According to Dr. Dave Kendal from the University of Tasmania, in the next 50 years, 20-50% of current plant species in botanic gardens and urban landscapes will likely confront temperatures those species have never experienced ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 29, 2020
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In a fire-blackened landscape, signs of life are everywhere. A riot of red and green leaves erupt from an otherwise dead-looking tree trunk, and the beginnings of wildflowers and grasses peek from the crunchy charcoal below.
Plants & Animals
Jan 17, 2020
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Whether it's ice, lake-bottom mud, or cave stalactites and stalagmites, if something piles up and accumulates over time, it can tell scientists about past climate conditions or surrounding landscapes and how they've changed.
Earth Sciences
Jan 8, 2020
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New research has identified the genetic basis of resistance to ash dieback in UK trees, opening up new avenues for conservation.
Ecology
Nov 18, 2019
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For the past decade the outlook has been gloomy for European ash trees devastated by Ash dieback and facing the threat of more invasive pests.
Ecology
Nov 14, 2019
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Gene sequences for more than 1100 plant species have been released by an international consortium of nearly 200 plant scientists, the culmination of a nine-year research project.
Evolution
Oct 23, 2019
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You may mock the national anthem by singing "Our land abounds in nature strips" but what you might not know is how true that is. In Melbourne, for example, more than a third of all public green space is nature strips. (That ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 16, 2019
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Edinburgh is losing the equivalent of around 15 football pitches of green land each year, much of which is due to private garden areas being paved over or built on, according to a new report.
Environment
Oct 15, 2019
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A new study on the long-term relationship between humans and clams in B.C."s Salish Sea is helping to inform modern marine resource management.
Plants & Animals
Oct 15, 2019
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Warmer temperatures linked to climate change are having a big impact on the breeding habits of one of Australia's most recognisable bird species, according to researchers at The Australian National University (ANU).
Ecology
Oct 11, 2019
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