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Ecology Jun 11, 2026

Five-year plan to help scientists better understand the causes of algal blooms

As toxic algal blooms intensify around the world, a renowned Bowling Green State University researcher continues to lead the global conversation on how to prevent them, keeping the university and its Center for Great Lakes ...

Agriculture Jun 11, 2026

Q&A: Expert offers insight on stopping the New World screwworm

NC State University entomologist Maxwell Scott is among a handful of people worldwide with the most thorough understanding of the genetics and life cycle of the New World screwworm, a blowfly that lays its eggs in wounds ...

Ecology Jun 10, 2026

Missing the forest for the trees: Conservationists emphasize the need for intact forest in coffee landscapes

As conservationists seek to maintain biodiversity levels in tropical coffee landscapes, data indicate the presence and quality of surrounding forest habitat may play a larger role than previously thought. New research from ...

Environment Jun 10, 2026

'Cool Routes' finds cooler walking paths with hourly forecasts and street-level shade data

The Arizona sunshine hits like a blowtorch. The pavement radiates heat like a stove burner. To make hot-weather walking less of an ordeal, Arizona State University researchers have created a web-based app that finds the coolest, ...

Plants & Animals Jun 10, 2026

Dead organisms have a lasting ecological legacy, new research shows

Trees, grasses, corals, and oysters are foundational to the structure of an ecosystem while they are alive. But new research led by the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) at the University ...

Environment Jun 10, 2026

Greater international cooperation is needed to achieve the UN's global forest goals

While many people tacitly appreciate the intrinsic and aesthetic value forests and trees provide, governments and policymakers have struggled to take firm action to protect Earth's forests.

Plants & Animals Jun 10, 2026

Acoustic environment may explain why some bird songs outlast others

From melodic morning choruses to territorial songs that echo through forests and grasslands, birds rely on vocalizations to communicate, attract mates and defend valuable habitat. For songbirds, these vocal displays are not ...

Environment Jun 10, 2026

Fragmented environmental policies risk costly failures, experts warn

Current climate and nature policies are working at cross-purposes, wasting public funds and causing unintended damage to ecosystems, according to a major new report co-authored by a University of York researcher.

Agriculture Jun 10, 2026

Economist finds financial inequity distorted centuries-old Spanish water inequality

For generations, economists have viewed markets as the gold standard of efficiency, assuming resources naturally flow to the people who value them most. But new research from the University of Miami Patti and Allan Herbert ...

Social Sciences Jun 9, 2026

Satellite data reveal hidden labor trafficking in Brazil

A Stanford team used geospatial data and detection algorithms to achieve a tenfold increase in rescues from modern slavery in the Brazilian Amazon. Now, they are planning to expand their approach.

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