A new breed of honey bees provides a major advance in the global fight against the parasitic Varroa mite, new research shows.
Plants & Animals
Apr 7, 2022
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When it comes to establishing prairies that support pollinators on reclaimed industrial land, a new study suggests native plant diversity matters less than seeding species with the ability to persist in poor soils.
Ecology
Feb 4, 2022
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A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in China, one in South Africa and one in Australia has found that the Chinese lockdown last year following the initial outbreak of COVID-19 led to an early spring ...
In early 2020, daily life in Northern China slammed to a halt as the region entered a strict period of lockdown to slow the spread of COVID-19. Emissions from transportation and industry plummeted. Emissions of nitrogen oxides ...
Environment
Mar 1, 2021
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A Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) scientist examined 11 Mars years of image data to understand the seasonal processes that create linear gullies on the slopes of the megadune in the Russell crater on Mars. In early spring ...
Planetary Sciences
Feb 24, 2021
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Every late winter and early spring, huge dust storms swirled across the bare and frozen landscapes of Europe during the coldest periods of the latest ice age. These paleo-tempests, which are seldom matched in our modern climate ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 1, 2021
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Animals can fall into an "ecological trap" by altering their behavior in the "wrong direction" in response to climate change, researchers say.
Evolution
Dec 16, 2020
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ETH researchers find climate change is increasing the risk of late-spring frost in areas where plants are not adapted to this kind of temperature swing, putting some forests of Europe and Asia at higher risk of damage.
Environment
May 12, 2020
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Some "canaries" are 50 feet long, weigh 70 tons, and are nowhere near a coal mine. But the highly endangered North Atlantic right whale is sending the same kind of message about disruptive change in the environment by rapidly ...
Ecology
Nov 19, 2019
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Changes in springtime winds high above the South Pole are set to trigger higher than usual temperatures and fire-prone weather conditions in Australia, an international study involving Monash scientists has warned.
Environment
Oct 8, 2019
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