For plants and animals forced to tough out harsh winter weather, the coverlet of snow that blankets the north country is a refuge, a stable beneath-the-snow habitat that gives essential respite from biting winds and subzero ...

Space & Earth - Environment

May 07, 2013 4 / 5 (8) 6

A satellite that will map the world's forests has been chosen for the seventh mission in Europe's Earth Explorer project, the European Space Agency (ESA) said Tuesday.

Space & Earth - Space Exploration

May 07, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

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

More than 160 researchers across 10 European countries joined together, in what is being hailed as the first international project to focus on ocean acidification and its consequences.

Space & Earth - Environment

Apr 29, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 0

RNA molecules, made from DNA, are best known for their role in protein production. MicroRNAs (miRNAs), however, are short (~22) nucleotide RNA sequences found in plants and animals that do not encode pro ...

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

Apr 25, 2013 4.5 / 5 (4) 0 |

When it comes to materials used in the fight against bacteria, silver may not be the first substance which comes to mind. However, the precious metal has been used in the medical industry as a biocide - a ...

Nanotechnology - Bio & Medicine

Apr 22, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 1

A new report on the potential effects of climate change on NOAA's Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary uses existing observations and science-based expectations to identify how climate change could affect habitats, plants ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Apr 18, 2013 4 / 5 (4) 2

(Phys.org) —At some point, scientists may be able to bring back extinct animals, and perhaps early humans, raising questions of ethics and environmental disruption.

Biology - Other

Apr 08, 2013 4.1 / 5 (11) 25 |

(Phys.org) —Beekeepers and researchers nationally are reporting growing evidence that a powerful new class of pesticides may be killing off bumblebees. Now, research at the University of Pittsburgh points ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Apr 02, 2013 4.4 / 5 (8) 3 |

(Phys.org) —Increases in ground-level ozone, especially in rural areas, may interfere not only with predator insects finding host plants, but also with pollinators finding flowers, according to researchers from Penn State ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Apr 02, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0 |

(Phys.org) —Although it's known that construction of homes in suburban areas can have negative impacts on native plants and animals, a recent study led by University of Massachusetts Amherst ecologist Susannah ...

Biology - Ecology

Mar 25, 2013 3.5 / 5 (4) 0

Dramatic climate change was previously proposed to be responsible for the disappearance of turtles 71-million-years ago, because they were considered to be "climate-sensitive" animals. Results of this research, ...

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

Mar 14, 2013 5 / 5 (5) 0 |

(Phys.org) —A team of researchers from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in the US has found significant amounts of particulate iron in runoff from glacial melting in Greenland. Their paper is published ...

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

Mar 11, 2013 3.7 / 5 (7) 0 |

A research team at the University of Guelph has developed a new line of transgenic "Enviropigs." The new line of pigs is called the Cassie line, and it is known for passing genes on more reliably. The results of this project ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Mar 07, 2013 not rated yet 0

(Phys.org) —Trace radiation from the Fukushima nuclear disaster is showing up in Pacific bluefin tuna. By measuring that radiation, scientists are gaining valuable insight about the fish's early migratory ...

Biology - Ecology

Mar 05, 2013 3.8 / 5 (4) 0