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#1237892020-01-17
Small change for climate change: Time to increase research funding to save the world
A new study shows that there is a huge disproportion in the level of funding for social science research into the greatest challenge in combatting global warming -- how to get individuals and societies to overcome ingrained human habits to make the changes necessary to mitigate climate change.
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#1237992020-01-20
On the edge between science and art: Historical biodiversity data from Japanese 'gyotaku'
Historical biodiversity data is being obtained from museum specimens, literature, classic monographs and old photographs, yet those sources can be damaged, lost or not completely adequate. That brings us to the need of finding additional, even if non-traditional, sources.
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#1238002020-01-20
Strongly 'handed' squirrels less good at learning
Squirrels that strongly favour their left or right side are less good at learning, new research suggests.Just as humans are usually left- or right-handed, many animals favour one side of their body for certain tasks.
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#1238062020-01-20
Local water availability is permanently reduced after planting forests
River flow is reduced in areas where forests have been planted and does not recover over time, a new study has shown. Rivers in some regions can completely disappear within a decade. This highlights the need to consider the impact on regional water availability, as well as the wider climate bene ...
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#1238412020-01-21
Of Science and Sea Urchins: Researchers Plumb Oceans for Biological Insights
The ocean is home to more biodiversity than anywhere else on the planet—making it a largely untapped source of opportunity for researchers studying marine organisms as a source of novel drug leads.
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#1238432020-01-21
Crucial reef species may survive ocean changes under climate change
A seaweed species crucial to the survival of coral reefs may be able to gain resistance to ocean changes caused by climate change, new Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington research recently published in Nature Climate Change shows.
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#1238452020-01-21
Warmer and acidified oceans can lead to 'hidden' changes in species behavior
Projected ocean warming and acidification not only impacts the behavior of individual species but also the wider marine ecosystems which are influenced by them, a new study shows.
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#1238482020-01-21
New study confirms the importance of tiger population in Thailand forest complex
A new scientific survey has reinforced the importance of one of the world's only remaining breeding populations of Indochinese tigers and provided evidence of tiger cubs in eastern Thailand's Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex.
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#1238492020-01-21
Global study finds predators are most likely to be lost when habitats are converted for human use
A first of its kind, global study on the impacts of human land-use on different groups of animals has found that predators, especially small invertebrates like spiders and ladybirds, are the most likely to be lost when natural habitats are converted to agricultural land or towns and cities.
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#1238522020-01-21
Deep Antarctic drilling will reveal climate secrets trapped in 1.5 million-year-old ice
An ambitious mission to drill into the Antarctic ice sheet to extract some of the oldest ice on the planet will provide vital clues about a mysterious shift in the behaviour of our planet's climate.
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#1238662020-01-22
Counting on science to stop 'insectageddon' in New Zealand
Dr Jonathan Barnsley recently completed a MacDiarmid internship, under the Office of the Prime Minister's Chief Science Adviser (PMCSA), that looked at whether insect decline was an issue in Aotearoa.
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#1238702020-01-22
Functional and Phylogenetic Diversity, A Key to Better Measurement of Biodiversity in Rainforests
It is quite common for environmental activists in the city to spew out slogans like "save the rainforest" but saving the environment is more than just reforestation and it is quite complicated to do just that.
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#1238752020-01-22
Urban water consumption will increase due to climate change, Concordia research shows
As the world’s population continues to urbanize, local governments everywhere are struggling to provide services to all their residents. Climate change is making this even more challenging, especially as many cities and regions are already facing severe water shortages.
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#1238852020-01-22
The yellow black-faced triplefin deflects sunlight to break predator camouflage
Small fish use light for active sensing to detect potential predators. The yellow black-faced triplefin (Tripterygion delaisi) can reflect downwelling sunlight sideways with its iris, illuminating its immediate surroundings.
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#1238862020-01-22
Caterpillar loss in tropical forest linked to extreme rain, temperature events
Using a 22-year dataset of plant-caterpillar-parasitoid interactions collected within a patch of protected Costa Rican lowland Caribbean forest, scientists report declines in caterpillar and parasitoid diversity and density that are paralleled by losses in an important ecosystem service: biocont ...
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#1238892020-01-22
Warm-blooded crocs thrived in Jurassic cold snap
They are revered throughout nature as chilling predators … now research shows crocodiles have not always been the cold-blooded creatures they are today.
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#1238902020-01-22
Ranging behavior found to impact motor self-regulation in free-range chickens
A team of researchers from Yncréa Hauts-de-France and Université de Tours, has found that the ranging behavior of free-range chickens can impact their motor self-regulation. In their paper published in the journal Biology Letters, the group describes their study of free-range chicken personality ...
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#1239042020-01-23
Even after death, animals are important contributors in our ecosystems, says study
Since EU laws make it difficult to leave the carcasses of large animals in nature reserves, a new study has found evidence that animal carcasses not only provide food for many carrion-eating animal species, their nutrients also contribute to the significantly increased growth of surrounding plants.
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#1239072020-01-23
What if Competition Isn’t As “Natural” As We Think?
Scientists are slowly understanding collaboration’s role in biology, which might just help liberate our collective imagination in time to better address the climate crisis.
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#1239162020-01-23
Wanted - volunteers to monitor Britain's growing slug population
Citizen scientists are being sought to help carry out the first survey in decades of Britain's slug populations. To take part, all that's required is curiosity, a garden, and a willingness to go out after dark to search for the likes of the great grey or yellow slug.
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#1239222020-01-23
Your plane travel destroys polar bear habitat
A group of polar bear researchers wants you to do more than worry about the fate of these beautiful animals. They've calculated how much summer sea ice is melted per metric tonne of CO2 emissions. Then you can decide if the flight you're planning to take is worth destroying polar bear habitat.
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#1239232020-01-23
Stopping yellow spot fungus that attacks wheat crops
Scientists from the Centre for Crop and Disease Management (CCDM) and Curtin University in Western Australia have used an advanced imaging technique at the Australian Synchrotron for an in-depth look at how a fungus found in wheat crops is damaging its leaves.
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#1239302020-01-24
Yale researchers weigh in on Australian bushfires
Yale researchers have joined the robust conversation regarding the Australian bushfires — a growing set of blazes that have drawn international statements ranging from climate activists lamenting koala deaths on Twitter to Russell Crowe appealing to the Golden Globes audience for change.
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#1239422020-01-24
What we learn from a fish that can change sex in just 10 days
The bluehead wrasse is a fish that lives in small social groups in coral reefs in the Caribbean. Only the male has a blue head—signaling his social dominance over a harem of yellow-striped females.
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#1239432020-01-24
European fish stocks on the move
Many European fish populations are on the move due to warming oceans and increasing numbers, according to new research from an international team of scientists led by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea and the University of Aberdeen.
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#1239442020-01-24
Sharp increase in Ningaloo whale shark injuries might be due to boat encounters
Almost one-fifth of the whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) in Western Australia's Ningaloo Reef Marine Park show major scarring or fin amputations, with the number of injured animals increasing in recent years, new research reveals.
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#1239662020-01-27
'Listen to Scientists': Advocates of green policy awarded 'Nobel Prize for Environment'
The 2020 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement - often described as the 'Nobel Prize for the Environment' - has been awarded to conservation biologist Gretchen C. Daily, and environmental economist Pavan Sukhdev, both pioneers in illuminating and quantifying the economic value of our natural ...
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#1239802020-01-28
These scientists created a 'cloud curtain' in Peru’s tropical forests to mimic the future
How do you make clouds suddenly disappear? Sunny days aside, what may seem like a question from a 1950s love song is actually one of science.
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#1239822020-01-28
Study of Amazon forest carbon reveals indigenous territories, protected areas under siege, yet remain best climate solution
A new study using innovative technology to measure carbon emissions caused by forest degradation and disturbance--rather than deforestation alone--suggests that Indigenous territories (ITs) and protected natural areas (PNAs) in the Amazon are emitting formerly undetected amounts of carbon, yet t ...
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#1239832020-01-28
Beating the heat in the living wings of butterflies
A new study from Columbia Engineering and Harvard identified the critical physiological importance of suitable temperatures for butterfly wings to function properly, and discovered that the insects exquisitely regulate their wing temperatures through both structural and behavioral adaptations.
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#1239842020-01-28
Glass frogs reappear in Bolivia after 18 years
A rare species of frog native to the eastern slopes of the Bolivian Andes has been spotted in the South American country for the first time in 18 years, the investigation team that made the discovery told AFP.
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#1239852020-01-28
Humans not always to blame for genetic diversity loss in wildlife
Conservationists should be wary of assuming that genetic diversity loss in wildlife is always caused by humans, as new research published today by international conservation charity ZSL (Zoological Society of London) reveals that, in the case of a population of southern African lions (Panthera l ...
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#1239862020-01-28
Why Venice is actually a textbook case for flood prevention
When the worst floods since 1966 submerged the city of Venice in November 2019, the blame was laid on its incomplete mobile flood gates. They have been under construction since 2003 but were not ready in time to save the Italian city.
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#1239952020-01-28
Earth's Most Biodiverse Regions Are Collapsing
The tropics are the most biodiverse part of the world. Some tropical rainforests are home to more species than entire continents, and tropical coral reefs are believed to have the highest biodiversity of any marine ecosystem on the planet.
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#1239962020-01-28
Rethinking land conservation to protect species that will need to move with climate change
All plants and animals need suitable conditions to survive. That means a certain amount of light, a tolerable temperature range, and access to sources of food, water and shelter.
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#1240032020-01-29
Pollination is better in cities than in the countryside
Flowering plants are better pollinated in urban than in rural areas. This has now been demonstrated experimentally by a team of scientists led by the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) and the Helmholtz Centre for Envir ...
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#1240072020-01-29
Ocean Heat Waves Linked to Rise in Whale Entanglements
Ocean warming has led to more whales being entangled in fishing gear off the California coast, according to research published yesterday in Nature Communications.
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#1240102020-01-29
South Africa: wild animals at risk of 'genetic pollution'
Lions, rhinos and cheetahs are among the wild species at risk of irreversible “genetic pollution” from breeding experiments, scientists have warned.
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#1240142020-01-29
Smart single mother bees learn from their neighbors
Solitary female bees inspect other nests for signs of danger before making decisions on where to build their own, a new London-based study suggests.
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#1240162020-01-29
It's time to start using ecological forecasts to manage ecosystems
Drastic interventions in an ecosystem, like deciding whether to eradicate an unwanted species, can have unforeseen, and sometimes even undesirable, consequences on the rest of the species present in that ecosystem.
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#1240252020-01-30
Biological diversity as a factor of production
Can the biodiversity of ecosystems be considered a factor of production? A group of researchers under the direction of the Technical University of Munich (TUM) are studying the economic benefits that farmers and foresters can obtain by focusing on several species instead of just one.
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#1240302020-01-30
Oysters as catch of the day? Perhaps not, if ocean acidity keeps rising
When it comes to carbon emissions, people tend to focus more on what happens in the atmosphere and on land. But about a quarter of carbon emissions dissolve into oceans, lowering the water's pH and causing ocean acidification.
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#1240342020-01-30
Some Plans to Reverse Climate Change Could Double Water Use
Researchers say full-scale deployment of negative emissions technologies would lead to major changes in global usage of water, land, and energy.
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#1240392020-01-30
New method to investigate the impact of climate change on ozone levels
The oxygen in the air that we breathe is O2. Two oxygen atoms joined together to form a diatomic molecule. It is essential to life. However, there is another form of oxygen where three oxygen atoms join together to make an O3 molecule. We call this triatomic oxygen, ozone.
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#1240402020-01-30
Bushfires and climate change bring plant-stored mercury back into our environment
Climate change and bushfire may exacerbate recent mercury pollution and increase exposure to the poisonous neurotoxin, according to our study published in the Journal of Paleolimnology.
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#1240732020-02-03
Life in dead wood
From which tree species dead wood is needed and under which conditions should it be located in order to promote biodiversity in forests as much as possible? According to Dr. Thorn, very little is known about this question so far. To address this research gap, the Forest Enterprise Ebrach and the ...
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#1240812020-02-05
Researchers emphasise that bumble bees need biodiversity
Bees are an important factor for our environment and our sustenance. Without insect pollination, many plant species – including various crops – cannot reproduce.
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#1240852020-02-05
Seychelles and Maldives announce a major joint marine research expedition to explore and conserve the Indian Ocean
Victoria, Seychelles; Male, Maldives: ‘First Descent: Midnight Zone’ is a 35-day mission to support the sustainable governance of the Seychelles and Maldivian ocean including the protection of 629,000 km2. A team of 50 international scientists, technicians, media and crew will be carrying out r ...
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#1240862020-02-05
Dinosaur discovery: Ancient species found in Alaska fills ‘important gap in evolution’
Experts from the University of Alaska have unearthed the remains of a marine reptile that lived more than 200 million years ago. The reptile is a distant relative of the dinosaurs and lived during the mid to late Triassic Period when the first theropods – which would eventually evolve into the t ...
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#1240932020-02-05
Bumble bees prefer a low-fat diet
Bees are an important factor for our environment and our sustenance. Without insect pollination, many plant species—including various crops—cannot reproduce. "Bee mortality therefore affects food supply for human beings," said Professor Sara Leonhardt, who specializes in plant-insect interactions.