Male tree frogs like to 'see what they're getting' when they select females for mating, according to a new study by Dr. Michael Reichert from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in the US. His work, which is one of the ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Nov 19, 2012 not rated yet 0

The North American Oak Skeletonizer, a very small moth, has invaded North West Europe since 1989, and feeds commonly on planted Northern Red Oaks in the Netherlands, Belgium and adjacent Germany. This is ...

Biology - Ecology

Nov 19, 2012 not rated yet 0

Tired of bird droppings on the city's most famous monuments, local authorities in Rome are resorting to unusual measures to try and scare off a million starlings that migrate to the Eternal City every year.

Biology - Ecology

Nov 16, 2012 not rated yet 0

A green revolution is sweeping across the car and concrete jungle of Mexico City, an infamously smoggy capital that was once dubbed "Makesicko City" by novelist Carlos Fuentes.

Technology - Energy & Green Tech

Nov 15, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 0

As native birds continue to lose their homes due to the spread of the Australia's cities, scientists are urging city planners and householders to help save them by planting more Australian trees.

Biology - Ecology

Nov 13, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

A recent study by a team of scientists from the U.S. Forest Service's Pacific Southwest and Pacific Northwest research stations, and the University of Idaho confirms the important role climate plays on bark beetle outbreaks. ...

Biology - Ecology

Nov 12, 2012 not rated yet 1

A deadly disease threatening swathes of ash trees in Britain cannot be eradicated, the environment secretary admitted on Friday as he announced plans to stem the growing problem.

Biology - Ecology

Nov 09, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 2

Corals under attack by toxic seaweed do what anyone might do when threatened – they call for help. A study reported this week in the journal Science shows that threatened corals send signals to fish "bodyg ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Nov 08, 2012 4.3 / 5 (3) 0 |

(Phys.org)—With the help of information technology (IT), Penn State professor Mark Guiltinan makes the world a sweeter place.

Biology - Biotechnology

Nov 08, 2012 not rated yet 0

A new study led by researchers from the University of York suggests protected areas in East Africa are not conserving plants such as the iconic Acacia tree.

Biology - Ecology

Nov 07, 2012 not rated yet 0

Researchers from Australia and the UK tracing soil in one of the areas affected in the 'Black Saturday' bushfires in Victoria have shown how nuclear science can explain the environmental impact of soil erosion.

Space & Earth - Environment

Nov 07, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

(Phys.org)—Proteomics experts and resources at EMSL contributed to a study published in Science centered on the discovery of new bacteria and the metabolic roles, such as carbon cycling, of bacteria in the ...

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

Nov 07, 2012 not rated yet 0

(Phys.org)—An ecologist who has examined research into the genetic lineage of populations of native British ash trees claims that significant differences in their DNA could make the majority less at risk ...

Biology - Ecology

Nov 07, 2012 not rated yet 0

Variations in the soil and stone beneath it are the biggest factor behind which trees grow where in the rainforests of the Congo basin, a new study has found.

Space & Earth - Environment

Nov 06, 2012 not rated yet 1 |

(Phys.org)—Anyone flying into Melbourne from the east notices the thousands of hectares of dead Mountain Ash trees that were killed in the 2009 Black Saturday fires, which marked the culmination of an extended ...

Biology - Ecology

Nov 06, 2012 4.7 / 5 (3) 1 |