Adequate food supply is a fundamental need and requirement for survival. To protect a species, it is often very helpful to know what that species prefers and frequently consumes. Through the analysis of DNA traces in the ...
Ecology
Dec 7, 2023
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If we're to have any shot at meeting the climate targets set out in the Paris Agreement, scientists estimate that countries would need to remove billions of tons of CO2 from the atmosphere by mid-century. And that's just ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 8, 2022
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Reforestation has enormous potential as a cheap and natural way of sucking heat-absorbing carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and restoring the degraded natural world, while supporting local livelihoods at the same time. ...
Environment
Dec 9, 2019
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As human densities increase around the world, wildlife species are becoming more nocturnal to compensate. These adaptations allow wildlife to live in human-altered habitats but may result in unseen costs. Researchers at the ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 3, 2024
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Using the CRISPR gene editing tool, Nikolay Kandul, Omar Akbari and their colleagues at UC San Diego and UC Berkeley devised a method of altering key genes that control insect sex determination and fertility.
Biotechnology
Jan 8, 2019
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An international team of researchers, led by scientists at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, suggest that inactivation of two specific genes related to the immune system may have conferred selected ...
Evolution
Jun 4, 2012
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Glyphosate is the world's most widely used herbicide. Because it's considered safe for animals, it's extensively used not only in agriculture, but also for weed control in urban areas and home gardens.
Plants & Animals
Nov 29, 2018
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Sydney authorities on Thursday deployed baited lines to try to catch a giant great white shark that devoured an ocean swimmer, as beach communities in Australia's largest city were rocked by the first such attack in decades.
Ecology
Feb 17, 2022
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A study has shown how ecotourism in the Philippines has transformed people's attitudes towards marine conservation.
Ecology
May 5, 2020
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By monitoring the calls of spider monkeys, researchers have shown what level of human activity they will tolerate, helping guide conservation.
Ecology
Aug 25, 2023
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