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Ecology Apr 30, 2024

Low-intensity grazing is locally better for biodiversity but challenging for land users, study shows

A team of researchers led by the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), Leipzig University (UL), and the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) has investigated the motivation and potential ...

Plants & Animals Apr 30, 2024

Study sheds new light on how Scotland's beavers interact with the environment

A study by the University of Stirling has shed new light on how beavers reintroduced to Scotland indirectly interact with deer—and the implications for the woodlands they share.

Economics & Business Apr 30, 2024

Research reveals overlooked factor driving China's real estate crisis

The default of Evergrande, one of China's largest developers, set off a chain of defaults among developers, triggering the ongoing property market crisis in China.

Social Sciences Apr 30, 2024

Study finds labor market support for transgender people is lower than for other sexual minorities

In 2020, the United States Supreme Court ruled in "Bostock vs. Clayton County" that transgender people are legally protected from employment discrimination. This came at a time of increased visibility, but also of legal and ...

Ecology Apr 30, 2024

Remote Lake Superior island wolf numbers are stable but moose population declining, researchers say

Researchers forced to cut short an annual survey of wildlife on a remote Lake Superior island this winter due to unusually warm weather announced Tuesday that they managed to gather data that shows the wolf population is ...

Economics & Business Apr 30, 2024

Study shows how AI can be a 'crystal ball' for businesses to stay afloat

Businesses unsure how to survive the next global tragedy should have no fear, with a new study showing how artificial intelligence (AI) can help organizations stay afloat in rapidly changing times.

Astronomy Apr 30, 2024

Astronomers significantly impact the climate by traveling to conferences, say researchers

In 2019, global travel to international academic conferences in the field of astronomy caused the equivalent of 42,500 tons of climate-damaging CO2 emissions. This equates to an average of one ton of CO2 per participant and ...

Plants & Animals Apr 30, 2024

Researchers find pesticides in a third of Australian frogs tested. Did these cause mass deaths?

In winter 2021, Australia's frogs started dropping dead. People began posting images of dead frogs on social media. Unable to travel to investigate the deaths ourselves because of COVID lockdowns, we asked the public to report ...

Cell & Microbiology Apr 30, 2024

A virus could help save billions of gallons of wastewater produced by fracking

An estimated 168 billion gallons of wastewater—or produced water—is generated annually by the Permian Basin fracking industry, according to a 2022 report by the Texas Produced Water Consortium. The major waste stream ...

Ecology Apr 30, 2024

Missing link in species conservation: Pharmacists, chemists could turn tide on plant, animal extinction

As the world faces the loss of a staggering number of species of animals and plants to endangerment and extinction, one University of Michigan scientist has an urgent message: Chemists and pharmacists should be key players ...

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