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#1266402021-01-15
Bangladesh zoo seeks mate for lonely Kanchi the Rhino
A lonely rhinoceros at a Bangladesh zoo is looking for new love after losing her partner seven years ago, but pandemic travel restrictions are hampering her keeper's attempts to play matchmaker.
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#1312342021-10-28
Barcoding the Norfolk Broads to discover local biodiversity is part of project to sequence all UK species
As part of the pioneering UK-led Darwin Tree of Life project (DToL), the Wellcome and UKRI-BBSRC funded ‘Barcoding the Broads’ programme provides training on how to collect samples and then sequence a DNA barcode of species found in the East of England. Showcasing the modern scientific disciplin ...
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#1247472020-03-18
Bargain-hunting for biodiversity
The best bargains for conserving some of the world's most vulnerable salamanders and other vertebrate species can be found in Central Texas and the Appalachians, according to new conservation tools.
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#1235542019-12-20
Bark beetles control pathogenic fungi
Ants and honeybees share nests of hundreds or thousands of individuals in a very small space. Hence the risk is high that infectious diseases may spread rapidly. In order to reduce this risk, the animals have developed special social behaviors that are referred to as "social immune defense."
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#1292962021-06-14
Barks in the night lead to the discovery of new species
The raucous calls of tree hyraxes—small, herbivorous mammals—reverberate through the night in the forests of West and Central Africa, but their sound differs depending on the location.
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#1305542021-09-23
Bat guts become less healthy through diet of 'fast food' from banana plantations
Nectar-feeding bats foraging in intensively managed banana plantations in Costa Rica have a less diverse set of gut microbes in comparison to bats feeding in their natural forest habitat or organic plantations, reveals new research published today in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution.
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#1295482021-07-13
Bats and behemoths: How large mammals may help bat diversity in the world's oldest desert
Theresa Laverty had a lot of flexibility in deciding what she would study for her doctoral dissertation when she arrived at Colorado State University, thanks to a graduate research fellowship from the National Science Foundation. After many conversations with her advisor, Professor Joel Berger, ...
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#1250942020-04-16
Bats ‘pose no greater viral threat’ to humans than other species
The idea that certain creatures such as bats pose a higher risk of spreading viruses to humans may not be accurate, new research suggests.
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#1329762022-02-07
Beat mosquito bites wearing these colors
Beating the bite of mosquitoes this spring and summer could hinge on your attire and skin, suggests a new study.
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#1317722021-11-17
Beating biofilms: New study identifies essential genes for bacterial survival
Scientists from the Quadram Institute at the Norwich Research Park have made an important discovery into the workings of bacterial communities.
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#1239832020-01-28
Beating the heat in the living wings of butterflies
A new study from Columbia Engineering and Harvard identified the critical physiological importance of suitable temperatures for butterfly wings to function properly, and discovered that the insects exquisitely regulate their wing temperatures through both structural and behavioral adaptations.
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#1334982022-02-24
Beatles, Butterflies Population Thriving While Some Insects Decline in Numbers
Insects have been studied in over 900 locations throughout the world in a new meta-study that examines long-term data. The observed changes in the number of a group of insects in the same location reveal relatively little about other insect species.
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#1289402021-05-31
Beautiful, rare 'purple cauliflower' coral off NSW coast may be extinct within 10 years
When we think of Australia's threatened corals, the Great Barrier Reef probably springs to mind. But elsewhere, coral species are also struggling—including a rare type known as "cauliflower soft coral" which is, sadly, on the brink of extinction.
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#1242022020-02-17
Beavers cut flooding and pollution and boost wildlife populations
Beavers have alleviated flooding, reduced pollution and boosted populations of fish, amphibians and other wildlife, according to a five-year study of wild-living animals in Devon.
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#1322972022-01-04
Beavers support freshwater conservation and ecosystem stability
One of the most comprehensive studies conducted on beavers has conclusively demonstrated that beavers are essential for freshwater conservation and ecosystem stability by creating and preserving aquatic and wetland environments in Minnesota.
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#1327452022-01-25
Becoming nature: effects of embodying a tree in immersive virtual reality on nature relatedness
The potential of using immersive virtual reality (iVR) technologies to enhance nature relatedness by embodying non-human beings, such as plants or animals, is only sparsely researched. T
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#1326442022-01-19
Bee appearance and behavior may be related, genetic study reveals
Recently discovered genetic knowledge of two nuisance western honey bee subspecies will help commercial and hobby beekeepers. A new UF/IFAS study identified genetic characteristics relevant to the production and behavioral attributes of these two key bee subspecies.
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#1223142019-09-23
Bee biodiversity barometer on Fiji
The biodiversity buzz is alive and well in Fiji, but climate change, noxious weeds and multiple human activities are making possible extinction a counter buzzword.
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#1203132019-03-12
Bee diversity critical to world's food supply
Ecosystems that contain only a few bee species underperform in terms of plant production whereas those with many different species thrive, according to research which highlights the importance of bee diversity to securing the world's food supply.
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#1194972019-01-18
Bee surveys in newest US national park could aid pollinator studies elsewhere
Declines in native bee populations are widely reported, but can existing data really analyze these trends? In the Jan. 17, 2019, online edition of PLOS One, Utah State University and USDA researchers report findings about pollinator biodiversity in California's Pinnacles National Park derived fr ...
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#1263312020-12-17
Beech forests responded quickly to 2018 Swiss drought
How do Swiss beeches respond to extreme drought? To answer this question, researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL) studied 75 National Forest Inventory (NFI) sample plots during and after the dry summer of 2018. Reduced growth and an abundance of p ...
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#1289422021-05-31
Beer byproduct mixed with manure proves an excellent pesticide
The use of many chemical fumigants in agriculture have been demonstrated to be harmful to human health and the environment and therefore banned from use.
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#1196652019-01-29
Bees can learn the difference between European and Australian Indigenous art styles in a single afternoon
We've known for a while that honey bees are smart cookies. They have excellent navigation skills, they communicate symbolically through dance, and they're the only insects that have been shown to learn abstract concepts.
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#1296472021-07-23
Bees, mites and viruses: Assessing the risk to South African crop pollinators
The world's bees face a major threat from deformed wing virus, a pathogen transmitted by the parasitic varroa mite. It is responsible for causing the death of millions of colonies in the US, Europe and Asia. The major losses started in the early 1990s with at least 30% of colonies dying each year.
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#1291872021-06-10
Beetle study finds diversity in the sub-Antarctic linked to global cooling
An international research team led by Monash University has demonstrated that cooling temperatures and glacial cycles over the past 15 million years were essential for an explosion in terrestrial animal diversity throughout the Antarctic region.
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#1281102021-04-20
Beetles that pee themselves to death could be tomorrow's pest control
Various beetle species have gobbled through grain stores and weakened food production worldwide since ancient times. Now, researchers at the University of Copenhagen have discovered a better way of targeting and eliminating these teeny pests. Instead of using toxic pesticides that damage biodive ...
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#1296462021-07-23
Beetroot dye helps biologists 'track and trace' symbiotic fungi for sustainable farming
Almost all crop plants form associations with a particular type of fungi—called arbuscular mycorrhiza fungi—in the soil, which greatly expand their root surface area. This mutually beneficial interaction boosts the plant's ability to take up nutrients that are vital for growth.
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#1226672019-10-15
Behind The Power Of Giant Sharks
Led by Christopher L. Lawson, a PhD Candidate in the School of Biomedical Sciences of the University of Queensland, a group of scientists set out to learn more about the bioenergetics models for shark and rays. “A bioenergetics model describes the energy requirements of an animal and how energy ...
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#1199902019-02-18
Belgian researchers launch second attempt to reach Antarctica by sailboat
Ten Belgian scientists will leave for Antarctica on Tuesday aboard a sailboat to study marine biodiversity and the presence of plastic in the Southern Ocean, following a failed attempt last year.
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#1301302021-08-24
Belgian scientist studies climate change aboard floating laboratory
A project led by 24-year-old Alexander Vanhaelen from Belgium is investigating changes to marine life as a result of climate change, with the research conducted aboard a floating laboratory in the form of the vessel St. Helena.
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#1354292022-07-21
Beloved monarch butterflies now listed as endangered
The monarch butterfly fluttered a step closer to extinction Thursday, as scientists put the iconic orange-and-black insect on the endangered list because of its fast dwindling numbers.
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#1233642019-12-10
Benefits and risks for marine life from carbon dioxide removal approaches
A new IMAS study has identified potential benefits and risks for marine ecosystems from two of the key approaches for carbon removal proposed to cut atmospheric carbon levels and slow climate change.
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#1302402021-09-02
Benefits of pollinator-attracting companion plants
A recent interdisciplinary research project about how pollinator-attracting companion plants help increase yield in some horticulture crops showcases the intersection of excellence when researchers from diverse fields combine research, teaching and extension efforts to solve scientific questions.
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#1223382019-09-24
Better 'housekeeping' in wood-decomposing fungi
Scientists hope to harness fungi that decompose the most abundant type of biomass in wood, lignocellulose. Lignocellulose could be used to create the building-blocks of polymers for bioproducts.
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#1348592022-06-02
Better understanding of people's comfort in urban public spaces
Comfortable urban public spaces play an important role in shaping healthy behaviors and raising well-being among citizens. Given the context of climate change, unplanned urbanization, and the worldwide air-borne pandemic, there is prominent concern about comfort in urban planning and municipal p ...
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#1269212021-02-08
Better understanding the reasons behind Arctic amplified warming
It's clear that rising greenhouse gas emissions are the main driver of global warming. But on a regional level, several other factors are at play. That's especially true in the Arctic—a massive oceanic region around the North Pole which is warming two to three times faster than the rest of the p ...
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#1345342022-05-18
Beyond flora and fauna: Why it’s time to include fungi in global conservation goals
It’s no secret that Earth’s biodiversity is at risk. According to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, 26% of all mammals, 14% of birds and 41% of amphibians are currently threatened worldwide, mainly due to human impacts such as climate change and development.
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#1340612022-04-13
Beyond the honeybee: How many bee species does a meadow need?
A meadow's lush array of flowers needs a full phalanx of bees to pollinate them—far more than just the honeybees and bumblebees that most people are familiar with, according to a new study by a team of researchers including University of Maryland entomologist Michael Roswell.
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#1187172018-10-29
Big bees fly better in hotter temps than smaller ones do
Arizona State University researchers have found that larger tropical stingless bee species fly better in hot conditions than smaller bees do. Larger size may help certain bee species better tolerate high body temperatures.
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#1351502022-06-30
Big cats in urban jungle: LA mountain lions, Mumbai leopards
Los Angeles and Mumbai, India, share many superlatives as pinnacles of cinema, fashion, and traffic congestion. But another similarity lurks in the shadows, most often seen at night walking silently on four paws.
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#1243612020-02-25
Billion-year-old green algae is an ancestor of all plants on Earth
The oldest green seaweed on record, the ancestor of all land plants, lived about 1 billion years ago, a new study finds. Scientists have discovered the fossils of what may be the oldest green algae ever known. The newfound seaweed — called Proterocladus antiquus — lived about a billion years ago.
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#1286272021-05-14
Billions of cicadas are about to take to the skies. Here's what to expect
Doug Yanega studies insects for a living, yet he has repeatedly missed out on one of North America's most awe-inspiring entomological events: the septdecennial (meaning once every 17 years) emergence of a swarms of cicadas known as Brood X.
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#1351912022-07-05
Biodiversity In Crisis: One Species Is Dying Out Every 10 Minutes
Biodiversity faces its biggest threat. Can humans offer salvation instead of a death sentence? The planet is facing its sixth mass extinction, the first in 65 million years. And biodiversity is in peril.
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#1347842022-05-31
Biodiversity Tool Tells You How Much Nature Your Country Has Left
Around 6,000 years ago, more than two-thirds of Europe was covered in forest, a 2018 study found. But because of land clearing for agriculture and the use of wood for fuel, that number has more than halved, and today only around one third of Europe is woodland. In some countries like the UK and ...
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#1342152022-04-27
Biodiversity action urged as over a fifth of world’s reptile species face extinction threat.
More than a fifth of the world’s reptile species are threatened with extinction, according to a global assessment of more than 10,000 species, which shows crocodiles and turtles are among the most at-risk.
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#1311992021-10-27
Biodiversity collections address science workforce needs
The task of training an effective cadre of biodiversity scientists has grown more challenging in recent years, as foundational skills and knowledge in organismal biology have increasingly required complementary data skills and knowledge. Writing in BioScience, Dr. Anna K. Monfils, of Central Mic ...
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#1321112021-12-09
Biodiversity collections enable foundational and data skills
The task of training an effective cadre of biodiversity scientists has grown more challenging in recent years, as foundational skills and knowledge in organismal biology have increasingly required complementary data skills and knowledge.
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#1263162020-12-17
Biodiversity collections, vital for pandemic preparedness, face drop in specimen deposits
When you imagine a visit to a natural history museum, the first thing that springs to mind could be dinosaur bones or taxidermized animals.
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#1352952022-07-12
Biodiversity crisis ‘could threaten human existence’
Humanity is closer than ever to irreversible climate breakdown 60 years on from the birth of the modern green movement, the head of the Environment Agency will warn today.
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#1186442018-10-24
Biodiversity for the birds
Researchers studied the impact of non-native plants on the Carolina chickadee, an ideal representative for bird species in the eastern and southeastern US.