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Reduced Water Scarcity Possible by 2050 According to Utrecht and McGill University Scientists

Water scarcity is a major issue across the globe. According to scientists from Utrecht and McGill University, water scarcity can be reduced by the year 2050.

1 Sep 2014

Expansion of Marine Protected Areas Needed to Protect Fish Species

A new study reports that an expansion of marine protected areas is needed to protect fish species that perform key ecological functions. According to investigators from the Wildlife Conservation Society and other organizations, previous efforts at protecting fish have focused on saving the largest numbers of species, often at the expense of those species that provide key and difficult-to-replace ecological functions.

30 Aug 2014

MSU Geologist Discovers Methane Seeps in Unlikely Spots in the U.S. Atlantic Margin

New questions about geology, oceanography and seafloor ecosystems are being raised because of research by a Mississippi State University geologist.

27 Aug 2014

Wind Turbines Blamed for Death of Numerous Bats

Wind turbines are responsible for the death of numerous bats. In a recent study, scientists determined the origin of these animals: they do not only come from local areas but many had been already on a long migratory journey. Germany therefore bears responsibility not only for the protection of native bat populations, but also for the populations from other countries.

14 Aug 2014

Great Lakes Negatively Impacted by Climate Change

Climate change is having a direct negative effect on the Great Lakes, including impacts to recreational value, drinking water potential, and becoming more suited to invasive species and infectious pathogens, according to a Grand Valley State University researcher.

12 Aug 2014

Commonly Used Anxiety Drug May Have Serious, Cascading Ecological Consequences

A drug that is commonly used to treat anxiety in humans and which regularly finds its way into surface waters through wastewater effluence has been shown to reduce mortality rates in fish.

8 Aug 2014

Paper on Dynamics of Assembling Food Webs Wins Ecological Society of America Award

Humans are known to alter the planet. One efficient way is by adding new species to ecosystems. People accidentally (and oftentimes deliberately) transport species from place to place in airplanes, boats and cars. Humans are known, too, to even remove a species entirely from its ecosystem by overhunting or by destroying the species’ habitat. What, if any, are the consequences of such actions? How do they impact ecosystems?

6 Aug 2014

Environmental Impact of Chemical Contamination in Shale Gas Production Needs to be Determined

As production of shale gas soars, the industry's effects on nature and wildlife remain largely unexplored, according to a study by a group of conservation biologists published in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment on August 1.

5 Aug 2014

Researchers Find Significant Knowledge Gaps on How Natural World Responds to Shale-Gas Operations

In the United States, natural-gas production from shale rock has increased by more than 700 percent since 2007. Yet scientists still do not fully understand the industry's effects on nature and wildlife, according to a report in the journal Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment.

1 Aug 2014

University of Chicago Completes Warren Woods Ecological Field Station in North America

The University of Chicago has completed the Warren Woods Ecological Field Station, the first Passive House-certified laboratory in North America and only the fifth worldwide. Built to Passive House standards -- an innovative design process that results in minimal energy requirements for heating and cooling -- the field station and accompanying cabins set a new benchmark for sustainable and energy-efficient educational facilities.

28 Jul 2014