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#1248162020-03-20
Natural History Museum to build state-of-the-art research centre following £180m cash injection from UK government
London’s Natural History Museum (NHM) is set to build a new science and digitisation centre, following a £180m (US$210m, €194m) commitment from the UK government.
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#1248522020-03-25
A Scientist Just Proved One of Darwin's Evolution Theories, 161 Years Later
An anthropology doctoral student at the University of Cambridge has analyzed centuries of naturalist data to prove a longstanding theory from Charles Darwin’s work. The crux of the work is in the relationship between how species evolve into subspecies and whether that presages new species.
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#1248532020-03-25
Fossil worm shows us our evolutionary beginnings
A worm-like creature that burrowed on the seafloor more than 500 million years ago may be key to the evolution of much of the animal kingdom. The organism, about the size of a grain of rice, is described as the earliest example yet found in the fossil record of a bilaterian.
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#1248542020-03-25
Mammal study explains 'why females live longer'
A new study that looks at lifespan in wild mammals shows that females live substantially longer than males. The research finds that, on average, females live 18.6% longer than males from the same species.
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#1248552020-03-25
Researchers investigate how squid communicate in the dark
In the frigid waters 1,500 feet below the surface of the Pacific Ocean, hundreds of human-sized Humboldt squid feed on a patch of finger-length lantern fish. Zipping past each other, the predators move with exceptional precision, never colliding or competing for prey.
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#1248562020-03-25
Skulls gone wild: How and why some frogs evolved extreme heads
Many frogs look like a water balloon with legs, but don't be fooled. Beneath slick skin, some species sport spines, spikes and other skeletal secrets.
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#1248572020-03-25
Christmas Island discovery redraws map of life
The world's animal distribution map will need to be redrawn and textbooks updated, after researchers discovered the existence of "Australian' species on Christmas Island.
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#1248582020-03-25
Larger Role for Shallow Intermediate Waters in Ocean Circulation
Water masses formed off southeastern Greenland may contribute more than previously thought to the variability of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, which strongly influences global climate.
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#1248802020-03-25
Why marine protected areas are often not where they should be
There's no denying the grandeur and allure of a nature reserve or marine protected area. The concept is easy to understand: limit human activity there and marine ecosystems will thrive.
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#1248812020-03-25
New research on the sand lance, 'a quintessential forage fish' for seabirds and marine mammals
A slender little fish called the sand lance plays a big role as "a quintessential forage fish" for puffins, terns and other seabirds, humpback whales, and other marine mammals, and even bigger fish such as Atlantic sturgeon, cod, and bluefin tuna in the Gulf of Maine and northwest Atlantic Ocean.
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#1248822020-03-25
Burying or burning garbage boosts airborne bacteria, antibiotic resistance genes
Municipal solid waste is trash—such as plastic, food scraps and lawn clippings—that goes into garbage bins and doesn't get recycled. Most of this waste is buried in landfills or is incinerated. Now, researchers reporting in ACS' Environmental Science & Technology have shown that when disposed of ...
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#1248832020-03-25
Rethinking policies for the global bio-economy
The global policy that governs access to genetic resources and the sharing of benefits derived from them – which is now almost 30 years old – needs to be rethought. That is according to the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Professor Rachel Wynberg, who holds the Department of Science and Innovati ...
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#1249052020-03-26
Renewable energy developments threaten major biodiverse areas: researchers
More than 2,000 renewable energy facilities are built in major environmental areas and threaten the natural habitats of plant and animal species worldwide, according to a latest Australian research.
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#1249062020-03-26
Experts in evolution explain why social distancing feels so unnatural
For many people, the most distressing part of the coronavirus pandemic is the idea of social isolation. If we get ill, we quarantine ourselves for the protection of others. But even among the healthy, loneliness may be setting in as we engage with pre-emptive social distancing.
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#1249322020-03-30
What can be learned from the microbes on a turtle's shell?
Research published in the journal Microbiology has found that a unique type of algae, usually only seen on the shells of turtles, affects the surrounding microbial communities. It is hoped that these findings can be applied to support the conservation of turtles. Previous research has shown that ...
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#1249332020-03-30
Scientists find bug that feasts on toxic plastic
A bacterium that feeds on toxic plastic has been discovered by scientists. The bug not only breaks the plastic down but uses it as food to power the process. The bacterium, which was found at a waste site where plastic had been dumped, is the first that is known to attack polyurethane.
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#1249342020-03-30
Model: What increased woody biomass use looks like for the global forest ecosystem
Incentivizing both sequestration and avoidance of emissions— using a carbon rental or carbon tax and subsidy approach—versus only a carbon tax encourages protection of natural forests by valuing the standing stock, according to a new study led by Georgia Institute of Technology.
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#1249352020-03-30
Researchers create framework for evaluating environmental stopgap measures
Ending global environmental crises such as climate change and slowing the growing number of extinctions of plant and animal species will require radical solutions that could take centuries to implement. Meanwhile, the crises are damaging the planet and human well-being in ways that cannot wait f ...
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#1249362020-03-30
Control of anthropogenic emissions can improve water quality in coastal seas
A new study highlights the importance of reducing fossil fuel combustion, not only to curb the trend of global warming, but also to improve the quality of China's coastal waters.
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#1249372020-03-30
Mangroves could turn tide on carbon output
Research has found that changes in current land management practices in the mangrove forests of West Papua Province, Indonesia could have significant impacts on the country's future emission reduction targets.
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#1249622020-03-31
'Probably the worst year in a century': the environmental toll of 2019
Record heat and drought across Australia delivered the worst environmental conditions across the country since at least 2000, with river flows, tree cover and wildlife being hit on an “unprecedented scale”, according to a new report.
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#1249632020-03-31
What can fruit flies teach us about how creatures find food?
Can you imagine looking for a destination without a GPS, visual landmarks, or even street signs? This is the reality for fruit flies, as they search for food or a mate. Researchers have uncovered different cues that influence these searches, but until now, haven't yet understood how individual d ...
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#1249652020-03-31
Food stockpiling: Consumers should cut down food waste
More than three quarters of New Zealand's retail food waste is being saved from landfill, in stark contrast to Kiwi households, Otago researchers say.
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#1249662020-03-31
Seafloor of Fram Strait is a sink for microplastic from Arctic and North Atlantic Ocean
Working in the Arctic Fram Strait, scientists from the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) have found microplastic throughout the water column with particularly high concentrations at the ocean floor. Using model-based simulations, they have also found ...
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#1249672020-03-31
Runny honey, furry spinach and shiny apples: Surprising facts about your food
Spending a lot more time in your house doesn't have to make you any less curious about the world around you. Just look inside your kitchen cupboards and there's a wealth of chemistry just bursting to get out.
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#1249682020-03-31
Defaunation in rainforests could have more severe consequences than reported
Tropical rainforests are emptying out due to the ongoing extinction of animal species caused by overhunting and forest fragmentation
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#1249692020-03-31
What a hoot: The adventures of Australia's youngest scientist
At just six, Grace Fulton is possibly Australia's youngest scientist, participating in field research to help protect precious owl species.
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#1249702020-03-31
When warblers warn of cowbirds, blackbirds get the message
This is the story of three bird species and how they interact. The brown-headed cowbird plays the role of outlaw: It lays its eggs in other birds' nests and lets them raise its young—often at the expense of the host's nestlings. To combat this threat, yellow warblers have developed a special "se ...
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#1249712020-03-31
Untangling the social lives of spiders
The idea of a complex spider society—in which thousands of spiders live, hunt, and raise their young together in a single colony—is unsettling to many of us. We are perhaps lucky then that this scene is relatively rare among arachnids. Among the 40,000 known species of spiders, the vast majority ...
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#1249732020-03-31
Impact of marine carbon on climate change to be investigated by Warwick Scientists
185 scientists won part of the European Research Council’s (ERC) €450 million for Europe’s long-term frontier research, one of which was Professor David Scanlan, from the School of Life Sciences at the University of Warwick.
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#1249992020-04-02
About the distribution of biodiversity on our planet
Since Charles Darwin, biologists have been using the so-called "biotic interactions" hypothesis to explain, at least in part, why the tropics around the equator are so species rich. The hypothesis focuses on the importance of interactions between species for biodiversity.
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#1250002020-04-02
Study finds fish have diverse, distinct gut microbiomes
The rich biodiversity of coral reefs even extends to microbial communities within fish, according to new research. The study in Proceedings of the Royal Society: Biological Sciences reports that several important grazing fish on Caribbean coral reefs each harbor a distinct microbial community wi ...
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#1250012020-04-02
Study offers new insight into the impact of ancient migrations on the European landscape
Neolithic populations have long been credited with bringing about a revolution in farming practices across Europe. However, a new study suggests it was not until the Bronze Age several millennia later that human activity led to significant changes to the continent's landscape.
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#1250022020-04-02
Impacts of cover crop planting dates on soil properties after 4 years
Cover crop impacts on soil properties depends on cover crop productivity. Planting cover crops early and in a diverse mix of species could be an option to boost biomass production and enhance benefits to soils. However, the impacts of early planting and species mixes on soil properties are not w ...
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#1250272020-04-08
Plazi and Pensoft join forces to let biodiversity knowledge of coronaviruses hosts out
To bridge the huge knowledge gaps in the understanding of how and which animal species successfully transmit life-threatening diseases to humans, thereby paving the way for global health emergencies, scholarly publisher Pensoft and literature digitisation provider Plazi join efforts, expertise a ...
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#1250282020-04-08
Hidden army: How starfish could build up numbers to attack coral reefs
Research that shows juvenile starfish can lurk harmlessly for more than six years could force a rethink on the crown of thorns culling methods used to protect corals on the Great Barrier Reef.
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#1250302020-04-08
Seal the deal: amorous mammals forced to contend with cruise ships
Cruise ships are drowning out the roars of seals that are important for bagging a mate, researchers have found in the latest study to reveal the consequences of human activity on wildlife.
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#1250312020-04-08
Flower power: How plants bounce back after crushing blows
Some flowers can recover with remarkable speed after a major accident, such as being walked upon by humans. Scientists found that species including orchid and sweet pea could re-orient themselves in 10-48 hours after an injury.
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#1250322020-04-08
Coronavirus: Exploiting nature 'drives outbreaks of new diseases
New evidence has emerged of a link between human exploitation of nature and pandemics. Close contact with wild animals through hunting, trade or habitat loss puts the world at increased risk of outbreaks of new diseases, say scientists.
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#1250332020-04-08
Research unearths the science behind the smell of spring
You may not have heard of geosmin but, wherever you may be on this planet, it is highly likely that you'd recognise its smell.
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#1250582020-04-09
Deep emissions cuts this decade could prevent ‘abrupt ecological collapse’
Swift global action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions could prevent the “abrupt” collapse of ecosystems, which may otherwise begin within the next few decades, a study finds.
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#1250592020-04-09
Crops were cultivated in regions of the Amazon '10,000 years ago'
Far from being a pristine wilderness, some regions of the Amazon have been profoundly altered by humans dating back 10,000 years, say researchers. An international team found that during this period, crops were being cultivated in a remote location in what is now northern Bolivia.
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#1250602020-04-09
How do mantis shrimp find their way home?
Mantis shrimps have earned fame for their powerful punching limbs, incredibly unusual eyes, and vivid exoskeletons. And, it turns out, they're also really good at finding their way home. Through a series of painstaking experiments with these often-uncooperative creatures, Rickesh Patel has produ ...
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#1250612020-04-09
Black rhinos eavesdrop on the alarm calls of hitchhiking oxpeckers to avoid humans
In Swahili, red-billed oxpeckers are called Askari wa kifaru, or "the rhino's guard." Now, a paper appearing April 9 in the journal Current Biology suggests that this indigenous name rings true: red-billed oxpeckers may act as a first line of defense against poachers by behaving like sentinels, ...
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#1250622020-04-09
Risk aversion as a survival strategy in ants
Ants are excellent navigators and always find their way back to the nest. But how do they react when an obstacle or a predator blocks their path?
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#1250632020-04-09
Stuttering DNA orchestrates the start of the mosquito's life
All organisms have DNA, the genetic material that provides a blueprint for life. The long double-helix-shaped DNA molecules in the body's cells are first translated into RNA molecules and then translated into proteins that ensure the functioning of the cell and the entire organism.
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#1250642020-04-09
Fungus application thwarts major soybean pest, study finds
The soybean cyst nematode sucks the nutrients out of soybean roots, causing more than $1 billion in soybean yield losses in the U.S. each year. A new study finds that one type of fungi can cut the nematodes' reproductive success by more than half.
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#1250652020-04-09
Plants control microbiome diversity inside leaves to promote health
In a new study, published in the journal Nature, Michigan State University scientists show how plant genes select which microbes get to live inside their leaves in order to stay healthy.
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#1250662020-04-09
Exercise, exergy, and meateaters: Resolving the thermodynamic equilibrium of life
Life is about thermodynamic extremes. When scientists first began formulating the Laws of Thermodynamics and talking about disorder and entropy, it seemed that somehow living things were in breach of the laws.
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#1250672020-04-09
Greenland ice sheet meltwater can flow in winter, too
Liquid meltwater can sometimes flow deep below the Greenland Ice Sheet in winter, not just in the summer, according to CIRES-led work published in the AGU journal Geophysical Research Letters today.