Dung beetles and soil bacteria reduce risk of human pathogens
Credit: Matthew Jones, Washington State University Food safety regulations increasingly pressure growers to remove hedgerows, ponds and other natural habitats ...
Back to the drawing board for conservationists battling against infectious parrot disease
A study into the effectiveness of disinfecting birds' nests, carried out by the University of Kent, has led to a ...
New global standard counts the cost of environmental damage
Credit: Yen Strandqvist/Chalmers University of Technology Environmental damage costs society enormous amounts of money - and often leaves future generations ...
New study shows human impact erodes chimpanzee behavioral diversity
Development, habitat destruction and poaching lead to losses of specific behaviors Chimpanzees are well known for their extraordinary diversity of ...
Experiences of nature boost children’s learning
Critical review finds cause-and-effect relationshipCredit: University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - Spending time in nature boosts children's academic achievement and ...
Researchers show how coffee growers can optimize profits, sustainably
Mixture of conventional and shade-grown methods recommendedCredit: Guillermo Santos Coffee has huge importance to many smallholder farmers around the world. ...
NUS study: Eating mushrooms may reduce the risk of cognitive decline
Researchers found seniors who ate more than 300 grams of cooked mushrooms a week were half as likely to have ...
A lawn is better than fertilizer for growing healthy blueberries
Intercropping with grasses is an effective and sustainable alternative to chemical treatments for maximizing blueberry yield and antioxidant content in ...
When coyote parents get used to humans, their offspring become bolder, too
Credit: Steve Guymon/National Wildlife Research Center Across North America, coyotes are moving into urban environments, and regardless of how they ...
Researchers of Russia and Finland to create a unique wind turbine for the Arctic
Researchers develop energy-efficient installations based on the use of wind power to supply consumers in the ArcticCredit: https://pixabay.com/ (free) Peter ...
David versus Goliath: the fight against environmental crimes
The world of ecological trialsCredit: Ernest Prat i Rieradevall "What? The river looks like milk?" is the hard-hitting sentence that ...
Crucial milestone for critically endangered bird
A team led by a conservation biologist from the University of Kent has successfully relocated threatened Seychelles paradise flycatchers (Terpsiphone ...
Most microbes in hummingbird feeders do not pose health hazard
Feeders or flowers? Researchers compare microbesCredit: Scott Logan/Wild Wings Ecology Many people set up hummingbird feeders in their yards to ...
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