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Study Offers Insight into How Quickly Plants Respond to Changing Environment

Scientists--and gardeners--have long known that plants grow taller and flower sooner when they are shaded by close-growing neighbors.

1 Jul 2021

Study: World's Largest Eagles Struggle to Feed Offspring in Heavily Deforested Areas

Harpy eagles - which are among the world's largest eagle species - struggle to feed offspring in heavily deforested areas of the Amazon, according to a study published in Scientific Reports.

1 Jul 2021

Conservation Aquaculture Critical to Restore Native Oyster Populations

Ten estuaries on the West Coast of North America have been identified as priority locations for expanding the use of conservation aquaculture in a study led by the Native Olympia Oyster Collaborative and funded by the Science for Nature and People Partnership.

1 Jul 2021

Future Coral Loss may Cause More than 40% Reduction in Reef Fish Diversity

Predicting the potential effects of coral loss on fish communities globally is a fundamental task, especially considering that reef fishes provide protein to millions of people.

1 Jul 2021

Conservation Concern as Alien Aphid Detected on Kangaroo Island

An invasive species of aphid could put some threatened plant species on Kangaroo Island at risk as researchers from the University of South Australia confirm Australia’s first sighting of Aphis lugentis on the Island’s Dudley Peninsula.

1 Jul 2021

Study Reveals the Direct Impact of Rising Carbon Dioxide Levels on the Amazon Rainforest

A 50% rise in the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere could reduce rainfall in the Amazon as much as or even more than substitution of the entire forest by pasture.

30 Jun 2021

Recovery Plan can Protect Endangered Species as Well as Traditional CHamoru Practices

Are the traditional practices tied to endangered species at risk of being lost? The answer is yes, according to the authors of an ethnographic study published in the University of Guam peer-reviewed journal Pacific Asia Inquiry.

25 Jun 2021

Migratory Birds Take Seeds in the Wrong Direction to Help Plants Cope with Climate Change

Migratory birds carry most seeds in the wrong direction to help plants cope with climate change, new research shows.

24 Jun 2021

Mercury Concentration of Fish is Higher in Warmer and More Productive Lakes

Recent studies show that, in the future, the mercury concentration of fish in Finnish Lapland can shift closer to the level found in lakes located below the Arctic Circle.

23 Jun 2021

Climate Change may Prevent Florida's Reefs from Making the Northward Move

Warming seas are driving many species of marine life to shift their geographic ranges out of the tropics to higher latitudes where the water is cooler.

23 Jun 2021