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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

Climate Change Predicts Southerly Shift of Iconic Whale Species in New Zealand

New research sheds light on how climate change will impact the distribution of great whales in New Zealand waters.

10 Aug 2022

California’s Forest Carbon Buffer Pool Found to be Severely Undercapitalized

Researchers have found that California's forest carbon buffer pool, designed to ensure the durability of the state's multi-billion-dollar carbon offset program, is severely undercapitalized.

8 Aug 2022

More Variable, Extreme Climate Could Threaten the Survival of Animals and Plants

How has climate change affected your life? Maybe torrential rains have flooded part of your town, or your city has had to contend with longer heat waves every year.

8 Aug 2022

Climate Change Could be the Main Reason for Bird Coloration, Research Suggests

The work, which was conducted over a 15-year period (2005-2019) through a partnership between scientists from the UPV/EHU and the Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Évolutive in Montpellier (CEFE-CNRS), focused on two populations of blue tits in the south of France, one located on the outskirts of Montpellier and the other in the northwest of the island of Corsica.

4 Aug 2022

New Approach Could Help Curb Methane Emissions from Lakes

Lakes and other freshwater systems emit large quantities of methane, which is the second most important greenhouse gas worldwide after CO2. Dredging and the use of Phoslock (a phosphate-binding clay particle) can reduce these lake emissions by over 50%.

3 Aug 2022