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May 1, 2024
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Apr. 30, 2024 — As the world faces the loss of a staggering number of species of animals and plants to endangerment and extinction, one scientist has an urgent message: Chemists and pharmacists should be key players ...
Apr. 30, 2024 — A study of body size in leaf-nosed bats of the Solomon Islands has revealed surprising genetic diversity among nearly indistinguishable species on different ...
Apr. 29, 2024 — Scientists have applied a data-driven approach to understanding firefly population dynamics on a continental scale. Key findings from this new study indicate that fireflies, part of the beetle order, are sensitive to various environmental factors, ...
Apr. 23, 2024 — Bioluminescence first evolved in animals at least 540 million years ago in a group of marine invertebrates called octocorals, according to the results of a new study. The study focuses on an ancient group of marine invertebrates that includes soft ...
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Apr. 30, 2024 — The 17 species of red colobus monkey living across Africa, including in the Tai Project field station region, have been singled out by scientists as a priority conservation target. Protection of ...
Apr. 25, 2024 — Researchers have published a comprehensive study on the invasion of lionfish in the Mediterranean Sea, highlighting a rapid spread and the potential ecological impacts. The research shows the ...
Apr. 25, 2024 — The results suggest that internal -- not external -- factors are the primary drivers of variation in the types of carbon yeasts can eat, and the ...
Apr. 25, 2024 — In the boreal forest of Western Canada, researchers have considered that both changing climate and increased habitat alteration have enabled deer to push farther ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — Researchers found that forests with higher trait diversity not only adapt better to climate change but may also thrive. The study unveiled how tree functional trait diversity plays a pivotal role in ...
Apr. 25, 2024 — Cichlid fishes exhibit differing degrees of curiosity. The cause for this lies in their genes, as reported by researchers. This trait influences the cichlids' ability to adapt to new ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — A groundbreaking study combined novel experimental data within an innovative modeling framework to examine how temperature might affect transmission ...
Apr. 25, 2024 — Global biodiversity has declined between 2% and 11% during the 20th century due to land-use change alone, according to a large multi-model study. ...
Apr. 23, 2024 — The day a male spear squid hatches determines which mating tactic he will use throughout his life, according to new research. Spear squid (Heterololigo bleekeri) that hatch earlier in the season ...
Apr. 23, 2024 — When we think of evolution, we think of a process that happens over hundreds or thousands of years. In research recently published, a species of frog that has evolved over the course of merely 25 ...
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Apr. 24, 2024 — Scientists are using artificial intelligence software to analyze plant root systems, laying out a protocol that can be applied to gather data on crop and model plant phenotypes (physical ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — Many American companies are relying on carbon offsets to reduce their carbon footprint, especially those who have pledged to achieve 'net-zero emissions.' Sequestering carbon in forests is ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — A new study sheds light on how parasites, often overlooked, can dramatically affect the balance between predator and prey populations. Researchers developed a groundbreaking mathematical framework ...
Apr. 23, 2024 — A study of shallow-water fish communities on rocky reefs in south-eastern Australia has found climate change is helping tropical fish species invade temperate Australian ...
Apr. 19, 2024 — A study has found direct evidence of a species -- the American woodcock, a migratory shorebird from eastern and central North America -- that overlaps periods of migration and reproduction, a rare ...
Apr. 19, 2024 — What can be done when one threatened animal kills another? Scientists studying critically endangered lemurs in Madagascar confronted this difficult reality when they witnessed attacks on lemurs by ...
Apr. 20, 2024 — Anticipating changes to ecosystems is often at best an educated guess, but what if there was a way to better tune into possible changes occurring? Researchers have discovered that the silent growth ...
Apr. 18, 2024 — The 2010 Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the largest accidental spill in history, released almost 100 million gallons of oil, causing significant pollution. A decade later, its long-term ...
Apr. 18, 2024 — Animal and plant populations have been extensively studied, which has helped to understand ecosystem processes and evolutionary adaptations. However, this has not been the case with microbial ...
Apr. 17, 2024 — Researchers have found that over the last 120 years, the porosity -- or small-scale holes -- in mussel shells along the East Coast of the United States has increased, potentially due to warming ...
Apr. 17, 2024 — Mountain chickadees have among the best spatial memory in the animal kingdom. New research identifies the genes at play and offers insight into how a shifting climate may impact the evolution of this ...
Apr. 17, 2024 — Marine communities migrated to Antarctica during the Earth's warmest period in 66 million years long before a mass-extinction ...
Apr. 17, 2024 — Researchers who captured footage of dog attacks on endangered mountain tapirs in Colombia are calling for action to protect threatened ...
Apr. 17, 2024 — During the unusually dry year of 2018, Sweden was hit by numerous forest fires. A research team has investigated how climate change affects recently burnt boreal forests and their ability to absorb ...
Apr. 17, 2024 — Researchers have shown that an Amazonian butterfly is a hybrid species, formed by two other species breeding together almost 200,000 years ago. Researchers have shown that an Amazonian butterfly is a ...
Apr. 16, 2024 — A new study shows that ocean acidification is changing the mix of microbes in coral reef systems, which can be used to assess ecosystem ...
Apr. 16, 2024 — By fueling the growth of plants that become kindling, carbon dioxide is driving an increase in the severity and frequency of wildfires, according to a new ...
Apr. 16, 2024 — Tagging marine animals with sensors to track their movements and ocean conditions can provide important environmental and behavioral information. Existing techniques to attach sensors currently ...
Apr. 16, 2024 — According to a research team led by palaeontologists, the net-like leaf veining typical for today's flowering plants developed much earlier than previously thought, but died out again several ...
Apr. 16, 2024 — New research has found that spaces with a diverse range of natural features are associated with stronger improvements in our mental wellbeing compared to spaces with less natural ...
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
- Artificial Intelligence Helps Scientists Engineer Plants to Fight Climate Change
- Hurricanes Jeopardize Carbon-Storing New England Forests
- How Parasites Shape Complex Food Webs
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Friday, April 19, 2024
- 'Itinerant Breeding' In East Coast Shorebird Species
- Lemur's Lament: When One Vulnerable Species Stalks Another
Saturday, April 20, 2024
Thursday, April 18, 2024
- Fourteen Years After the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill, Endemic Fishes Face an Uncertain Future
- Marine Microbial Populations: Potential Sensors of the Global Change in the Ocean
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
- East Coast Mussel Shells Are Becoming More Porous in Warming Waters
- Mountain Chickadees Have Remarkable Memories. A New Study Explains Why
- Marine Plankton Behavior Could Predict Future Marine Extinctions
- Dog Attacks on Mountain Tapirs Highlight a Growing Threat to Endangered Wildlife
- Unique Field Study Shows How Climate Change Affects Fire-Impacted Forests
- New Butterfly Species Created 200,000 Years Ago by Two Species Interbreeding
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
- Coral Reef Microbes Point to New Way to Assess Ecosystem Health
- CO2 Worsens Wildfires by Helping Plants Grow
- New Tagging Method Provides Bioadhesive Interface for Marine Sensors on Diverse, Soft, and Fragile Species
- Seed Ferns: Plants Experimented With Complex Leaf Vein Networks 201 Million Years Ago
- Biodiversity Is Key to the Mental Health Benefits of Nature
Monday, April 15, 2024
- Evolution's Recipe Book: How 'copy Paste' Errors Cooked Up the Animal Kingdom
- Tropical Forests Can't Recover Naturally Without Fruit-Eating Birds
Friday, April 12, 2024
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
- Ants in Colorado Are on the Move Due to Climate Change
- New Report 'braids' Indigenous and Western Knowledge for Forest Adaptation Strategies Against Climate Change
- Deforestation Harms Biodiversity of the Amazon's Perfume-Loving Orchid Bees
- Cold-Affinity Algae Species Are Gradually Being Replaced by Warm-Affinity Ones Off the Coast of Biscay
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
- 'Teacher Toads' Can Save Native Animals from Toxic Cane Toads
- Impact of Climate Change on Marine Life Much Bigger Than Previously Known
- Humans Can Increase Biodiversity, Archaeological Study Shows
Friday, April 5, 2024
- Dinosaur Study Challenges Bergmann's Rule
- Four in Five Bird Species Cannot Tolerate Intense Human Pressures
- Heat Stress from Ocean Warming Harms Octopus Vision
Thursday, April 4, 2024
- Rusty-Patched Bumblebee's Struggle for Survival Found in Its Genes
- Shy Sea Anemones Are More Likely to Survive Heatwaves
- Adult Fish Struggle to Bounce Back in Marine Protected Areas
- Fish Species That Move Rapidly Toward the Poles Due to Global Warming Decline in Abundance, Study Finds
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
- New Sunflower Family Tree Reveals Multiple Origins of Flower Symmetry
- California Leads U.S. Emissions of Little-Known Greenhouse Gas
- Groundbreaking Research in Groundwater's Role in Ecosystem Sustainability
- We've Had Bird Evolution All Wrong
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
- These Plants Evolved in Florida Millions of Years Ago: They May Be Gone in Decades
- Older Trees Help to Protect an Endangered Species
Monday, April 1, 2024
- Computational Tools Fuel Reconstruction of New and Improved Bird Family Tree
- Melting Glaciers in a Warmer Climate Provide New Ground for Invasive Species
- Canada Lynx Historic Range in US Likely Wider Than Previously Thought
- Machine Learning Provides a New Picture of the Great Gray Owl
Sunday, March 31, 2024
Thursday, March 28, 2024
- Manganese Plays a Surprising Role in Soil Carbon Sequestration
- Small Birds Spice Up the Already Diverse Diet of Spotted Hyenas in Namibia
- Lyrebird Synchronizes Elements of Its Mating Dance
- Going 'back to the Future' To Forecast the Fate of a Dead Florida Coral Reef
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
- North American Cities May See a Major Species Turnover by the End of the Century
- Food Matters: Healthy Diets Increase the Economic and Physical Feasibility of 1.5°C
- Looking to the Past to Prevent Future Extinction
- Biologists Uncover New Species of Tiger Beetle: Eunota Houstoniana
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
- Researchers Find Energy Development and Tree Encroachment Impact Wyoming Pronghorn
- New Roadmap to Prevent Pandemics Centers on Protecting Biodiversity
- New Maps Help Decision-Makers Factor Albedo Into Tree-Planting Decisions
Monday, March 25, 2024
- Seeing the Forest for the Trees: Species Diversity Is Directly Correlated With Productivity in Eastern U.S. Forests
- Humans Pass More Viruses to Other Animals Than We Catch from Them
- Researchers Discover Evolutionary 'tipping Point' In Fungi
- 'Winners and Losers' As Global Warming Forces Plants Uphill
Thursday, March 21, 2024
- Rays Were More Diverse 150 Million Years Ago Than Previously Thought
- Species Diversity Promotes Ecosystem Stability
- Forest, Stream Habitats Keep Energy Exchanges in Balance, Global Team Finds
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
- Scientists Weigh Up Current Status of Blue Whale Populations Around the World
- Ancient Giant Dolphin Discovered in the Amazon
- Eyes Open and Toes out of Water: How a Giant Water Bug Reached the Island of Cyprus
- Monitoring and Measuring Biodiversity Require More Than Just Numbers; Scientists Advocate for Change
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Monday, March 18, 2024
- Climate Change Alters the Hidden Microbial Food Web in Peatlands
- Artificial Streams Reveal How Drought Shapes California's Alpine Ecosystems
- A Wetter World Recorded in Australian Coral Colony
- Scientists Discover How Diadem Butterfly Mimics African Queen
- Global Wildlife Study During COVID-19 Shows Rural Animals Are More Sensitive to Human Activity
Friday, March 15, 2024
Thursday, March 14, 2024
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
- High Resolution Imagery Advances the Ability to Monitor Decadal Changes in Emperor Penguin Populations
- Summer Solstice Triggers Synchronized Beech Tree Reproduction Across Europe
- Exploring Arctic Plants and Lichens: An Important Conservation Baseline for Nunavut's Newest and Largest Territorial Park
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
- Giant Sequoias Are a Rapidly Growing Feature of the UK Landscape
- Rice Paddy Snake Diversification Was Driven by Geological and Environmental Factors in Thailand, Molecular Data Suggests
- Rainforest's Next Generation of Trees Threatened 30 Years After Logging
- Range-Shifting Fishes Are Climate-Change Losers, According to New Research
- Pronghorn Population Declining Due to Human Development
- Gene Flow in Giraffes and What It Means for Their Conservation
Friday, March 8, 2024
Thursday, March 7, 2024
- Reptile Roadkill Reveals New Threat to Endangered Lizard Species
- New Study Reveals Insight Into Which Animals Are Most Vulnerable to Extinction Due to Climate Change
- Loss of Nature Costs More Than Previously Estimated
- Earth's Earliest Forest Revealed in Somerset Fossils
- Eight New Deep-Sea Species of Marine Sponges Discovered
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
- Microbes Impact Coral Bleaching Susceptibility
- Global Warming Is Affecting Bats' Hibernation
- Herbivores, Displaced by Ocean Warming, Threaten Subtropical Seagrass Meadows
- Invasive Plant Time Bombs: A Hidden Ecological Threat