It is well-established that biodiverse ecosystems generally function better than monocultures. Ecologists at the University of Zurich have now shown that the same is true on a larger scale: Having a mix of different land-covers ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 9, 2020
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As the world warms, a new study is helping scientists understand how cone-bearing trees like pines and junipers may respond to drought.
Plants & Animals
Dec 30, 2019
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How do humans affect forest fires? And what can we learn from forest fires in the past for the future of forestry? An international team of researchers led by Elisabeth Dietze, formerly at the German Research Centre for Geosciences ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 17, 2019
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CABI has led an international team of scientists who strongly suggest that the global trade of forest tree seeds is not as safe as previously believed, with insect pests and fungal pathogens posing a great risk to trees and ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 31, 2019
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Research taking place in Wales could see the return of lost eagle species to our countryside, bringing both conservation and economic benefits.
Ecology
Feb 18, 2019
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For an aerial archaeologist 2018 has been a bumper year. The long, hot summer has revealed ancient landscapes not visible from ground level, but easily recognised in fields of growing crops from the air.
Archaeology
Aug 17, 2018
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The political debate on Facebook and Twitter is getting too mean for many Americans.
Internet
Oct 25, 2016
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Over 200 researchers from Europe and around the world are currently meeting in Zürich to share the latest findings on the topic "Climate Change: Tree responses in Central European forests". One key question is this: How ...
Environment
Sep 2, 2013
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Researchers investigating the relationship between biogeography and endemism in the Pilbara have uncovered two surprising discoveries.
Plants & Animals
Aug 9, 2013
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A Sunday walk led to the discovery of a subfossil forest which has remained intact for over 13,000 years in the Zurich clay, opening new doors for Central European dendrochronology.
Earth Sciences
May 30, 2013
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