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#1233982019-12-11
Can salmon eat their way out of climate change?
Warm waters are a threat to cold water fish like salmon and trout. But a study led by researchers at University of California, Davis suggests that habitats with abundant food sources may help buffer the effects of increasing water temperature.
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#1234002019-12-11
Antibiotic resistance and cancer: six surprising places scientists are looking for new drugs
Scientists recently announced the discovery of a novel antibiotic produced by bacteria living inside a nematode (roundworm). Although this molecule needs further analyses, the finding, published in Nature, brings hope to the fight against antimicrobial or antibiotic resistance, the growing abili ...
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#1234062019-12-12
Mass extinction of land and sea biodiversity 250 million years ago not simultaneous
Some 250 million years ago, simultaneous mass extinctions of marine and terrestrial life occurred in an event known as the End-Permian. Or so scientists believed.
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#1234132019-12-12
Examining how primates make vowel sounds pushes timeline for speech evolution back by 27 million years
Sound doesn't fossilize. Language doesn't either.Even when writing systems have developed, they've represented full-fledged and functional languages.
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#1234142019-12-12
How interacting with females increases aggression in male fruit flies
You probably behave differently when you are having a bad day than during a great one. For example, while you might politely smile at a neighbor you dislike on an otherwise pleasant Saturday afternoon, that same interaction will elicit a scowl when you are rushing off to work Monday morning.
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#1234182019-12-12
Deciphering the equations of life: A new theory describes what all animals have in common
Research led by the University of Arizona has resulted in a set of equations that describes and predicts commonalities across life despite its enormous diversity.
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#1234192019-12-12
Azteca ant colonies move the same way leopards' spots form
What could Azteca ants in coffee farms in Mexico have in common with leopards' spots and zebras' stripes?After two decades of analyzing the rise, spread and collapse of Azteca ant colonies in a coffee farm in Mexico, University of Michigan researchers have proven that the ant distributions follo ...
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#1234272019-12-12
Sulawesi art: Animal painting found in cave is 44,000 years old
A painting discovered on the wall of an Indonesian cave has been found to be 44,000 years old. The art appears to show a buffalo being hunted by part-human, part-animal creatures holding spears and possibly ropes. Some researchers think the scene could be the world's oldest-recorded story.
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#1234352019-12-12
Natural History Museum scientist contributes to new global report revealing human-driven decline of life on Earth
The first global-scale assessment of the links between people and nature provides the most comprehensive review to date of the worldwide state of nature.
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#1234532019-12-13
One of Europe's worst famines likely caused by devastating floods
Europe's Great Famine of 1315–1317 is considered one of the worst population collapses in the continent's history. Historical records tell of unrelenting rain accompanied by mass crop failure, skyrocketing food prices, and even instances of cannibalism.
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#1234542019-12-13
Amid the wasteland of the Salton Sea, a miraculous but challenging oasis is born
It came as a bittersweet surprise to biologists and government agencies monitoring the steadily shrinking Salton Sea's slide toward death by choking dust storms and salt.
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#1234622019-12-16
Study finds Chinese plant biodiversity at risk due to human activity
With intensifying human activity, many species are threatened with extinction. However, many other species have expanded their range. Is there a general rule to identify which species are "losers" or "winners"? And what is the effect of range changes on the biodiversity of Chinese flora?
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#1234672019-12-17
Rare species organize themselves into ghettos to survive
Researchers from UNIGE and Uméå show that to resist stronger species, rare animal and plant species group together in ghettos to help each other, maintaining biodiversity.
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#1234692019-12-17
New Study Shows Past Climate, Human Impacts Shape Present Mammal Biodiversity
A new study by U.S. researchers shows that climate changes and human impacts over the last 100,000 years continue to shape patterns of tropical and subtropical mammal biodiversity today, according to a release of Arizona State University.
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#1234702019-12-17
Events 20,000 Years Ago Still Impacting Diversity and Distribution of Mammal Species Worldwide
In the first study of its kind, researchers have discovered that events from 20,000 years ago or more are still impacting the diversity and distribution of mammal species worldwide.
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#1234712019-12-17
Limiting The Loss Of Nature
With only about half of Earth’s terrestrial surface remaining as natural vegetation, a University of Queensland-led team has proposed an international goal to halt its continued loss.
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#1234752019-12-17
Penguin study reveals Southern Ocean's Ice Age history
A new scientific study headed by the University of Otago has revealed important clues as to how Southern Ocean ecosystems responded to past global climate change events.
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#1234772019-12-17
Newly discovered retinal structure may enhance vision for some birds
A newly discovered retinal structure in the eyes of certain kinds of songbirds might help the animals find and track insect prey more easily.
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#1234782019-12-17
Leafcutter ants accelerate the cutting and transport of leaves during stormy weather
Leafcutter ants such as Atta sexdens or Acromyrmex lobicornis face two major challenges when they leave the safety of the nest to forage: choosing the best plants from which to collect leaves and avoiding being surprised by strong winds or heavy rain, which would prevent them from carrying out t ...
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#1234872019-12-17
Common species have seen a reduction in biodiversity
A new study conducted by the National University of Singapore (NUS) has indicated that the current biodiversity crisis may be affecting more species than previously thought.
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#1234912019-12-18
Food at risk as third of plants face extinction
Botanists have made a new census of terrestrial plants – only to find that with nearly 40 per cent of them rare, or extremely rare, this may put food at risk.
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#1234942019-12-18
The 4 women on Nature’s ‘People who mattered in Science in 2019’ list
Each year, Nature Magazine profiles 10 people who made a significant impact in the field of science.This year, four women made it onto the list, including Macquarie University bioethicist Dr Wendy Rogers. Also on the list was Time’s Person of the Year, Greta Thunberg, American-Canadian astrophys ...
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#1235162019-12-18
Study shows integrated organic crop and livestock production systems can conform to food safety standards
Experiments involving the integration of cattle into crop rotations in organic food production showed such systems performed well in keeping pathogens out of meat, according to a recently published study.
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#1235172019-12-18
Stand out from the herd: How cows communicate through their lives
Farmers might finally be able to answer the question: How now brown cow?Research at the University of Sydney has shown that cows maintain individual voices in a variety of emotional situations.
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#1235182019-12-18
Star fruit could be the new 'star' of Florida agriculture
It's not just oranges that grow in Florida. Carambola, or star fruit as most in the United States call it, is gaining popularity. One researcher from Florida International University is researching how cover crops can help the sustainability of star fruit farms.
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#1235192019-12-18
Genomic insights: How female butterflies alter investment in attractiveness vs. fecundity
Have you ever wondered why and how butterflies exhibit such beautiful and diverse colors? Scientists have, particularly butterflies in the genus Colias. In most Colias butterflies, all males and most females are an orange or yellow color, but some females are white.
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#1235212019-12-18
Watered down biodiversity: Sample type is critical in environmental DNA studies for biomonitoring
DNA-based biomonitoring relies on species-specific segments of organisms DNA for their taxonomic identification and is rapidly advancing for monitoring invertebrate communities across a variety of ecosystems.
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#1235252019-12-19
Mowing urban lawns less intensely increases biodiversity, saves money and reduces pests
The researchers combined data across North America and Europe using a meta-analysis, a way of aggregating results from multiple studies to increase statistical strength.
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#1235282019-12-19
Mitonuclear interactions in the control of life history
Mitonuclear interactions are believed to play an important role in the so-called "life history" of Eukaryotic organisms. Unfortunately, no one has come up with any sort of general concrete theory that can predict or even describe these interactions. A recent thematic issue of Philosophical Trans ...
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#1235382019-12-19
Elephant’s trunk will inspire a revolutionary robot
An international team, including UNIGE, will analyse the African elephant’s trunk, and its exceptional agility and versatility, to create a robot guided by touch.
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#1235512019-12-20
Discovering a new fundamental underwater force
A team of mathematicians from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Brown University has discovered a new phenomenon that generates a fluidic force capable of moving and binding particles immersed in density-layered fluids. The breakthrough offers an alternative to previously held ...
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#1235522019-12-20
Research points to unprecedented and worrying rise in sea levels
A new study led by Simon Fraser University's Dean of Science, Prof. Paul Kench, has discovered new evidence of sea-level variability in the central Indian Ocean.
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#1235532019-12-20
Scientists study manta rays' impressive ability to heal
"Whoopi' the manta ray—a regular visitor to Western Australia's Ningaloo Reef—has helped University of Queensland and Murdoch University scientists study rays' impressive ability to heal.
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#1235542019-12-20
Bark beetles control pathogenic fungi
Ants and honeybees share nests of hundreds or thousands of individuals in a very small space. Hence the risk is high that infectious diseases may spread rapidly. In order to reduce this risk, the animals have developed special social behaviors that are referred to as "social immune defense."
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#1235652019-12-20
Bushfires have reshaped life on Earth before—they could do it again
The catastrophic bushfires raging across much of Australia have not only taken a huge human and economic toll, but also delivered heavy blows to biodiversity and ecosystem function.
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#1235712020-01-06
Rethinking climate modelling to prepare for even hotter temperatures
Improper adoption of climate impact modeling could leave us ill prepared for even higher temperatures and more frequent heatwaves, according to new research.
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#1235722020-01-06
Student researchers make dismaying microplastics find in the Arctic Ocean
Aboard the Icebreaker Oden, a Swedish vessel on an Artic expedition, a multidisciplinary group of scientists, filmmakers and students, including three City College of New York undergraduates, made a dismaying discovery in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. "Microplastics, a lot of them," said Krys ...
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#1235752020-01-06
How frontier research could be the answer to a more sustainable future
More frequent extreme weather events, increasing political nationalism and growing economic inequality are making sustainable development goals harder to achieve. EURACTIV looked at the work of four frontier researchers to explore how a more sustainable future could look like.
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#1235762020-01-06
Africa’s genetic material is still being misused
Biodiversity — the variation in all living organisms — is one of Africa’s richest assets. As a result, its genetic material is coveted by scientists, biotechnology companies and research institutes globally. For decades, there has been a flow of data and biosamples from the African continent to ...
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#1235822020-01-06
Red Brittle Stars See with Light-Sensitive Skin Cells, Study Shows
The red brittle star (Ophiocoma wendtii), a relative of starfish that inhabits coral reefs from Bermuda to Brazil, first captured scientific attention more than three decades ago thanks to its dramatic change in color between day and night and its strong aversion to light.
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#1235882020-01-07
Diversifying approaches to conserving nature
Conservationists don’t always agree about the best ways to reinforce the protection of nature. Debates about it can become confrontational. But at the heart of the issue is how to include more people in conservation efforts. As a group of scientists, we believe it is important to steer the discu ...
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#1235972020-01-07
When the past catches up on you: Land use impacts biodiversity in the long term
Ghosts of land use past haunt current biodiversity in farmland ecosystems, according to a new study led by a researcher from the German Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre.
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#1235982020-01-07
Researcher studies near-surface wind effects on landscape evolution
The accurate characterization of near-surface winds is critical to understanding past and modern climate. Dust lifted by these winds has the potential to modify surface and atmospheric conditions, according to a University of Wyoming researcher who was part of a study on the subject.
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#1235992020-01-07
New 'umbrella' species would massively improve conservation
The protection of Australia's threatened species could be improved by a factor of seven, if more efficient 'umbrella' species were prioritized for protection, according to University of Queensland research.
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#1236002020-01-07
Fossilized seashells show signs of ocean acidification before dinosaur-annihilating asteroid
New evidence gleaned from Antarctic seashells confirms that Earth was already unstable before the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs.
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#1236182020-01-09
How bacterial evolution of antibiotic arsenals is providing new drug blueprints
Scientists from Trinity College Dublin have discovered that two very different species of bacteria have evolved distinct, powerful antibiotic arsenals for use in the war against their bacterial neighbours.
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#1236192020-01-09
Scientists learn how to increase corn crop yields
NSF-funded scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory are figuring out how to pack more kernels onto a corn cob. One way to boost the productivity of a plant, they say, is to redirect some of its resources away from maintaining an overprepared immune system and into enhanced seed production. No ...
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#1236232020-01-09
Improved Functioning of Diverse Landscape Mosaics
It is well-established that biodiverse ecosystems generally function better than monocultures. Ecologists at the University of Zurich have now shown that the same is true on a larger scale: Having a mix of different land-covers including grassland, forest, urban areas and water bodies improves t ...
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#1236432020-01-10
More plants are growing around Everest -- and the consequences could be serious
Grasses, shrubs and mosses are growing and expanding around Mount Everest and across the Himalayan region as the area continues to experience the consequences of global warming, researchers have found.
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#1236462020-01-10
Scientists use ancient marine fossils to unravel long-standing climate puzzle
Cardiff University scientists have shed new light on the Earth's climate behaviour during the last known period of global warming over 14 million years ago.