In the face of a changing climate many species must adapt or perish. Ecologists studying evolutionary responses to climate change forecast that cold-blooded tropical species are not as vulnerable to extinction as previously ...

Biology - Ecology

Aug 16, 2012 4 / 5 (2) 2

Parts of the UK are at greater risk of invasion by non-native aquatic species than previously thought, according to new research. The first to include human factors in models used to predict where invasive species will arrive ...

Biology - Ecology

May 01, 2013 4 / 5 (2) 1

The annual duck hunting season in the United States is traditionally big business, but while bird numbers are rising faster than they have for decades, the number of hunters continues to fall. Far from being good news for ...

Biology - Ecology

Feb 07, 2013 3.5 / 5 (2) 0

Potentially key fingerprint evidence is currently not being considered due to shortcomings in the way it is reported, according to a report published today in Significance, the magazine of the Royal Statistical Society and th ...

Other Sciences - Mathematics

Feb 08, 2012 3 / 5 (2) 1

Hormone-mimicking chemicals released into rivers have been found to impact the mating choices of fish, a new study has revealed. The controversial chemical BPA, which emits oestrogen-like properties, was found to alter an ...

Biology - Ecology

Jul 11, 2012 3 / 5 (2) 1 |

The production of ethanol from lignocellulose-rich materials such as wood residues, waste paper, used cardboard and straw cannot yet be achieved at the same efficiency and cost as from corn starch. A cost comparison has concluded ...

Chemistry - Biochemistry

Nov 08, 2011 5 / 5 (1) 0 |

(PhysOrg.com) -- Molecular oligoacceptors (chelating Lewis acids) are interesting compounds that are potentially applicable in phase-transfer processes, catalysis, or molecular recognition. Compounds with ...

Chemistry - Materials Science

Nov 08, 2011 5 / 5 (1) 3

The number of species being recognised as endangered is ever increasing and a new study, published in Conservation Biology, reveals the unanimity among conservation scientists of expectations of a major loss of biological divers ...

Biology - Ecology

Nov 09, 2011 5 / 5 (1) 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Nucleic acid technology has revolutionized the field of biomedicine, as it can be effectively utilized in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of genetic diseases The efficacy of most ...

Chemistry - Biochemistry

Nov 23, 2011 5 / 5 (1) 0 |

A new study published today in the international journal Addiction demonstrates that even small changes in pub and bar closing hours seem to affect the number of violent incidents. The findings suggest that a one-hour extens ...

Other Sciences - Social Sciences

Nov 29, 2011 5 / 5 (1) 1

One hundred years ago, two teams of explorers raced to be the first to reach the South Pole. Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen reached the South Pole on December 14, 1911.

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

Nov 29, 2011 5 / 5 (1) 3

Australian scientists have reconstructed the past six thousand years in estuary sedimentation records to look for changes in plant and algae abundance. Their findings, published in Global Change Biology, show a ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Nov 29, 2011 5 / 5 (1) 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Gold isn’t just lovely in jewelry; it has long been used as medicine. Modern medicine is particularly focused on nanoscopic gold, which can be used as a contrast agent and in the treatment ...

Nanotechnology - Bio & Medicine

Dec 13, 2011 5 / 5 (1) 0 |

(PhysOrg.com) -- Whether it's right under our nose or far away, when we observe an object we see it—provided we have healthy eyes and normal vision or suitable glasses—in focus. For this to work, ...

Chemistry - Materials Science

Dec 16, 2011 5 / 5 (1) 0 |

Prof. Markus Pollnau and co-workers at the MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology at the University of Twente (The Netherlands) have developed a rare-earth-ion-doped optical amplifier with performance comparable to semiconductor ...

Chemistry - Materials Science

Jan 12, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 1