Tropical species are six times more sensitive to forests being broken up for logging or farming than temperate species, says new research.
Ecology
Dec 5, 2019
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Providing seeds with a protective coating that also supplies essential nutrients to the germinating plant could make it possible to grow crops in otherwise unproductive soils, according to new research at MIT.
Ecology
Nov 25, 2019
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Scientists placed honey bee hives next to soybean fields in Iowa and tracked how the bees fared over the growing season. To the researchers' surprise, the bees did well for much of the summer. The colonies thrived and gained ...
Ecology
Nov 25, 2019
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On a typical June day in Yellowstone, it's not unusual to see hundreds of bison grazing in the Lamar Valley. The herds appear to aimlessly move back and forth through meadows threaded by a winding river, just passive figures ...
Ecology
Nov 18, 2019
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There's a long-standing belief in the freshwater fishing community that once anglers find it too hard to land a particular fish for their dinner plate, they either move on to fishing for different species or fish in new waters, ...
Ecology
Nov 18, 2019
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University of Michigan scientists and their colleagues used glowing fluorescent gel to test the potential effectiveness of vaccines to control rabies and other diseases in wild bats.
Ecology
Nov 18, 2019
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New research shows that many larval fish species from different ocean habitats are ingesting plastics in their preferred nursery habitat.
Ecology
Nov 11, 2019
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A very rare species of small, deer-like animal thought to be on the verge of extinction has been spotted in the northwestern jungle of Vietnam for the first time in nearly 30 years.
Plants & Animals
Nov 11, 2019
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The first appearance of bright green leaves heralds the start of spring, nudging insects, birds and other animals into a whirlwind of action. But a new study shows that urbanization shifts this seasonal cue in nuanced ways, ...
Ecology
Nov 11, 2019
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In recent years, the field of microbiome research has grown rapidly, providing newfound knowledge—and newfound questions—about the microbes that inhabit human and animal bodies. A new study adds to that foundation of ...
Ecology
Nov 4, 2019
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