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Study Highlights the Emerging Threat of Climate Change to Migratory Mule Deer

When drought reshuffles the green-up of habitats that mule deer migrate across, it dramatically shortens the annual foraging bonanza they rely on.

15 Jun 2020

Soil Organisms can Enhance Numerous Global Sustainability Goals

Soils are home to more than 25 percent of the earth's total biodiversity, supporting life on land and water, nutrient cycling and retention, food production, pollution remediation and climate regulation.

15 Jun 2020

Disappearance of Antelopes can have a Profound Impact on Entire Ecosystems

Five years before the novel coronavirus ran rampant around the world, saiga antelopes from the steppes of Eurasia experienced their own epidemic.

15 Jun 2020

Green Developments can Damage Marine and Coastal Environment

The world's waterfront cities should not be deluged with apparently green developments because they still carry the potential to cause damage to the marine and coastal environment, scientists have warned.

11 Jun 2020

New Thematic Series focuses on Restoration of Drylands to Mitigate Climate Change

The Society for Ecological Restoration (SER) and the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR), in conjunction with Wiley Publishing, today are excited to release the first issue of Restoration Ecology - Arid Lands (RE-AL).

11 Jun 2020

Studies Provide a Better Understanding of Lizards Ecology

A special issue of Austral Ecology this month is celebrating the legacy of an internationally renowned South Australian ecologist, whose work inspired a new generation of scientists and launched a momentum to ensure the survival of his beloved lizards, contribute enormously to their understanding, and enrich ecology knowledge at a broader level.

11 Jun 2020

Forests Growing on Shale Bedrock Store 25% More Carbon

A forest's ability to store carbon depends significantly on the bedrock beneath, according to Penn State researchers who studied forest productivity, composition and associated physical characteristics of rocks in the Appalachian ridge and Valley Region of Pennsylvania.

11 Jun 2020

Pesticides are Linked to Low Population of Monarch Butterflies

New evidence identifies 64 pesticide residues in milkweed, the main food for monarch butterflies in the west.

9 Jun 2020

Study Explores Potential Environmental Impact of Marine Energy Devices

Marine scientists from around the world spent the last four years reviewing numerous studies and other data on the possible environmental effects of marine renewable energy (MRE) devices and found that the potential impact to marine life is likely small or undetectable.

9 Jun 2020

Australian Researchers Set Record for Carbon Dioxide Capture

Researchers from Monash University and the CSIRO have set a record for carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) using technology that resembles a sponge filled with tiny magnets.

5 Jun 2020