The image shows plants “waking up” near Lake Superior. Red areas began to wake up at around 7 a.m. local time; green areas awoke around…
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A female glow-worm (Lampyris noctiluca) will shine for hours to attract her mate, yet brightening skies will dim her prospects. Credit: Jason Steel – jason-steel.co.uk…
Vast amounts of valuable energy, agricultural nutrients, and water could potentially be recovered from the world’s fast-rising volume of municipal wastewater. Enough energy to power…
Humans Not Always to Blame for Genetic Diversity Loss in Wildlife, New Conservation Research Reveals
Lion. Credit: simondures.com/ZSL Conservationists should be wary of assuming that genetic diversity loss in wildlife is always caused by humans, as new research published today…
This composite image was created by combing three separate ‘Normalized Difference Vegetation Index’ images from the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission. The first image, from April 8,…
A Malaysian spider, one of the small predators found in our study to be most affected by habitat loss. Credit: Tim Newbold Researchers Analyzed Over…
(Click image for full view.) Dinofelis, painting by Mauricio Antón. The picture shows a saber-toothed cat Dinofelis eating while one of our ancestors is watching.…
Northern white rhinoceros. Credit: Ami Vitale In December 2019 the team of scientists and conservationists repeated the egg collection from the northern white rhinos in…
Results should help improve how species’ vulnerability is assessed. A new study says that the planet’s wildlife is increasingly under the boot of humanity. Using…
“The koala, red goshawk, matted flax-lily and purple clover are more efficient umbrella species, yet none of these appear on the existing federal government priority…
University at Buffalo chemistry professor Diana Aga (right) and UB chemistry PhD candidate Luisa Angeles in the lab. To study pharmaceuticals in wastewater, they use…
Japanese Serow. Credit: UGA Nearly a decade after the nuclear accident in Fukushima, Japan, researchers from the University of Georgia have found that wildlife populations…
Map of Africa showing the location of Angola (left) and the provinces covered by the study along the main road from Lubango (Huíla province) to…
A farmer in the Szechuan Province of China tends to his remaining crops after returning a portion of his cropland to be reforested. Credit: Hongbo…
Black-grass at a medium level in winter wheat field. Credit: Helen Hicks Scientists from international conservation charity ZSL (Zoological Society of London) have for the…
This is a photograph from outer space. Credit: ISS047-E-29989 courtesy of the Image Science & Analysis The metropolitan area of Berlin is mostly unsuitable as…
Among the ecological communities studied are corals. An international research team in which Spanish experts participate has shown that sparse species are associated spatially in…
Secondary forests are increasingly fragmented and isolated from remaining primary forests. Credit: Marizilda Cruppe/Rede Amazonia Sustentavel The regrowth of Amazonian forests following deforestation can happen…
[embedded content] Soil animal days 2019: Fewer ants but more millipedes, woodlice still on top The fifth edition of the Dutch Soil Animal Days saw…