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#1186452018-10-24
We must look past short-term drought solutions and improve the land itself
With drought ravaging Australia's eastern states, much attention has been given to the need to provide short-term solutions through drought relief. But long-term resilience is a vital issue, particularly as climate change adds further pressure to farmers and farmland.
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#1279552021-04-07
We don't know how most mammals will respond to climate change, warn scientists
A new scientific review has found there are significant gaps in our knowledge of how mammal populations are responding to climate change, particularly in regions most sensitive to climate change. The findings are published in the British Ecological Society's Journal of Animal Ecology.
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#1232322019-12-03
We May Finally Understand How Life Survived The Icy Hell of Snowball Earth
Life has faced many challenges as it has scrambled over this blue marble; many times, it has seemingly reached the brink, only to come back with surprising vigour. Now, researchers have finally figured out how living things could have survived a colossal glaciation event known as the Cryogenian ...
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#1299022021-08-11
Ways to improve magpie goose management on mango farms
Research from Charles Darwin University (CDU) has identified ways to improve management of magpie geese to better assist mango growers as the Northern Territory goes into mango season.
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#1325562022-01-17
Waves from the Tonga tsunami are still being felt in Australia, and even a 50cm surge could knock you off your feet
The eruption of the underwater volcano Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai created a tsunami felt across the Pacific Ocean. This includes Australia, where small but measurable tsunami waves were still being recorded as late as Monday afternoon. These may even persist into Tuesday morning.
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#1235212019-12-18
Watered down biodiversity: Sample type is critical in environmental DNA studies for biomonitoring
DNA-based biomonitoring relies on species-specific segments of organisms DNA for their taxonomic identification and is rapidly advancing for monitoring invertebrate communities across a variety of ecosystems.
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#1264192020-12-22
Water strategist addresses questions on managing our precious water resources
Many questions surround how to best solve the numerous problems involving efficient management of our precious water resources. We asked a few questions regarding water science and engineering of Junhong Chen, lead water strategist at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Labora ...
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#1260162020-12-03
Water samples reveal microplastics in remote Patagonian fjord system
New research has found microplastics in every sample taken from a vast fjord system in remote Chilean Patagonia, showing the immense global scale of marine plastic pollution. Cristóbal Castillo and his research team from the Universidad de Concepción published their findings last month in the Ma ...
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#1270752021-02-15
Water is a probable vector for mammalian virus transmission
Water is a necessity for all life but its availability can be limited. In geographical areas experiencing dry seasons, animals congregate near the few freshwater sources, often reaching large densities. At these sites many animals from different species come to the same spots to drink, potential ...
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#1284292021-05-05
Water flora in the lakes of the ancient Tethys Ocean islands
A study published in Cretaceous Research expands the paleontological richness of continental fossils of the Lower Cretaceous with the discovery of a new water plant (charophytes),
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#1258372020-11-25
Waste fishing gear threatens Ganges wildlife
Waste fishing gear in the River Ganges poses a threat to wildlife including otters, turtles and dolphins, new research shows.The study says entanglement in fishing gear could harm species including the critically endangered three-striped roofed turtle and the endangered Ganges river dolphin.
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#1353932022-07-20
Wasps able to tell the difference between 'same' and 'different'
A trio of researchers at the University of Michigan has found that paper wasps are able to distinguish between things that are the same or things that are different. In their paper published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, Chloe Weise, Christian Cely Ortiz and Elizabeth Tibbetts describe ...
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#1297952021-07-29
Warning over start of commercial-scale deep-sea mining
Deep-sea mining in international waters could begin in two years—but researchers say this is unnecessary and could cause irreversible damage to marine ecosystems.
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#1242512020-02-19
Warming, acidic oceans may nearly eliminate coral reef habitats by 2100
Rising sea surface temperatures and acidic waters could eliminate nearly all existing coral reef habitats by 2100, suggesting restoration projects in these areas will likely meet serious challenges, according to new research presented here today at the Ocean Sciences Meeting 2020.
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#1196562019-01-29
Warming seas may increase frequency of extreme storms
A new NASA study shows that warming of the tropical oceans due to climate change could lead to a substantial increase in the frequency of extreme rain storms by the end of the century.
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#1272052021-02-19
Warming seas could wipe out Snake River chinook by 2060, scientists predict
Snake River spring-summer chinook could be nearly extinct by 2060 and interventions are "desperately needed" to boost survival in every stage of their lives, scientists warn.
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#1336442022-03-02
Warming of Indian Ocean could weaken southwest monsoon, German study on rains in India says
Sustained warming of the Indian Ocean will increase rainfall above the ocean, but weaken the Indian summer (southwest) monsoon over land, a study has found.
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#1276522021-03-10
Warming oceans mean smaller baby sharks struggle to survive
The warming of worldwide oceans from climate change means baby sharks are at risk of being born smaller and without the energy they need to survive, a group of scientists has found.
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#1273952021-02-26
Warming may promote spread of invasive blue catfish
A study by researchers at William & Mary's Virginia Institute of Marine Science suggests that continued warming of Atlantic coastal waters may enhance the spread of invasive blue catfish within the Chesapeake Bay and other estuaries along the U.S. East Coast.
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#1338752022-03-31
Warmer summers and meltwater lakes are threatening the fringes of the world's largest ice sheet
A first-of-its-kind study looking at surface meltwater lakes around the East Antarctic Ice Sheet across a seven-year period has found that the area and volume of these lakes is highly variable year-to-year, and offers new insights into the potential impact of recent climatic change on the 'Froze ...
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#1318042021-11-18
Warmer soil stores less carbon: study
Global warming will cause the world's soil to release carbon, new research shows. Scientists used data on more than 9,000 soil samples from around the world, and found that carbon storage "declines strongly" as average temperatures increase.
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#1291512021-06-08
Warmer climate threatens the seaweed forest
The future climate could have serious consequences for valuable coastal ecosystems. Warmer, more acidic, and less saline water make the bladderwrack more fragile and appetizing for snails and other grazers. This is shown in a new Ph.D. thesis from the University of Gothenburg.
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#1238452020-01-21
Warmer and acidified oceans can lead to 'hidden' changes in species behavior
Projected ocean warming and acidification not only impacts the behavior of individual species but also the wider marine ecosystems which are influenced by them, a new study shows.
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#1238892020-01-22
Warm-blooded crocs thrived in Jurassic cold snap
They are revered throughout nature as chilling predators … now research shows crocodiles have not always been the cold-blooded creatures they are today.
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#1239162020-01-23
Wanted - volunteers to monitor Britain's growing slug population
Citizen scientists are being sought to help carry out the first survey in decades of Britain's slug populations. To take part, all that's required is curiosity, a garden, and a willingness to go out after dark to search for the likes of the great grey or yellow slug.
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#1298912021-08-11
Walling Off One Coastal Area Can Flood Another
As rising seas encroach on coastal communities, governments and property owners often try to block the water by setting up barriers such as seawalls or levees. But a new study has found this conventional fix can seriously backfire in bays and estuaries, potentially causing worse flooding and mas ...
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#1275302021-03-04
WOX9: A jack of all trades
Over evolutionary time scales, a single gene may acquire different roles in diverging species. However, revealing the multiple hidden roles of a gene was not possible before genome editing came along.
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#1198352019-02-07
Voyage into the unknown explores Indian Ocean's hidden depths
A mission to explore uncharted depths in the Indian Ocean was launched on Wednesday, hoping to discover hundreds of new species and find out what impact plastic is having way below the surface.
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#1338982022-03-31
Volcanoes, diamonds, and blobs: A billion-year history of Earth's interior shows it's more mobile than we thought
Deep in the Earth beneath us lie two blobs the size of continents. One is under Africa, the other under the Pacific Ocean. The blobs have their roots 2,900km below the surface, almost halfway to the center of the Earth.
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#1301102021-08-24
Volcanic surge narrowed seas during ancient global warming event
Curtin University research has found that a surge in volcanic activity 56 million years ago not only triggered a major global warming event turning polar regions into a lush tropical landscape, but also altered the shape of the Earth's continents thereby restricting the flow of water between oceans.
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#1274272021-03-01
Visiting water bodies worth $800bn to economies, study finds
Europeans spend more than £700 billion (€800bn) a year on recreational visits to water bodies—but perceived poor water quality costs almost £90 billion (€100bn) in lost visits, a new study has found.
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#1252252020-04-22
Viruses: an intimate 'enemy', yet essential for life on Earth
As heads of state from around the world wage war against the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, defending viruses seems rather like swimming against the tide. However, understanding viruses may prove essential to deciphering this COVID-19 pandemic, stopping it, and possibly avoiding future epidemics.
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#1264582020-12-23
Virus hunters delve into Gabon forest in search for next threat
The scene looks like something out of a science fiction movie, or maybe some dystopian TV series.Six men in yellow biohazard suits clamber in suffocating heat towards a cave in the heart of the Gabonese jungle.
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#1277942021-03-23
Virtual pollination trade uncovers global dependence on biodiversity for food consumption
Recently, a published study in Science Advances assessed the contribution of pollinators to international market flows and showed that biodiversity conservation is essential to sustain global consumption patterns. This study results from the work of an interdisciplinary team that integrated rese ...
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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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#1311772021-10-26
Video: Why net zero (and what is it?)
"There is no way we are going to be able to ban the entire world from using fossil fuels in time to meet our climate goals," warns Professor Myles Allen, the Oxford expert credited with first demonstrating, 15 years ago, the need for net-zero carbon dioxide emissions to stop global warming.
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#1303932021-09-14
Video: Why ice core research matters
Inside the New Zealand Ice Core Research Facility, scientists like Dr. Holly Winton from the Te Puna Pātiotio—Antarctic Research Centre at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington analyze ice core samples to understand how and why the climate changed in the past, to better predict our f ...
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#1273272021-02-24
Video: Green algae reveals that one mRNA encodes many proteins
Gene expression in eukaryotes was long held to be monocistronic—that is, a single gene makes messenger RNA, which encodes a single protein. Recently reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a team of researchers has found numerous examples of polycistronic expression—in w ...
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#1242322020-02-18
Video: Deep-sea footage helps researchers understand octopod real estate
Biologists are using footage from remotely operated vehicles to better understand where deep-sea octopuses prefer to live.Understanding an animal's choice of habitat is crucial to understanding its life history. Abigail Pratt, a biologist at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, has been cra ...
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#1269222021-02-08
Video: A billion years in 40 seconds
Geoscientists have released a video that for the first time shows the uninterrupted movement of the Earth's tectonic plates over the past billion years.
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#1257972020-11-20
Very hungry and angry, caterpillars head-butt to get what they want
Inspired by his own butterfly garden at home, a Florida Atlantic University neuroscientist got a unique look at how monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) caterpillars behave when food is scarce. The results look something like a combination of boxing and "bumper" cars.
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#1276462021-03-10
Venom-extraction and exotic pet trade may hasten the extinction of scorpions
In the recent years, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of people involved in the trade and vast numbers of scorpions are harvested from nature. This development is endangering the future of several scorpion species in a number of areas.
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#1339552022-04-06
Vegetarian birds more sociable than insect eaters
Weaver birds that eat seeds flock together and nest in colonies more commonly than those species that eat insects, suggests new research by an international team of scientists led by the Milner Center for Evolution at the University of Bath.
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#1355122022-08-01
VegSense makes sense for forest studies
Rice researchers set up a Microsoft HoloLens as a mixed-reality sensor to feed VegSense, their application to measure understory vegetation, plant life that grows between the forest canopy and floor.
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#1341152022-04-18
Variations in resource partitioning help maintain plant coexistence
Studying plant water use patterns to reveal plant hydrological niches in terrestrial plant communities is regarded as a breakthrough for understanding species combinations. However, how competition and coexistence work remain unanswered.
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#1266412021-01-15
Vampire finches: how little birds in the Galápagos got a taste for big bird blood
For most people, the word "vampire" brings to mind Dracula or perhaps slayers such as Blade or Buffy; or maybe even the vampire bats of South America. Few will think of a small and rather lovely bird—the finch.
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#1223072019-09-20
Vampire bats help unravel the mystery of smell
The sense of smell is one of the most poorly understood of the five major senses. But now an international team of scientists led by Laurel Yohe of Stony Brook University suggests a new method to quantify olfactory receptors by sequencing them in vampire bats may hold the key to unraveling the m ...
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#1228202019-10-31
Vampire bats give a little help to their 'friends'
Vampire bats could be said to be sort of like people—not because of their blood-sucking ways, but because they help their neighbors in need even if it's of no obvious benefit to them.
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#1224182019-09-27
Value of Ireland's insect pollinators greatly underestimated
A newly published report claims that both the market and non-market values of pollinators in Ireland are currently greatly underestimated.
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#1345162022-05-17
Validation brings new predictive capability to global megafire smoke impacts
New research modeling smoke from two recent megafires sets the stage for better forecasting of how emissions from these global-scale events will behave and impact temperatures.