Scientists can peer at least nine months into a Tasmanian devil's past by studying its whiskers, a new study led by UNSW Sydney has found.
Plants & Animals
Dec 1, 2021
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In a box, within a canister, surrounded by snow, tucked tightly into a backpack strapped to one determined ecologist. Twenty at a time they travel, these unassuming, iconic frogs, departing places where they're thriving for ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 19, 2018
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Oyster farming as currently practiced along the Delaware Bayshore does not significantly impact four shorebirds, including the federally threatened red knot, which migrates thousands of miles from Chile annually, according ...
Ecology
May 14, 2020
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Piping plovers, charismatic shorebirds that nest and feed on many Atlantic Coast beaches, rely on different kinds of coastal habitats in different regions along the Atlantic Coast, according to a new study by the U.S. Geological ...
Ecology
Apr 8, 2021
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Just in time for Halloween, a new study reveals that pumpkin-colored zombies may be running rampant through your local salt marsh.
Ecology
Oct 6, 2017
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Residents of Chicago's Hispanic neighborhoods live farther from nature and its benefits than do residents of the city's non-Hispanic neighborhoods, University of Illinois at Chicago researchers say.
Ecology
Dec 13, 2012
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Losses of important eelgrass meadows in western Sweden since the 1980s have led to considerable bottom erosion and the release of carbon and nitrogen; substances that contribute to increasing climate change and eutrophication. ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 4, 2021
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(Phys.org) -- A Texas Tech University climate scientist said climate change is widely expected to disrupt future fire patterns around the world, with some regions, such as the western United States, seeing more frequent fires ...
Environment
Jun 12, 2012
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Walk into a forest comprising only native trees, and you probably notice many different tree species around you, with no one species dominating the ecosystem. Such biodiversity—the variety of life and species in the forest—ensures ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 24, 2019
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Wolves do not avoid areas of human disturbance when hunting moose in Alberta's oil sands region.
Ecology
Aug 30, 2017
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