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#1329622022-02-04
Researchers spot dholes in Kyrgyzstan after 3 decades
A new study has reported the presence of dholes or Asiatic wild dogs (Cuon alpinus) in the high mountains of Central Asia nearly 30 years after their presence was last recorded.
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#1329642022-02-04
A review of research looking into the impact of PFAS-containing products on the environment
A team of researchers at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), working with colleagues from the Institute of Environmental Engineering, ETH and North Carolina State University has conducted a review of the research done on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS)-containing products a ...
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#1329652022-02-04
First-ever study looks at glacial lakes, dams in Alaska and potential for flooding
Brianna Rick, a doctoral student in the Department of Geosciences at Colorado State University, has been conducting research in Alaska for several years. She's developed an interest in studying glacial lakes, bodies of water that form near glaciers, which can impact glacier behavior and drain ca ...
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#1329662022-02-04
Rebuilding post-eruption Tonga: Four key lessons from Fiji after the devastation of Cyclone Winston
While news from Tonga is still disrupted following the massive undersea eruption and tsunami on January 15, it's clear the island nation has suffered significant damage to housing stock and infrastructure.
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#1329672022-02-04
Hippos and humans learning to live in peace in DR Congo
Just how do you calm down a rampaging hippopotamus? Or even a herd of angry hippos. On the banks of the Ruzizi river that divides the Democratic Republic of Congo from Burundi, the villagers badly need to work it out after a spate of deaths—human and hippo.
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#1329012022-02-03
Scientists turn underwater gardeners to save precious marine plant
Whoever said there's nothing more boring than watching grass grow wasn't thinking about seagrass. Often confused with seaweeds and rarely receiving the attention they deserve, there's nothing boring about seagrasses. In fact, they are one of the most productive ecosystems in the world.
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#1329082022-02-03
Vaccine trial for killer elephant virus begins
"She's our wonder baby!" says elephant keeper Katie Morrison, smiling broadly. Katie points to five-year-old Indali, an elephant survivor of an often deadly virus, which has killed seven calves at Chester Zoo.
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#1329122022-02-03
Supermountains controlled the evolution of life on Earth
Giant mountain ranges at least as high as the Himalayas and stretching up to 8,000 kilometers across entire supercontinents played a crucial role in the evolution of early life on Earth, according to a new study by researchers at The Australian National University (ANU).
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#1329142022-02-03
New research reveals cadmium's route into chocolate
Committed chocoholics, be warned. A health-robbing heavy metal, cadmium, lurks in the velvety recesses of your favorite indulgence. Researchers have chased the source of cacao's cadmium contamination for years, but an array of distinct sampling methods and sites led to mixed results.
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#1329192022-02-03
Gen Z in China and India more environmentally conscious: Report
Gen Z and millennial consumers in China, India and other emerging economies are more environmentally conscious, more likely to buy sustainable products and more distrustful of corporate sustainability claims than their counterparts in developed countries, according to a Credit Suisse Research In ...
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#1329252022-02-03
Western US 'megafloods' during last ice age might not have been so mega
After the Last Glacial Maximum in North America, a kilometer-thick ice dam at the toe of a glacier failed, allowing the waters of massive Lake Missoula to rush out and inundate the landscape of what is now eastern Washington.
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#1329262022-02-03
Scientists uncover 'missing' plastics deep in the ocean
About 51 trillion microplastics are floating in the surface waters of oceans around the world. Originating from various types of plastics, these tiny fragments (less than 5 millimeters in length) pollute natural ecosystems.
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#1329272022-02-03
How art could save us from extinction
New research which shows the power of arts and cultural interventions in driving action for nature and climate has been released by the Oak Project, in collaboration with the University of Derby and Yorkshire Sculpture Park.
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#1329282022-02-03
Experiments with fruit flies suggest learning differences might involve more than just nature versus nurture
A team of researchers from Harvard University, the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute reports evidence that certain learning differences between individuals of the same species might involve factors beyond genetic or nurturing experiences.
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#1329292022-02-03
Researchers discover new bacterial mechanism for environmental adaptation
Bacteria are extremely resourceful when it comes to adapting to a given environment. A team of researchers from Würzburg has now discovered a new trick bacteria use: a kind of sponge that absorbs certain messengers.
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#1329302022-02-03
How birds distinguish where a specific sound is coming from
Nagoya University physiologists have furthered understanding of the bird neural circuitry that allows them to distinguish where a specific sound is coming from. Their findings, published in the journal Science Advances, could help scientists understand the basics of how mammalianbrains compute t ...
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#1329312022-02-03
Early life adversity leads to more socially awkward adult female baboons
A small team of researchers from New York University, the University of California and Arizona State University has found that female baboons who experience early life adversity are more likely to be socially awkward later in life.
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#1329322022-02-03
'Smart' greenhouses could slash electricity costs
A new, internet-connected lighting system for greenhouses could sharply reduce a farmer's electrical bill, according to a study by University of Georgia researchers.
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#1328692022-02-02
Interwoven in the living root bridges are stories of biodiversity and human interactions
For hundreds of years, aerial roots of the rubber fig tree (Ficus elastica), patiently coaxed by human hands guided by traditional knowledge, have created sturdy lattice-works, forming living bridges across Meghalaya’s gushing streams and canyons.
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#1328712022-02-02
All coral will suffer severe bleaching when global heating hits 1.5C, study finds
Almost no corals on the planet will escape severe bleaching once global heating reaches 1.5C, according to a new study of the world’s reefs.
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#1328722022-02-02
Flowers arriving a month early in UK as climate heats up
Plants are flowering a month earlier in the UK as the climate heats up, a study has found.The researchers examined 420,000 recorded dates of first flowering for more than 400 species, dating to 1793. The average date for the first blooms was about 12 May up to 1986, but since then the date has b ...
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#1328752022-02-02
Ocean eddies could explain Antarctic sea-ice paradox
Despite global warming and the sea-ice loss in the Arctic, the Antarctic sea-ice extent has remained largely unchanged since 1979. However, existing climate model-based simulations indicate significant sea-ice loss, contrary to actual observations.
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#1328762022-02-02
Researchers model 'red snow' algal blooming events
Red snow is a unique phenomenon caused by blooms of red algae that live on the surface of snow. Now, researchers from Japan have developed a model to predict the occurrence of red snow events.
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#1328782022-02-02
Depletion of mountain snow and ice may be faster than anticipated
Enhanced mountain warming coupled with reduced rainfall at high elevation may deplete stores of mountain snow and ice more rapidly than previously thought.
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#1328792022-02-02
Hummingbirds found to exert fine control over body heat
At night, hummingbirds lower their body temperature and metabolism drastically by dropping into an energy-saving state of inactivity called torpor. Scientists from multiple universities now find there's more than one level of torpor: shallow and deep, plus the transition stage between levels of ...
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#1328802022-02-02
Killer whales teach each other how to steal fish from human fisheries
An international team of researchers has found that orcas are teaching one another how to steal fish and their remains from human fisheries. In their paper published in the journal Biology Letters, the group describes their study of the number of orcas feeding on fish or their remains at human f ...
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#1328812022-02-02
'Insect apocalypse' looming under current conservation rules
Current UK conservation policies fail to protect important insect species such as bees which "are vital for our everyday lives and future existence," according to new research from the University of Aberdeen.
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#1328822022-02-02
Researchers gain insights into the genome of European mistletoe
Researchers around the world are working on decoding the genomes of plants. Detailed knowledge on biochemical processes in plants can provide important contributions to agriculture, environmental protection and medicine.
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#1328832022-02-02
Insect DNA metabarcoding to assess the state of health of forests
How can we measure the impact on biodiversity of forest dieback caused by global changes to the environment? For the first time, an international research team involving scientists from INRAE, CNRS and the Université de Tours has analyzed the diversity of insect communities that represent 60% of ...
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#1328842022-02-02
Coordinated conservation and restoration found to be critical to save Asia's threatened native trees
A new study has revealed that the rich native tree diversity in South and Southeast Asia is at risk of potential extinction. The region-wide and spatially explicit threat assessment focused on 63 socio-economically important native trees in Asia, showing that all species are highly vulnerable to ...
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#1328862022-02-02
Hunting by humans can change virus evolution, transmission in pumas
Pumas are famously solitary creatures. They typically avoid contact with humans, which makes them a challenge to observe. As a result, very little is known about their movements and even less about how diseases move through puma populations.
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#1328872022-02-02
Why monkeys attack sick members of their troop and don't socially distance
Life in the wild can be tough, and sometimes animals don't have the luxury of taking time out when they are sick. That's certainly the reality of life for vervet monkeys living in Southern Africa, even though parasites and viruses are an ever-present component of animal life.
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#1328882022-02-02
Proof found that the last ice age widened the Aare and Gürbe valleys
A team led by the University of Bern was able to prove that the glaciers of the penultimate ice age (the "Riss' glaciation) mainly eroded the bedrock between Thun and Bern, but that during the last glaciation ( the "Würm' glaciation) glacial carving resulted in a widening and not in a further de ...
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#1328912022-02-02
Climate change contributes to poorer mental health: study
Concerns and anxiety over climate change are increasingly becoming mental health issues that affect people's everyday lives, a theory researchers say is supported by a new study showing the impact of record-breaking heatwaves in B.C. last summer.
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#1328282022-02-01
Lungs of the Deep Ocean: Scientists Measure Oxygen Flow in Labrador Sea
The Labrador Sea often referred to as a lung of the deep ocean, is located between Canada and Greenland, northwest of the Atlantic Ocean. The lung of the deep ocean is one of the few bodies of water where oxygen from the atmosphere can reach; even the deepest layers of the ocean.
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#1328322022-02-01
In prioritizing conservation, animal culture should be a factor, study says
Research has shown that culture exists in myriad animal species, allowing information to be shared between generations, leading to occurrences of tool use and potentially affecting animals’ adaptability to changes to their environment.
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#1328362022-02-01
Measuring climate change: It's not just heat, it's humidity
When it comes to measuring global warming, humidity, not just heat, matters in generating dangerous climate extremes, a new study finds.
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#1328352022-02-01
Global count estimates Earth has 73,000 tree species – 14% more than reported
There are an estimated 73,300 species of tree on Earth, 9,000 of which have yet to be discovered, according to a global count of tree species by thousands of researchers who used second world war codebreaking techniques created at Bletchley Park to evaluate the number of unknown species.
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#1328552022-02-01
The ancient, intimate relationship between trees and fungi, from fairy toadstools to technicolour mushrooms
You may be familiar with the red toadstool with white spots, which are often the homes of fairies in children's stories. These toadstools are also a small part of grander magical story: they are striking examples of mycorrhizas.
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#1328562022-02-01
Farming practices good for the environment and the farmer's pocket
New research conducted as part of the EU-funded LIFT project has shown that ecological practices are the way forward for Europe's farmers. Carried out at LIFT project partner Scotland's Rural College (SRUC), United Kingdom, it suggests that such practices help farmers increase their profits and ...
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#1328572022-02-01
What the rise of oxygen on early Earth tells us about life on other planets
When did the Earth reach oxygen levels sufficient to support animal life? Researchers from McGill University have discovered that a rise in oxygen levels occurred in step with the evolution and expansion of complex, eukaryotic ecosystems.
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#1328602022-02-01
The impact of learning from ancestors on the rate of natural selection
Researchers from the Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo studied the impact of learning from ancestors on the rate of natural selection, and found that the evolutionary process can be accelerated, which may assist in the design of future evolutionary algorithms.
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#1328612022-02-01
Increased storminess may give rise to North Atlantic's 'cold blob'
While climate change is making much of the world warmer, temperatures in a subpolar region of the North Atlantic are getting cooler. A team of researchers report that changes in the wind pattern, among other factors, may be contributing to this "cold blob."
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#1328622022-02-01
Study of ants shows better biodiversity conservation needed across agricultural land in the tropics
A new study, led by CABI scientist Dr. Elizabeth Finch, is the first to investigate the impacts of swidden agriculture on ant communities across the full degradation gradient, highlighting the utmost importance of the conservation of existing closed canopy forests.
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#1328632022-02-01
Green buildings can boost productivity, well-being and health of workers
Most people now recognize the energy savings benefits of green buildings. These buildings use less water, energy and other natural resources. In some cases, they can increase biodiversity, produce their own energy and reduce the urban heat island effect.
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#1327952022-01-31
Rising global temperatures spell high flood risk for river basins
River basins around the world are vulnerable to increased flood danger from rising global temperatures, according to new research from the University of East Anglia (UEA).
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#1327972022-01-31
Scientists identify geological 'Goldilocks zone' for the formation of metal ore deposits
Scientists have identified a mechanism through which important metals, crucial to the manufacturing of renewable energy technologies, are passed from the Earth's mantle to the crust.
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#1327982022-01-31
First records of killer whales successfully hunting largest animals on Earth
In late March 2019, annual whale and dolphin research surveys led by Cetacean Research Centre (CETREC WA), discovered the first ever record of killer whales hunting and killing an adult blue whale.
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#1328002022-01-31
One in five fish dies from passing hydroelectric turbines
Hydroelectric turbines put fish at risk of severe injury during passage. To support an informed debate on the sustainability of hydropower, reliable data of turbine-induced fish mortality are pivotal.
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#1328012022-01-31
How rock agamas pick snoozing spots in cities
Sleep is fundamental for all animals; when an animal sleeps, the brain sorts and categorizes memories and restores its energy. Urban habitats like cities, however, can hamper an animal's sleep quality and patterns due to higher temperatures, the presence of artificial structures like walls and b ...