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#1188072018-11-06
Science Together – Contributing To Citizen Science Projects Around The World
Citizen science (CS) is a freely accessible and meaningful way to explore measure and experiment with the world around you. Also known as community science, crowd science, crowd-sourced science, voluntary monitoring and networked science, the initiative allows the public to engage with, contribu ...
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#1188272018-11-07
Unraveling another secret of spider silk—it's a cable
Scientists are spinning out the secrets of one of nature's most A strand of spider silk is five times stronger than a steel cable of the same weight, said Hannes Schniepp of the Department of Applied Science at William & Mary. His lab has been unraveling the secrets behind the strength of the br ...
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#1188482018-11-08
Smallholder clearing found to be dominant reason for forest loss in the Congo Basin
A team of researchers from the University of Maryland and the State University of New York has found that smallholder clearing is the dominant driver of forest loss in the Congo Basin. In their paper published in the journal Science Advances, the group describes the techniques they used to asses ...
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#1188492018-11-08
Bugs could be key indicator of reclaimed soil health
When assessing the health of reclaimed land, look for the bugs, says a University of Alberta land reclamation researcher.Current industry standards examine the soil and its vegetation to assess the health of a site that was disturbed—such as a mine or oil or gas well—and reclaimed.
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#1188502018-11-08
Far fewer lakes below the East Antarctic Ice Sheet than previously believed
AWI researchers recently assessed subglacial lakes detected by satellite, and found very little water. But if that's the case, what is the source of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet's massive ice streams?
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#1188512018-11-08
Scientist gets the dirt on what could be the planet's oldest soil
UO geologist Greg Retallack has dirt on his hands—and at 3.7 billion years old, it might be some of the oldest dirt on Earth.Found in a metamorphic rock formation in southwestern Greenland, the soil in question was exposed beneath a retreating ice cap and spotted during a helicopter survey by st ...
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#1190002018-12-12
How mapping the Galápagos could create more sustainable cities
The Galápagos Islands remain one of the most biodiverse spots on the planet—with tortoises, finches and iguanas dotting just 3,000 square miles of land.
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#1190112018-12-13
It's in the genes – there may be hope for pikas hit by climate change, researchers find
As the climate changes, animals that can only survive in certain temperature ranges are being forced to relocate or perish. Pikas – small, arguably adorable mountain mammals that look like a cross between a rabbit and a gerbil – are the poster child of climate indicator species due to their seve ...
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#1190122018-12-13
Biologists shed new light on the diversity of natural selection
For nearly 100 years, biologists have argued about how exactly natural selection can possibly work. If nature selects the individuals with the best genes, then why aren't all organisms the same? What maintains the genetic variation that natural selection acts upon, the genetic variation that has ...
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#1190682018-12-17
Is increasing artificial light at night a danger to coral reefs?
The potentially damaging effects of manmade light at night on the reproduction of reef corals is the subject of new research involving Ocean and Earth Science researchers from the University of Southampton.
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#1190812018-12-18
Brazil could save more species at half the cost with new forest restoration plan
A new approach to restoring Brazil's Atlantic Forest could triple biodiversity gains while reducing costs by US$28 billion.The findings, published in Nature Ecology & Evolution, will be used by the Brazilian Ministry of the Environment and could guide restoration projects around the world.
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#1190912018-12-18
Salmon may lose the ability to smell danger as carbon emissions rise
The ability to smell is critical for salmon. They depend on scent to avoid predators, sniff out prey and find their way home at the end of their lives when they return to the streams where they hatched to spawn and die.
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#1190922018-12-18
Researchers uncover the detailed molecular structure of the sporopollenin polymer
For hundreds of millions of years, plants thrived in the Earth's oceans, safe from harsh conditions found on land, such as drought and ultraviolet radiation. Then, roughly 450 million years ago, plants found a way to make the move to land: They evolved spores—small reproductive cells—and eventua ...
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#1190932018-12-18
Picky dolphins are choosy about their friends
Dolphins are picky about who they are friends with and shun rival groups, new research has found.However, an international team of researchers, led by the University of St Andrews, found that the groups still managed to cooperate by sharing the sea – taking turns to inhabit particular areas.
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#1190942018-12-18
Foxes in the city: Citizen science helps researchers to study urban wildlife
A team of researchers led by wildlife ecologist Theresa Walter analyzed over 1,100 fox sightings reported by the public as part of the citizen science project StadtWildTiere. The joint team of researchers from the Vetmeduni Vienna and the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna ...
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#1191212018-12-19
Unpacking the history of how Earth feeds life, and life changes Earth
At a fleeting glance, the study of life – biology – seems very separate from that of rocks, or geology.But a look back through history shows that geological processes have been key to the evolution of life on Earth. Geology has shaped biology by creating favourable conditions, and indeed the bas ...
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#1191222018-12-19
Broading the biodiversity catalogue of spider populations in the Iberian Peninsula
The biodiversity catalogue of the Iberian Peninsula spiders is now adding the discovery of a dozen new species -- from seven different families -- that are mainly found in edaphic environments (soil), according to a new article.
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#1191432018-12-20
Scientific researchers promote environmental protection in China's Dongting Lake
Aerial photo taken on July 10, 2018 shows the Dongting Lake station for wetland ecosystem research in Dongting Lake area, central China's Hunan Province. Collecting soil in spring, testing lake water in summer, investigating plants in autumn and observing migrant birds in winter outlined nearly ...
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#1191552018-12-21
Humans are to blame for wiping out local species and always replace them with the same animals
Wherever humans go, native wildlife gets wiped out and animals like rats and pigeons flourish, a study has found. A study of 81 countries looked at the effect of human habitation on around 20,000 species living there.
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#1191612018-12-21
Looking for a 2019 resolution to help the planet? Eat less meat, research says
Recycling or taking the bus rather than driving to work has its place, but scientists are increasingly pointing to a deeper lifestyle change that would be the single biggest way to help the planet: eating far less meat.
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#1191692018-12-21
Forget-me-not: Scientists pinpoint memory mechanism in plants
Plant scientists at the Universities of Birmingham and Nottingham have unravelled a mechanism that enables flowering plants to sense and 'remember' changes in their environment.
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#1191702018-12-21
Divining roots—revealing how plants branch out to access water
New research has discovered how plant roots sense the availability of moisture in soil and then adapt their shape to optimise acquisition of water.
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#1191712018-12-21
Wildlife struggle to cope with extreme weather
The mass death of flying foxes in extreme heat in North Queensland last month underscores the importance of University of Queensland wildlife research released today.
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#1191722018-12-21
The idiosyncratic mammalian diversification after extinction of the dinosaurs
Mass extinction typically conjures a picture of a meteor falling to Earth and decimating the dinosaurs along with everything else. However, this is not exactly what happened. Different groups of living beings were affected differently by the various mass extinctions that have occurred during the ...
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#1191822018-12-21
Explorer Reaches the Deepest Point in the Atlantic Ocean
Explorer and multimillionaire Victor Vescovo just reached the deepest point in the Atlantic Ocean — the bottom of the Puerto Rico Trench.
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#1192012018-12-27
Surprising Changes Will Affect Biodiversity in 2019
More than two dozen futurists, environmental scientists and others from around the world recently put their heads together to do a “horizon scan” of emerging trends that are getting relatively little attention but have the potential to have substantial impact on biodiversity conservation in the ...
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#1192302019-01-03
Melting ice sheets release tons of methane into the atmosphere, study finds
The Greenland Ice Sheet emits tons of methane according to a new study, showing that subglacial biological activity impacts the atmosphere far more than previously thought.
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#1192482019-01-04
The science stories likely to make headlines in 2019
Scientists in Europe and the United States face an uncertain political landscape in the new year, which could affect funding and collaborations.
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#1192512019-01-04
Edinburgh scientists discover mammoth secret in ivory DNA
Scientists based at Edinburgh Zoo are cooperating to create a genetics laboratory in Cambodia to fight the illegal ivory trade. While trying to save elephants, they have found ivory from another animal that is now extinct.
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#1192542019-01-04
Researchers find bottom of Pacific getting colder, possibly due to Little Ice Age
A pair of researchers, one with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, the other Harvard University, has found evidence of deep ocean cooling that is likely due to the Little Ice Age. In their paper published in the journal Science, Jake Gebbie and Peter Huybers describe their study of Pacifi ...
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#1192562019-01-04
Huge Layers of Rocks on Early Earth Vanished. And Stealthy Scientists May Have Finally Found Them.
The Earth is missing some of its crust, and now scientists have a new lead on what's to blame: A lot of glaciers.Nearly 720 million years ago, Earth was cloaked in global ice, an era known as Snowball Earth.
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#1192582019-01-04
Biomimicry: Gull Birds Could Help Inspire Better Airplane Design
Science and engineering have consistently looked to nature to improve upon new or existing technology. Biomimicry has helped shape and create some of your favorite everyday products and even services.
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#1192592019-01-04
'Big data' may help tackle longstanding questions about plant diversity, evolution
Taking advantage of 'big data' - massive, open-access information resources in research - can help forecast how plant life will fare on an increasingly human-dominated planet.
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#1192922019-01-08
Delayed adaptation favors coexistence
Soil bacteria must be able to adapt to varying environmental conditions. – But a new study by LMU researchers indicates that rapid adaptation can be counterproductive, while delayed adjustment facilitates coexistence of different species.
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#1192932019-01-08
Should we say farewell to the Arctic's unique nature?
Temperatures are rising faster in the Arctic than any other place on Earth. If these changes continue, it is likely that the unique and diverse Arctic tundra will change into a more uniform vegetation dominated by shrubs.
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#1192942019-01-08
New complex carbohydrate discovered in barley
University of Adelaide researchers have discovered a new complex carbohydrate in barley. The first of its kind to be discovered in over 30 years, the cereal polysaccharide has potential applications in food, medicine and cosmetics.
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#1192982019-01-09
New study looks at costs and benefits of paying for ecosystem services
People who live within a particular ecosystem can have great influence on its ecology, particularly if they are motivated by economic forces.
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#1193072019-01-09
New Caledonian crows found able to infer weight of an object by watching how it behaves in the wind
A team of researchers with members affiliated with the University of Auckland, the University of Cambridge, Bertha von Suttner University and the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History has found evidence that suggests New Caledonian crows can infer the weight of an object by watch ...
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#1193102019-01-09
New research is using drones to tackle climate change
A team of Nottingham scientists is using drones to survey woody climbing plants and better understand how they may affect the carbon balance of tropical rainforests.
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#1193142019-01-10
Nature is intelligent: Pentagon looks to insects for AI biomimicry design
Whether you believe in intelligent design or not, the Pentagon’s research and funding arm believes in it — so much so that DARPA is now looking to learn from nature to design AI frameworks based on the biomimicry of insects.
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#1193192019-01-10
Change of teeth causes yo-yo effect in elephants' weight
The weight of elephants living in zoos fluctuates over the course of their adult lives in cycles lasting around a hundred months, researchers at the University of Zurich have found. The fluctuation is linked to the particular pattern of tooth change in elephants, which results in them having mor ...
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#1193202019-01-10
Students create probiotic to help honeybees fight deadly fungus
A team of University of Alberta students are hoping to market a probiotic they created to help honeybees ward off a fungal infection that has wiped out entire hives.
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#1193462019-01-11
Researchers see a wealth of potential for aquaculture in the Caribbean
There are only so many fish in the sea. And our appetite for seafood has already stressed many wild fisheries to the breaking point. Meanwhile, the planet's growing population will only further increase the need for animal protein, one of the most resource-intensive types of food to produce.
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#1193472019-01-11
New policy design needed to tackle global environmental threat, according to report
A pioneering new report has devised a seven-point plan to help policymakers devise new, coherent and collaborative strategies to tackle the greatest global environmental threats.
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#1193652019-01-14
Integrated pathways for meeting climate targets and ensuring access to safe water
IIASA researchers have led work to develop new pathways to developing water and energy infrastructure consistent with both the Paris Agreement and U.N. Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG6)—to ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all.
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#1193872019-01-15
Human hazards hamper vampire bat venom research
Vampire bats could hold the key to new treatments for a range of serious medical problems, but researchers have hit a snag accessing the specimens needed to advance their work.
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#1193882019-01-15
Biology of our ancient ancestor takes shape
The recent discovery of a new lineage of microbes has overturned biologists' understanding of the evolution of complex life on Earth. Genomic studies of Asgard archaea revealed that they carry many genes previously thought to be found only in nucleus-bearing eukaryotes, suggesting they may be cl ...
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#1193912019-01-15
Biodiversity research at Stanford
Truly grasping the importance of biodiversity means diving down into the microscopic organisms in our soils and out to human social relationships affecting our ecosystems. The more we know, the better we can address threats to species diversity.
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#1194072019-01-16
'Zebra' tribal bodypaint cuts fly bites 10-fold: study
Traditional white-striped bodypainting practiced by indigenous communities mimics zebra stripes to reduce the number of potentially harmful horsefly bites a person receives by up to 10-fold, according to new research published Wednesday.
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#1194082019-01-16
Research advancing biological control of invasive plant species
Academics from Royal Holloway, University of London in collaboration with The Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience (CABI) and the University of Reading are the first in Europe to study the ecological effects of a rust fungus on the invasive plant species, Himalayan Balsam, in the field.