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#1332722022-02-16
Study finds elk are too smart for their own good, and the good of Utah
Animals in the wild are often smarter than we give them credit for. This time it's the elk. Research from BYU wildlife sciences professors finds that at the beginning of hunting season, elk in Utah are smart enough to move off of public lands (where they can be hunted) and on to private lands wh ...
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#1332732022-02-16
Research shows importance of proper soil moisture for wild blueberries
Wild blueberries are one of Maine's most iconic and important native cash crops. New research shows that to help wild blueberries thrive in all sorts of conditions, proper soil moisture management is even more essential than previously thought—especially over the long term.
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#1332742022-02-16
Fighting poverty won't jeopardize climate goals
If the UN Sustainable Development Goal to lift over one billion people out of poverty were to be reached in 2030, the impact on global carbon emissions would be minimal. T
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#1332812022-02-16
Sympatric cleptobiotic stingless bees have species-specific cuticular profiles that resemble their hosts
Stingless bees are the largest group of eusocial pollinators with diverse natural histories, including obligate cleptobionts (genus Lestrimelitta) that completely abandoned flower visitation to rely on other stingless bees for food and nest materials.
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#1332822022-02-16
How genetic testing helps law enforcement stop elephant poachers
Scientists may have found a way to stop elephant poachers through genetic testing.
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#1331852022-02-15
New photo guide is most comprehensive yet on Sri Lanka’s amphibians
To study the feeding patterns of frog-biting mosquitoes, scientist Priyanka de Silva of the University of Peradeniya in Sri Lanka had to identify both the mosquitoes and the frogs involved. Her team collected more than a thousand of the mosquitoes, which they could identify at leisure. But ident ...
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#1331872022-02-15
New IPCC report will strengthen science on links between biodiversity loss, climate change: UNEP
The Working Group II report of the IPCC’s Sixth Assessment (AR6), to be released at the end of the month, will strengthen science on the links between biodiversity loss and climate change, Inger Andersen, executive director, UN Environment Programme (UNEP), said February 14, 2022.
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#1331882022-02-15
Airborne DNA Can Reveal Earth’s Biodiversity
Two decades ago biologists and natural historians around the world launched ambitious projects to create inventories of our planet’s biodiversity.
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#1331912022-02-15
Research uncovers key insight for restoration of globally important kelp forests
Restoration efforts for kelp forests may be most effective in areas where the bedrock seafloor is highly contoured, research by Oregon State University suggests.
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#1331942022-02-15
Preserved in tree resin: Bees became extinct before they were discovered
Together with an international team, Senckenberg scientist Dr. Mónica M. Solórzano Kraemer studied stingless bees from East Africa that were encased in tree resin and copal.
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#1331952022-02-15
US west ‘megadrought’ is worst in at least 1,200 years, new study says
The American west has spent the last two decades in what scientists are now saying is the most extreme megadrought in at least 1,200 years. In a new study, published on Monday, researchers also noted that human-caused climate change is a significant driver of the destructive conditions and offer ...
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#1331992022-02-15
Atlas cedar as an alternative to mitigate the effects of climate change in forests on the Iberian Peninsula
A study carried out by an international team and published in a special issue of the journal Forests on adaptive forestry analyzed the usefulness of the Atlas cedar, a North African species, in mitigating the effects of climate change in the forest systems of the Iberian Peninsula's Mediterranea ...
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#1332032022-02-15
Climate change and extreme weather will have complex effects on disease transmission
Temperature fluctuations such as heatwaves can have very different effects on infection rates and disease outcomes depending on the average background temperature, says a report published today in the journal eLife.
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#1332042022-02-15
Experts sound the alarm on oil sector’s blue hydrogen push
The oil and gas industry is promoting the use of “low-carbon” hydrogen derived from methane that is potentially dirtier than burning fossil gas for energy, scientists and analysts have told Climate Home News.
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#1332052022-02-15
Yale Researchers Identify Six Target U.S. Audiences for Climate Change Messaging
As part of their biannual climate change perception reports, researchers from Yale University have identified six target audiences in the United States with unique responses to climate change.
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#1332092022-02-15
'Blue blob' near Iceland could slow glacial melting
A region of cooling water in the North Atlantic Ocean near Iceland, nicknamed the "Blue blob," has likely slowed the melting of the island's glaciers since 2011 and may continue to stymie ice loss until about 2050, according to new research.
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#1332102022-02-15
Exploration and evaluation of deep-sea mining sites
The seafloor near a mid-ocean ridge is often home to rising hydrothermal fluids from the deep crust that deposit minerals on the ocean bottom. These seafloor massive sulfide deposits offer new sources of copper, zinc, lead, gold, and silver.
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#1332112022-02-15
Plastic, chemical pollution beyond planet's safe limit: study
The torrent of man-made chemical and plastic waste worldwide has massively exceeded limits safe for humanity or the planet, and production caps are urgently needed, scientists have concluded for the first time.
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#1332122022-02-15
'Freeze or flee' reactions run in fish families
University of Exeter scientists examined how Trinidadian guppies reacted to stress—did they freeze or flee?—and also measured their hormonal responses.
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#1332132022-02-15
A more precise numerical model of butterfly flight dynamics
Butterfly flight is a complex phenomenon in which the flow of air generated by the flapping of wings and the movement of the butterflies themselves are intricately intertwined. Many elements of butterfly aerodynamics have yet to be understood, even in terms of basic movement.
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#1332142022-02-15
How reacting to a changing environment involves inhibiting previous behavior
Researchers from Germany, the US, and the UK teamed up to understand the role of flexibility and inhibition in problem solving and how they relate to each other in a behaviorally flexible urban bird species, the great-tailed grackle.
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#1332152022-02-15
How forgotten species go extinct twice
"Species go extinct twice—one time when the last individual stops breathing, and a second time when the collective memory about the species disappears."—adapted from a quotation attributed to both Banksy and Irvin Yalom
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#1332162022-02-15
Gene editing now possible in ticks
Researchers have successfully used CRISPR-Cas9 to edit the genomes of the black-legged tick. To accomplish this feat, they developed an embryo injection protocol that overcame a major barrier in the field. The work appears February 15 in the journal iScience.
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#1332172022-02-15
Spider that uses its web to expand its hearing capabilities
A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in the U.S. has found that a species of spider uses its web to expand its hearing capabilities. They have posted their findings on the bioRxiv preprint server.
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#1332182022-02-15
Nuclear techniques confirm rare finding of crocodile that devoured a baby dinosaur
Advanced nuclear and synchrotron imaging has confirmed that a 93-million-year-old crocodile found in Central Queensland devoured a juvenile dinosaur based on remains found in the fossilized stomach contents.
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#1332192022-02-15
Looking to the acorn worm for clues as to why vertebrates cannot regenerate their bodies
A group of Japanese and American researchers found that the Ptychodera flava, a worm-like marine organism capable of regenerating its entire head or body, draws on reprogramming-based mechanisms that help somatic cells in higher-order animals branch out into complete body parts.
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#1332202022-02-15
Ecological consequences caused by green tides in Yellow Sea
Harmful algal blooms formed by fast-growing, ephemeral macroalgae have expanded worldwide. Green tides formed by Ulva prolifera in the Yellow Sea of China have become a notable marine ecological problem.
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#1332212022-02-15
Lichens are in danger of losing the evolutionary race with climate change
Algae are more than just the green scum that shows up on aquarium walls. The tiny plants, when teamed up with a fungus, can form a composite structure called lichen.
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#1332222022-02-15
Differentiation in water use by plants explains high diversity of Chinese subtropical forests
As a subtype of subtropical broadleaf forests, the montane moist evergreen broadleaf forest (MMEBF), also known as the montane cloud forest, is largely located in mountainous regions in southwest China. Water is a key factor in the formation and maintenance of Chinese MMEBF.
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#1332282022-02-15
UK climate resilience, biodiversity and net zero research projects receive £40m boost
A clutch of major scientific research projects geared towards achieving net zero in cities, tackling biodiversity loss, protecting fruit and vegetable farming against ecological threats, and improving environmental data analysis are to receive a share of £40m UK funding announced today.
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#1332322022-02-15
2 flowering plants in Antarctica are growing at an unprecedented speed, a rare spectacle showing a 'tipping point' of the climate crisis, study says
Two flowering plants have been multiplying rapidly in Antarctica as the climate crisis has warmed the summers, a study found.
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#1331842022-02-14
Giant anteaters lead biodiversity resurgence in Argentina’s Iberá
In 2007, scientists at the Conservation Land Trust, now known as the Rewilding Foundation, released a giant anteater couple into the wild as part of a new reintroduction program.
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#1331652022-02-14
Forest carbon projects can provide Southeast Asia with more food, water: study
Scientists found that at-risk forest plots that make for profitable carbon projects house farmland pollinators, trap water pollutants and protect precious wildlife. Higher carbon prices could expand such benefits.
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#1331672022-02-14
Insects, spiders, mites, and roundworms: Tourists may be to blame for bringing invasive species to Ireland
Tourists and returning residents may be contributing to the plague of invasive species in countries like Ireland, inadvertently bringing in harmful species in luggage and footwear, new research suggests.
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#1331722022-02-14
Oceans are better at storing carbon than trees. In a warmer future, ocean carbon sinks could help stabilise our planet
We think of trees and soil as carbon sinks, but the world's oceans hold far larger carbon stocks and are more effective at storing carbon permanently.
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#1331742022-02-14
Study recommends six steps to improve our water quality
Nitrogen fertilizers are critical for growing crops to feed the world, yet when applied in excess can pollute our water for decades. A new study provides six steps to address nitrogen pollution and improve water quality.
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#1331762022-02-14
UN to finalize science report on how warming hits home hard
Scientists and governments met Monday to finalize a major U.N. report on how global warming disrupts people's lives, their natural environment and the Earth itself. Don't expect a flowery valentine to the planet: instead an activist group predicted "a nightmare painted in the dry language of sci ...
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#1331792022-02-14
Disaster survivors feel more prepared for the next one but are often left out of planning
Many Australians who have survived a disaster feel more confident their communities are prepared for the next one. But a third of those living in disaster prone areas don't feel at all prepared for a disaster, or confident in their ability to recover well.
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#1331812022-02-14
Quokka-sized fossil species show kangaroos evolving to eat leaves, for the fourth time
Kangaroos have such a taste for leaves that they have evolved the ability to eat them on at least four separate occasions during their evolutionary history, a new fossil discovery reveals.
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#1331172022-02-11
Studying penguin poo to understand the effects of climate change
An international team of scientists, including two from the University of Bath, has just arrived back from an expedition studying penguin colonies in the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and Antarctic Peninsula.
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#1331212022-02-11
Exploring Antarctica's hidden under-ice rivers and their role in future sea-level rise
Underneath Antarctica's vast ice sheets there's a network of rivers and lakes. This is possible because of the insulating blanket of ice above, the flow of heat from within the Earth, and the small amount of heat generated as the ice deforms.
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#1331232022-02-11
National parks are not enough: We need landholders to protect threatened species on their property
Over the last decade, the area protected for nature in Australia has shot up by almost half. Our national reserve system now covers 20% of the country.
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#1331242022-02-11
Past landscape changes may affect future bird biodiversity, leading to species extinction
A new statistical method suggests that past landscape changes can cast a shadow on future bird biodiversity, leading to avian communities facing impeding species extinctions, as well as the arrival of new colonizing species.
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#1331252022-02-11
Endangered delicacy: Tropical sea cucumbers in trouble
Researchers are calling for better protection of tropical sea cucumbers in the Great Barrier Reef whose numbers are dwindling due to persistent and increasing overharvesting.
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#1331262022-02-11
Researchers use arginine, creatine supplementation to boost pig birth weight
A Texas A&M University research team working with two amino acids, arginine and methionine, and the metabolite creatine in pigs is making great strides to improve the overall litter weight and health of individual babies.
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#1331272022-02-11
Archerfish recognize that insects they have never seen before are animals
Lurking beneath overhanging foliage, archerfish have one thing on their mind: taking a well-aimed pot-shot at the next insect that settles within range. Squirting a ballistic jet of water, these tenacious assassins precisely target their victims, ready to dine.
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#1331282022-02-11
Scientists’ secret weapon to monitor the Southern Ocean? Elephant seals
At the start of each year, southern elephant seals living on Kerguelen Island above Antarctica shed the thick mat of their winter fur, while growing in a fresh layer of skin and hair. Once this new hair is in place, scientists choose some of the seals on which to affix funny-looking electric box ...
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#1331422022-02-11
Studying clouds can provide deeper insight into climate change
An international team of scientists conducted CALISHTO, a large-scale air measurement campaign in Greece last fall, with the goal of surveying, counting and characterizing the tiny particles and their impact on cloud formation.
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#1330622022-02-10
Brainy birds may fare better under climate change
Many North American migratory birds are shrinking in size as temperatures have warmed over the past 40 years. But those with very big brains, relative to their body size, did not shrink as much as smaller-brained birds, according to new research from Washington University in St. Louis
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#1330652022-02-10
Glaciers at Pangong in Ladakh retreated 6.7% since 1990, says recent research
Glaciers at Pangong region in Union Territory Ladakh have receded 6.7 percent for the last three decades, according to recent research with experts warning of serious consequences on the ecology of the cold deserted region of India.