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Study Results Help Conservation Planning for Elusive Bush Dogs

The bush dog is one of the most enigmatic of the world's canid species, seldom seen throughout its range in Central and South America.

20 Jan 2016

Bigelow Scientist Awarded Grant to Study Long-Term Effects of Deepwater Horizon Spill

Dr. Christoph Aeppli from Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences was awarded a grant to investigate the long-term fate and effects of petroleum released during the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

4 Jan 2016

California Drought May Cause Long-Term Changes in Ecosystems

California’s forests are home to the planet’s oldest, tallest and most-massive trees. New research from Carnegie’s Greg Asner and his team reveals that up to 58 million large trees in California experienced severe canopy water loss between 2011 and today due to the state’s historic drought. Their results are published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

29 Dec 2015

Ecosystems Rebound Rapidly When Dams Come Down and Rivers Resume Their Natural Flow

A songbird species that flourishes on the salmon-rich side of dams in the western United States struggles when it tries to nest on the side closed off from the fish and the nutrients they leave behind.

28 Dec 2015

Two Rare Short Nosed Sea Snakes Discovered in Ashmore Reef

Scientists from James Cook University have discovered two critically endangered species of sea snakes, previously thought to be extinct, off the coast of Western Australia.

22 Dec 2015

Warmer Temperatures Boost Biodiversity and Photosynthesis in Phytoplankton

Warmer temperatures increase biodiversity and photosynthesis in phytoplankton, researchers at the University of Exeter and Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) have found. Globally, phytoplankton -- microscopic water-borne plants -- absorb as much carbon dioxide as tropical rainforests and so understanding the way they respond to a warming climate is crucial.

18 Dec 2015

Rock Weathering Could Help Stabilise Climate and Avert Ocean Acidification

Scientists have discovered enhanced weathering of rock could counter man-made fossil fuel CO2 emissions and help to protect our oceans.

15 Dec 2015

Evolutionary Responses of Phytoplankton Important in Developing Climate Change Models

A new study from the University of Exeter, published in the journal Ecology Letters, found that phytoplankton - microscopic water-borne plants - can rapidly evolve tolerance to elevated water temperatures.

30 Nov 2015

Computer Simulations Reveal Much More Complexity in Earth's First Ecosystems

Computer simulations have allowed scientists to work out how a puzzling 555-million-year-old organism with no known modern relatives fed, revealing that some of the first large, complex organisms on Earth formed ecosystems that were much more complex than previously thought.

28 Nov 2015

UPM Engineers Improve Environmental Impact Assessment Technique for Mining Exploitation

Two engineers at the School of Mining and Energy Engineering at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) have improved the technique known as Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the specific case of mining exploitation.

22 Oct 2015