One of the big questions in biology is why certain plants and animals are found in some places and not others. Figuring out how species evolve and spread, and why some places are richer in species than others, is key to understanding ...
Ecology
Jul 30, 2020
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Death Valley doesn't seem like the most ideal place to ride out rising temperatures amid a changing climate. But for the desert plants that live there, it's home—and they face the choice to adapt or die.
Ecology
Jul 27, 2020
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A team of researchers from Finland and the U.S. has found that boreal birds in Finland have been starting their breeding seasons earlier and have also been shortening their breeding seasons as temperatures in Finland increase ...
The damage caused by the catastrophic 2019-2020 Australian bushfires could lead to a dramatic jump in the number of native species at risk, according to new research.
Ecology
Jul 21, 2020
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A team of researchers at the University of Otago in New Zealand has found that studying the genes of kelp growing offshore can reveal some of the earthquake history of a given area. In their paper published in the journal ...
With their tough skins, pointy armor and legendary stamina, cacti are made to defend themselves from whatever nature throws at them.
Ecology
Jul 20, 2020
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Cavefish are seemingly insignificant: They are small, they live in tucked away places humans rarely go, and they're quite common, found on every continent except Antarctica. But researchers from the Stowers Institute for ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 20, 2020
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A team of researchers from Imperial College London, the University of Sydney and Cornel University has found that it is possible to create a soundscape from noises in the natural environment using machine-learning algorithms. ...
Ocean plankton are the drifters of the marine world. They include algae, animals, bacteria, and protists that are at the mercy of the tide and currents. Many are microscopic, though others, like jellyfish, can grow to relatively ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 15, 2020
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A new study reveals how climate change has enabled a voracious crab species to dramatically alter salt marsh ecosystems across the southeastern U.S.
Environment
Jul 14, 2020
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