Reports that Irukandji jellyfish might be moving south may be panicking people unnecessarily. It's almost impossible to tell where the tiny jellyfish are along our coast, but that could change with new technology that can ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 22, 2019
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By 2050, almost 70 percent of the world's population will live in urban environments, according to the United Nations. But as cities spread, wild animals will also have to adapt. In Nature Ecology and Evolution, researchers ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 10, 2018
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Up to 15 million hectares of the Brazilian Amazon is at risk of losing its legal protection, according to a new study from researchers at Chalmers University of Technology and KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden, and ...
Environment
Nov 14, 2018
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Toxoplasmosis is an infectious disease caused by the spread of Toxoplasma gondii, a parasitic alveolite with an interesting life cycle. It exists in three forms. First, oocysts are produced in cats and passed in feces or ...
Bavaria is changing: In regions such as Lower Franconia, climate change is producing drier and hotter conditions. At the same time, extreme weather gets a boost with heavy rainfall or hail leading to flooding and soil erosion.
Environment
Jul 6, 2018
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It's a puzzle that has confounded biologists for centuries: the earth's tropical regions are home to an enormous variety of plant and animal species, but as you travel north or south, away from the equator, the level of diversity ...
Ecology
May 30, 2018
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Current global warming has far-reaching ecological consequences for the Earth's oceans. Many marine organisms are reacting by migrating toward the poles. Researchers at Geozentrum Nordbayern at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität ...
Environment
May 17, 2018
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Village communities in the tropical regions of Africa, Asia and South America have not been using local forest resources as sustainably as is often assumed. This is the conclusion of a study published by scientists from the ...
Environment
Mar 1, 2017
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Large animals play a key role in mitigating climate change in tropical forests across the world by spreading the seeds of large trees that have a high capacity to store carbon, new research co-led by the University of Leeds ...
Environment
Apr 25, 2016
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An Australian couple had a close encounter with one of the most dangerous birds in the world when a giant flightless cassowary wandered into their home, sending them running for cover.
Ecology
Apr 15, 2016
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