With the extinction of large, non-flying dinosaurs 66 million years ago, large herbivores were missing on Earth for the subsequent 25 million years. Since plants and herbivorous animals influence each other, the question ...
Evolution
May 2, 2022
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New UC Riverside research shows fungi and bacteria able to survive redwood tanoak forest megafires are microbial "cousins" that often increase in abundance after feeling the flames.
Ecology
Apr 25, 2022
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An analysis of more than 70,000 fossils indicates that mollusk communities were incredibly resilient to major climatic shifts during the last ice age.
Plants & Animals
Apr 18, 2022
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With the aid of satellite images, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have uncovered unique data on the severe drought that hit Syria between 2007 and 2009. Previously, many politicians and researchers believed that ...
Environment
Apr 11, 2022
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Changing the way fruit is gathered from a "tree of life" could have hugely positive environmental and financial impacts in Amazonia, according to a new study.
Environment
Apr 4, 2022
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An international team of researchers, including several from the University of Hawai'i (UH) at Mānoa, has quantified five critical ecological processes on more than 500 coral reefs worldwide to understand how these processes ...
Ecology
Apr 4, 2022
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A new study finds that temporary nature-based carbon removal can lower global peak warming levels but only if complemented by ambitious fossil fuel emission reductions.
Environment
Mar 29, 2022
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Every year, when the long, dark Arctic winter begins its retreat, the tundra ecosystem comes to life.
Environment
Mar 22, 2022
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Over the last two decades, almost 1,000 hydropower dams have been built around the globe. And while these dams provide many benefits to farmers, wildlife and the climate, the costs of their construction on local communities ...
Environment
Mar 15, 2022
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Climate change could result in the financial toll of flooding rising by more than a quarter in the United States by 2050—and disadvantaged communities will bear the biggest brunt, according to new research.
Earth Sciences
Jan 31, 2022
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