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#1255932020-11-06
Dust travelled thousands of miles to enrich Hawaiian soils
With its warm weather and sandy beaches, Hawaii is a magnet for tourists every year. This unique ecosystem also attracts soil scientists interested in what surprises may lie beneath their feet.
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#1255942020-11-06
'We're seeing more than ever': white shark populations rise off California coast
Chris Lowe is no longer surprised when he sees drone footage of juvenile white sharks cruising near surfers and swimmers in southern California’s ocean waters.
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#1256002020-11-06
Global food system emissions alone threaten warming beyond 1.5°C, but we can act now to stop it
How people grow food and the way we use the land is an important, though often overlooked, contributor to climate change. While most people recognize the role of burning fossil fuels in heating the atmosphere, there has been less discussion about the necessary changes for bringing agriculture in ...
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#1256012020-11-06
Sea sponge helps scientists unravel 700-million-year-old mystery of evolution
A jelly-like sea sponge has helped shed light on an elusive part of the human genome, with implications for biomedical research and healthcare.
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#1256022020-11-06
Cockroach mating habits and developmental features help uncover insect evolution
Often associated with dirty living conditions and the spread of disease, cockroaches understandably have a bad reputation. But of the 4,600 cockroach species alive today, only a few are considered pests, with most choosing to live in leaf litter, rotten logs or caves, well away from human habita ...
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#1256032020-11-06
As mid-Atlantic's native bee populations decline, an exotic species proliferates
Bee populations in the United States and worldwide are declining for a variety of reasons—habitat change, climate change, insecticide use, disease, urbanization and the introduction of non-native species.
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#1256042020-11-06
Native frogs had hard year, faced fires and harsh ecology
The 2019/20 Australian bushfires killed over 1 billion animals. Our frog species used their secret super powers to survive, but they still face extinction.
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#1256052020-11-06
Frequent extreme bushfires are our new reality: We need to learn how to live with smoke-filled air
As fires ravaged large sections of the Australian bush last summer, cities and towns all along the coast were blanketed in toxic smoke. Air pollutants were measured at unheard of levels across the country.
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#1256092020-11-09
More plant diversity, less pesticides
Leipzig/Jena/Minnesota. Increasing plant diversity enhances the natural control of insect herbivory in grasslands. Species-rich plant communities support natural predators and simultaneously provide less valuable food for herbivores.
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#1256122020-11-09
Arctic tundra emits more methane during autumn freeze than spring thaw
Arctic tundra, a unique ecosystem characterized by permafrost, contributes to approximately 45% of all Arctic methane sources and therefore plays an important role in global carbon cycle. Arctic region is warming faster than other global regions over the last century. Warmer temperature accelera ...
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#1256132020-11-09
How improved inner-city green infrastructure can improve public health
Academics from Murdoch University did not need a tourism budget to showcase Perth to the rest of the world—they let their research do the promoting. A recent concept article by Murdoch researchers Jackie Parker and Greg Simpson was selected from 42 other research papers to be profiled on the fro ...
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#1256142020-11-09
How life-cycle assessments can be (mis)used to justify more single-use plastic packaging
After banning plastic bags last year, New Zealand now proposes to regulate single-use plastic packaging and to ban various hard-to-recycle plastics and single-use plastic items.
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#1256152020-11-09
Partial autonomy—how species separate, but not entirely
The prevailing theory until now suggests that regular gene flow through successful pairings between populations is the main barrier to their segregation into species. In recent years, however, theoretical and empirical work has shown that speciation is possible under certain circumstances despit ...
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#1256202020-11-09
What's the science behind mink and coronavirus?
Mutations in coronavirus have triggered culls of all 17 million farmed mink in Denmark. Part of the country has been put under lockdown after Danish authorities found genetic changes they say might undermine the effectiveness of future Covid-19 vaccines.
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#1256262020-11-10
New research identifies 'triple trouble' for mangrove coasts
Some of the world's most valuable ecosystems are facing a "triple threat" to their long-term durability and survival, new research shows.
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#1256282020-11-10
Researchers develop DNA approach to forecast ecosystem changes
When wolves returned to Yellowstone in 1995, no one imagined the predators would literally change the course of rivers in the national park through cascading effects on other animals and plants. Now, a Stanford University-developed approach holds the promise of forecasting such ecosystem changes ...
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#1256362020-11-10
Cloud shapes and formations impact global warming – but we still don't understand them
Above the Atlantic Ocean, puffy white clouds scud across the sky buffeted by invisible trade winds. They are not 'particularly big, impressive or extended," says Dr. Sandrine Bony, a climatologist and research director at the French National Centre for Scientific Research. "But they are the most ...
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#1256392020-11-10
Why bats fly into walls
Bats excel in acoustic perception and detect objects as tiny as mosquitoes using sound waves. Echolocation permits them to calculate the three-dimensional location of both small and large objects, perceiving their shape, size and texture. To this end, a bat's brain processes acoustic dimensions ...
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#1256402020-11-10
Why COVID-era campaigns against wildmeat consumption aren't working
COVID-19 probably originated as a virus that jumped from wild animals to humans. So some conservation organisations have used the pandemic to campaign against the hunting and consumption of wildlife—and so to prevent future zoonotic disease transmission.
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#1256412020-11-10
Study reveals patterns that shape forest recovery after wildfires
New University of Montana research suggests recurring continent-spanning drought patterns set the tempo for forest recovery from wildfire.
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#1256422020-11-10
In a warming world, Cape Town's 'Day Zero' drought won't be an anomaly
Today, the lakes around Cape Town are brimming with water, but it was only a few years ago that South Africa's second-most populous city made global headlines as a multi-year drought depleted its reservoirs, impacting millions of people. That kind of extreme event may become the norm, researcher ...
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#1256452020-11-10
Land flatworms are invading the West Indies
In 2013, an inhabitant of Cagnes-sur-Mer, France, found a land flatworm in his garden and had the good idea to send the photograph to a network of naturalists. We then launched a citizen science survey in France to learn more—and we were not disappointed.
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#1256462020-11-10
Shy rodents may be better at surviving eradications, but do they pass those traits to their offspring?
Rodents such as house mice (Mus musculus) aren't just pests at home, they can cause serious damage to native ecosystems.
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#1256582020-11-11
New species of extinct monk seal identified from fossils in New Zealand
Fossils found in New Zealand have led to the discovery of a previously unidentified species of extinct monk seal, which biologists say is the biggest breakthrough in seal evolution in seven decades.
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#1256592020-11-11
First murder hornet nest found to have 200 queens capable of spawning new nests
When scientists in Washington state destroyed the first nest of so-called murder hornets found in the US, they discovered about 500 live specimens in various stages of development, officials said Tuesday.
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#1256662020-11-11
Report sounds an alarm on ongoing decline of US coral reefs
A first of its kind assessment of coral reefs in U.S. waters is again sounding the alarm over the continued decline of these sensitive underwater ecosystems, which scientists deem essential to the health of the world's oceans amid the environmental effects posed by human activity and climate change.
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#1256682020-11-11
Cassava may benefit from atmospheric change more than other crops
Carbon dioxide fuels photosynthesis, the process by which plants generate their food in the form of carbohydrates. The atmosphere's carbon dioxide levels are rapidly increasing, but there is uncertainty about whether plants can turn these extra resources into higher yields while retaining nutrit ...
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#1256702020-11-11
3-D-printed weather stations could enable more science for less money
An inexpensive monitoring system with 3-D-printed parts and low-cost sensors might not last as long as a commercial one, but it can be just as accurate, researchers found.
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#1256712020-11-11
Scientists have discovered an ancient lake bed deep beneath the Greenland ice
Scientists have detected what they say are the sediments of a huge ancient lake bed sealed more than a mile under the ice of northwest Greenland—the first-ever discovery of such a sub-glacial feature anywhere in the world.
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#1256722020-11-11
Puzzled otters learn from each other
Asian short-clawed otters learn from each other when solving puzzles to get food, a new study shows.University of Exeter researchers gave groups of otters a variety of transparent containers baited with meatballs. Each of these food puzzles could be opened by twisting or pulling a particular lid ...
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#1256752020-11-11
New Research Reveals Major Benefits Of Integrated Approaches To Climate And Nature
Using new data and novel analytical approaches, research released today by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and partners underscores the size of the prize on offer from integrating action to save nature and combat climate change.
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#1256812020-11-13
San Diego zoo global biobanking advances wildlife conservation and human medicine worldwide
In a study that has unprecedented implications to advance both medicine and biodiversity conservation, researchers have sequenced 131 new placental mammal genomes, bringing the worldwide total to more than 250.
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#1256862020-11-13
Virtual Reality of Wisconsin Forest Takes Strollers to 2050
As climate change continues to worsen, researchers around the world have created projected models of what the future may look like. Researchers from Pennsylvania State University, North Carolina State University, and the University of Oregon have created a new type of climate model by using virt ...
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#1256892020-11-13
Dogs at war with fungus
The fungus that some dogs carry in their nose evolves within the dog's nose. The genetic changes indicate adaptation of the fungus to the dog. That's also of importance for humans, since infection with this fungus can be deadly
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#1256902020-11-13
Humpback whales have been spotted in a Kakadu river. So in a fight with a crocodile, who would win?
In recent months, three humpback whales were spotted in the East Alligator River in the Northern Territory's Kakadu National Park. Contrary to its name, the river is full of not alligators but crocodiles. And its shallow waters are no place for a whale the size of a bus.
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#1256912020-11-13
Identifying the best chickpea crops for cattle feed
While hummus used to be an exotic spread enjoyed only in the Middle East, it has become a staple in grocery stores throughout the world. Recently, the savory dish has gained popularity amongst a new fan base: herds of cows.
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#1256922020-11-13
In praise of pardalotes, unique birds living in a damaged country
I've spent more of my life with pardalotes than with most other acquaintances. They are an obscure and odd group of four species of small (thumb-sized) birds. They have little public profile, not helped by the awkward name. But they are quintessentially Australian, occurring nowhere else in the ...
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#1256932020-11-13
Controlling light could leave toxic algae dead in the water, researchers find
While vacationing in Canada's Rocky Mountains several years ago, Rebecca North was looking for a peaceful break from her work as a water researcher at the University of Missouri. But as she admired one of the clear, pristine lakes that appear throughout much of the area, she experienced a moment ...
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#1256942020-11-13
Model comparison adds more value in simulating extreme temperatures in China
Against the background of global warming, more intense and frequent heat waves have brought huge impacts on society and the natural world. As such, the characteristics of extreme temperature changes in the future have become a key concern of the climate change community.
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#1256992020-11-16
New research reveals major benefits of integrated approaches to climate and nature
Using new data and novel analytical approaches, research released today by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and partners underscores the size of the prize on offer from integrating action to save nature and combat climate change.
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#1257052020-11-16
Genetic code evolution and Darwin's evolution theory should consider DNA an 'energy code'
Darwin's theory of evolution should be expanded to include consideration of a DNA stability "energy code"—so-called "molecular Darwinism"—to further account for the long-term survival of species' characteristics on Earth, according to Rutgers scientists.
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#1257062020-11-16
Former piece of Pacific Ocean floor imaged deep beneath China
In a study that gives new meaning to the term "rock bottom," seismic researchers have discovered the underside of a rocky slab of Earth's surface layer, or lithosphere, that has been pulled more than 400 miles beneath northeastern China by the process of tectonic subduction.
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#1257132020-11-16
Zebra finches found able to remember up to 42 birds based on their vocalizations
A trio of researchers at the University of California has found that zebra finches are able to remember up to 42 bird voices based only on their vocalizations.
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#1257142020-11-16
Truffle munching wallabies shed new light on forest conservation
Feeding truffles to wallabies may sound like a madcap whim of the jet-setting elite, but it may give researchers clues to preserving remnant forest systems.
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#1257152020-11-16
Ecologists battle deafening insects while assessing biodiversity via acoustic surveys in sub-tropical Japan
A collaborative team of ecologists, led by those from Trinity, has been using recordings of animal noises to assess biodiversity in sub-tropical Japan.
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#1257162020-11-16
How a Queensland sea sponge is helping scientists unravel a 700-million-year-old mystery of evolution
Many human traits, such as height and disease susceptibility, depend on genes that are encoded in our DNA. These genes are switched on and off and further fine-tuned by important but hard-to-find regions in the genome.
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#1257172020-11-16
Why autumn is such a dangerous time for hedgehog mothers – and how to help them
After months of hard work raising hoglets by themselves, autumn finds female hedgehogs in a rush to fatten up before hibernation. It's a busy time of year which brings them closer to roads and the risk of being squashed. During the rest of the year, male hedgehogs are more likely to die on roads ...
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#1257182020-11-16
In praise of glaciers, those dragons of ice viewed with concern and fascination
As global temperature records are set one after the other, we are becoming increasingly concerned about the fate of our glaciers, these emblematic victims of climate change. We are worried by the sudden change in the colour of the ice, and there have even been attempts made to cover the ice to p ...
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#1257242020-11-17
These Rare Seeds Escaped Syria's War—to Help Feed the World
IN 2014, THE remaining staff of the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas, or ICARDA, fled their beloved gene bank in Tel Hadia, 20 miles south of Aleppo. Syria’s civil war, which had broken out three years earlier, had finally made the staffing of the facility untenabl ...
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#1257262020-11-17
Linkage in catfish head could inspire new underwater robots
New research into how catfish capture prey provides an unparalleled view of the internal mechanics of fish skulls and could inspire the design of new underwater robots. Although lead researcher Aaron M. Olsen of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island started the research simply to better u ...