Scientists from the University of Notre Dame, The Nature Conservancy, and Central Michigan University presented their findings of Asian carp DNA throughout the Great Lakes in a study published in the Canadian Journal of Fi ...

Biology - Ecology

Apr 04, 2013 not rated yet 1

(Phys.org) —A barefoot encounter with a Razor Clam is not a pleasant experience, just ask anyone who has had their feet sliced open in the shallows of picturesque Lake Macquarie, north of Sydney.

Biology - Ecology

Apr 04, 2013 not rated yet 0

(Phys.org) —Miles below the ocean surface, diverse ecosystems flourish at hydrothermal vents. Without sunlight, animals live off of bacteria that thrive on chemicals billowing out of the Earth's crust. ...

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

Apr 01, 2013 4.8 / 5 (5) 4 |

(Phys.org) —New research from North Carolina State University finds that higher temperatures found in urban environments are a key contributor to higher populations of insect pests called scale insects ...

Biology - Ecology

Apr 01, 2013 not rated yet 0 |

Sometimes, little things can add up to a lot. In short, that's the message of a research study on small dams, streams and pollution by Steve Powers, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Notre Dame's Environmental ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Mar 28, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

How vulnerable are municipalities to adverse effects from flooding, strong winds, avalanches, land or mudslides or other natural disasters? In Norway, researchers have developed an interactive map displaying ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Mar 19, 2013 not rated yet 0

(Phys.org) —As is the case in all areas of science, our understanding of evolutionary biology is… well, evolving. Two such areas are macroevolution (any evolutionary change at or above the level of species ...

Biology - Evolution

Mar 18, 2013 3.8 / 5 (6) 0 |

A Flinders University researcher is digging up the past to solve problems of the future.

Other Sciences - Archaeology & Fossils

Mar 18, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

The maps were intended to show how rising sea levels threaten some of Miami-Dade County's most vital facilities.

Space & Earth - Environment

Mar 17, 2013 4.2 / 5 (5) 16

The rise of developing nations has cut poverty while the combined economies of Brazil, China and India are on a path to overtake wealthy nations, but failure to act on climate change could reverse those gains, ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Mar 14, 2013 3 / 5 (6) 6

(Phys.org) —It was often assumed marine plankton would be easy prey, especially in the dense viscosity of colder waters, but that is not necessarily so.

Biology - Ecology

Mar 07, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0 |

Scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have identified patterns of epigenomic diversity that not only allow plants to adapt to various environments, but could also benefit crop production ...

Biology - Biotechnology

Mar 06, 2013 4.8 / 5 (4) 0 |

Climate change, intensive farming and urban sprawl - are putting Europe's parkland and biological diversity under increasing pressure. The natural environment can only take so much pressure, before it becomes ...

Biology - Ecology

Mar 06, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

In folklore, storks' strong white wings would carry babies to parents around the world. But since the mid 1980s increasing numbers of storks have stopped their annual migration from Northern Europe to Africa ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Feb 28, 2013 not rated yet 1

Knowing the temperatures that viruses, bacteria, worms and all other parasites need to grow and survive could help determine the future range of infectious diseases under climate change, according to new ...

Biology - Ecology

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