Genetic sleuthing reveals endangered river dolphins in Asia as different species
Tissue collection at NOAA Fisheries lab helps reveal genetic distinctionCredit: Mansur/WCR Bangladesh New genetic analysis and years of painstaking research ...
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University of Ottawa receives $9 million from CIHR to track COVID-19 variants of concern
Project spearheaded by Faculty of Medicine researcher to create a Canadian network for better researching and responding to the global ...
Study analyses fish larval dispersal in western Mediterranean
Experts identify three large areas in which there is barely fish exchangeCredit: Enrique Ballesteros (CEAB-CSIC) A new study analyzes the ...
Gray’s beaked whales ‘resilient’ to ecosystem changes
Credit: Mark Camm An elusive whale species in the Southern Ocean could be resilient to near-future ecosystem changes, according to ...
Mapping COVID risk in urban areas: a way to keep the economy open
Researchers in India use GIS mapping to identify city neighborhoods at highest risk of a COVID outbreak--helping officials place targeted ...
The origin and uniqueness of Basque genetics revealed
A new study reveals that the genetic uniqueness of the Basque population is not due to its external origin in ...
Does selfishness evolve? Ask a cannibal
Study confirms evolutionary link between social structure and selfishnessCredit: Volker Rudolf/Rice University HOUSTON - (March 25, 2021) - One of ...
Ocean’s mammals at crucial crossroads
Credit: Duke Marine Robotics and Remote Sensing Lab The ocean's mammals are at a crucial crossroads - with some at ...
New insights into close encounters between albatross and fishing vessels
Credit: Robert Suryan. CORVALLIS, Ore. - A novel analysis of encounters between albatross and commercial fishing vessels across the North ...
Automatic trail cameras keep wildlife research going during pandemic
Researchers share how trail cameras enabled science to continue even without fieldworkCredit: Austin Green/University of Utah For scientists, especially graduate ...
Corals may need their predators’ poop
Coral-eating fish excrete symbiotic algae by the millions, may keep reefs healthyCredit: Photo by Alex Veglia/Rice University HOUSTON - (March ...
Houston refines hunt for COVID in wastewater
Rice University-led study evaluates methods to find signs of virus in municipal plantsCredit: Zachary LaTurner/Rice University HOUSTON - (March 22, ...
Tropical species are moving northward in U.S. as winters warm
Insects, reptiles, fish and plants migrating north as winter freezes in South become less frequentCredit: Noah Whiteman, UC Berkeley Notwithstanding ...
Climate change ravages coralligenous architects in the Mediterranean
Increasing the vulnerability of the ecosystemCredit: Joaquim Garrabou (ICM-CSIC) Marine heatwaves are dramatically affecting the marine ecosystems of the world ...