At dusk, the street lights flicker on around a city park, located not far from the Magdalena River in Colombia. An enormous figure emerges from the shadows. It lumbers forward, stopping to graze on the grass. The scene verges ...
Ecology
Feb 11, 2020
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One of the consequences of globalization is the inadvertent human-mediated spread of invasive species. The presence of a new invader, named Obama nungara, is reported in France by an international team led by Jean-Lou Justine ...
Ecology
Feb 6, 2020
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The exceptional properties of plastics, such as their chemical, light- and temperature-resistance, in combination with the low cost and ease of manufacturing have rendered them into one of the most popular and widely used ...
Analytical Chemistry
Dec 27, 2019
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Tropical species are six times more sensitive to forests being broken up for logging or farming than temperate species, says new research.
Ecology
Dec 5, 2019
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One of the last remaining megaherbivores, forest elephants shape their environment by serving as seed dispersers and forest bulldozers as they eat over a hundred species of fruit, trample bushes, knock over trees and create ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 25, 2019
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Interest is surging in tiny homes – livable dwelling units that typically measure under 400 square feet. Much of this interest is driven by media coverage that claims that living in tiny homes is good for the planet.
Environment
Apr 10, 2019
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Ecological farmlands help protecting bird populations and reducing the effects of global change on the environment, according to a study published in the journal Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment by the experts Joan ...
Ecology
Mar 7, 2019
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How do you measure a nation's environmental impact when half its goods are imported from China and other regions?
Environment
Jun 25, 2018
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Climate change will have a rapidly increasing effect on the structure of global ecological communities over the next few decades, with amphibians and reptiles being significantly more affected than birds and mammals, a new ...
Ecology
Jun 19, 2018
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A team of researchers is using network analysis techniques - popularized through social media applications - to find patterns in Earth's natural history, as detailed in a paper published today in the Proceedings of the National ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 23, 2018
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