In a study published recently in Ecology and Evolution, an international team of researchers focused on what can happen to ocean ecosystems when fishing pressure increases…
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Beavers Gnawing Away at the Permafrost The large rodents are massively changing landscapes in the Arctic, which could have serious consequences for the frozen soils…
KIST research team used plant-originated tannic acid to develop a flame-retardant carbon fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP). Credit: Korea Institute of Science and Technology Non-toxic, flame-retardant composite…
Movebank data worldmap. Credit: MPIAB/ MaxCine An international team of scientists is investigating how animals are responding to reduced levels of human activity during the…
Dr. Martin Breed, Flinders University. Credit: Flinders University Billions of people using the Earth’s resources and changing or destroying ecosystems are not only creating the…
A colony of Leptoseris hawaiiensis at 315 feet in the Au’au Channel Hawaii. Credit: Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory, University of Hawaii New research published in…
Every year an average pet cat kills 110 native animals. Roaming pet cats kill 390 million animals per year in Australia, including reptiles, birds and…
Researchers examined filters from field sites in several national parks and wilderness areas and did visual counts of microplastic beads and fragments deposited by wind…
(Click image for full view.) Trunk and seedling of a long-lived pioneer (Cavanillesia platanifolia). Giant long-lived pioneers store most of the biomass in this tropical…
Peacock tarantula spider Poecilotheria metallica Pocock 1899, from India, listed as Critically Endangered in IUCN Red List and traded as exotic pet. Credit: Rick C.…
An aerial view of a tropical forest along the eastern Pacific Ocean shoreline of Barro Colorado Island, Panama. Credit: Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute All living…
Some of the 12,000 plant and animal species considered in this study. Credit: © Gaël Grenouillet Global warming is causing species to search for more…
Hydrocarbon seep in the southern Gulf of Mexico emitting a viscous petroleum, much like asphalt. Hydrocarbons serve as an energy source for microbes and in…
Dr. Emanuela Gionfriddo, assistant professor of analytical chemistry in The University of Toledo Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and the School of Green Chemistry and…
Facing a scarcity of pollen, bumblebees will nibble on the leaves of flowerless plants, causing intentional damage in such a way that accelerates the production…
Chemical Recycling Makes Useful Product From Waste Bioplastic A faster, more efficient way of recycling plant-based “bioplastics” has been developed by a team of scientists…
A fisherman with a pinger. Credit: Fishtek Marine Underwater sound devices called “pingers” could be an effective, long-term way to prevent porpoises from getting caught…
Flowering strip plants like sunflowers can help increase bee reproduction, according to a new study. Credit: Photo courtesy of Ben Barnhart Flowering strips – pollinator-friendly…
Photographic evidence of cannibalistic behavior; Mnemiopsis leidyi larvae (next to red arrows) within the auricles of an adult. Credit: Jamileh Javidpour/University of Southern Denmark In…
Trees are a small piece of what needs to be a broader strategy of fighting climate change, says ecologist Karen Holl. Credit: Pedro Brancalion Campaigns…