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Five or More El Niño Events Per Century Restructure the Marine and Terrestrial Ecosystems

The El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is a global climate phenomenon most famous for the El Niño phase characterized by warm sea surface temperatures in the eastern Pacific Ocean, intense winter storms and high precipitation.

9 Sep 2022

Study Looks at How Many More Bees are Needed to Preserve Crops

In a study by Rutgers University, researchers have illustrated for the first time how many more bee species are required to preserve crop yields.

8 Sep 2022

Microplastics Removal by IMS Efficient Compared To Other Methods

A growing environmental pollution issue is microplastic, which is characterized to be less than 5 nm. Microplastics’ accumulation in different environments and ecosystems is caused by the increase of plastic waste from personal care products or the plastic industry.

30 Aug 2022

Hydropower Dams Have Links to Species Extinctions

Deforestation, habitat loss, and fragmentation are all linked and contributing to the current biodiversity catastrophe, with hydropower being responsible for the majority of this degradation.

29 Aug 2022

Warming Oceans Could Reduce the Carbon Sequestration Potential of Decomposing Kelp

Kelp forms vast seaweed forests along temperate coastlines, which sequester large amounts of atmospheric carbon.

25 Aug 2022

Stress in Bumblebee Species Linked to Increasingly Hotter and Wetter Conditions

Scientists from Imperial College London and the Natural History Museum today published two concurrent papers analysing UK bumblebee populations.

22 Aug 2022

UF Researchers Take a Small Step Toward Revitalizing Sea Urchin Populations

Coral reef ecosystems are severely threatened by pollution, disease, overharvesting and other factors. For thousands of years, long-spined sea urchins helped keep reefs intact. They eat seaweed, which can kill or seriously damage coral. Without coral, reefs suffer severe consequences, including diminished ability to support fish.

17 Aug 2022

Researchers Radio-Track Migrating Hawkmoths for the Longest Distance Ever

Insects are the world's smallest flying migrants, but they can maintain perfectly straight flight paths even in unfavorable wind conditions, according to a new study from the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior (MPI-AB) and the University of Konstanz.

12 Aug 2022

Landscape Topography and Droughts Alter the Diversity of Dust-Associated Microorganisms

The Sierra Nevada mountains are receiving dust from all around the world that is carrying microbes hazardous to both plants and humans.

10 Aug 2022

Study Investigates How Day/Night Cycle Affects the Diversity of Ocean's Primary Producers

Phytoplankton is the foundation of all life on the planet. Understanding how these photosynthetic organisms react to their ocean environment is important to understanding the rest of the food web.

10 Aug 2022