A study out of the University of Florida offers a comparison between introduced species that attempt to outcompete native plants within an ecosystem and certain native plant species that mimic that behavior to create similar ...
Ecology
Dec 19, 2019
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Lake Garda has not yet revealed all of its secrets. This attractive tourist destination, unique for its physical and environmental characteristics, is also a case study for several international research teams. One of these, ...
Environment
Jun 5, 2019
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According to the conventional wisdom, drinking water taken from a deep aquifer protected by a semi-permeable layer of rock should be protected from many contaminants, including viruses.
Environment
Oct 10, 2011
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Researchers have shown that water movement sensors - known as lateral lines - on the bodies of the African clawed frog may also be sensitive to light.
Plants & Animals
Sep 9, 2015
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For over a century, scientists have sought to understand how fish orient against an incoming flow, even without visual and flow cues. In a study published in eLife, researchers explore a potential hydrodynamic mechanism of ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 10, 2022
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Whales use a combination of rapid echolocation adjustments and nimble brain responses to zero in on fast-moving prey, suggests a study published today in eLife.
Plants & Animals
Oct 26, 2021
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Water deficit is currently one of the most significant limiting factors for global agricultural productivity, a factor further exacerbated by global climate change, according to a 2019 water report from the Food and Agriculture ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 8, 2022
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Some of the nation's most historic buildings and monuments may be better protected from decay in future, following a development by engineers.
Environment
Aug 23, 2010
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Vast amounts of energy flow around the ocean as waves, tides and currents, eventually impacting coasts, including coral reefs that provide food, income and coastal protection to more than 500 million people. This water movement ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 14, 2021
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How and with what effort does a bacterium—or a virus—enter a cell and cause an infection? Researchers from Freiburg have now made an important contribution to answering this question.
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 25, 2023
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