Simple rules can help fishery managers cope with ecological complexity
A team of ecologists and economists are the first to test whether real-life ecological interactions produce economic benefits for the fishing industry.
Socioecological network finds space for cattle, fish, and people in the big mountain west
The social and ecological systems of mountains and their river basins are best approached holistically when dealing with complex problems in natural resources management,...
One-in-three chance Hayward fault will rupture within 30 years
In the next 30 years, there is a one-in-three chance that the Hayward fault will rupture with a 6.7 magnitude or higher earthquake. Such...
New map profiles induced earthquake risk for West Texas
A map created by geophysicists can help predict which parts of West Texas and New Mexico may be at risk of fracking-induced earthquakes. The...
Influence of increasing carbon dioxide levels on the seabed
Subseabed CO2 storage is a potential future climate change mitigation technology. In a holistic approach, this study presents how leaking CO2 affects sandy seabed...
Avoiding blackouts with 100% renewable energy
Researchers propose three separate ways to avoid blackouts if the world transitions all its energy to electricity or direct heat and provides the energy...
Savanna fires pump Central African forests full of nitrogen
Researchers are revealing the unexpected role that large-scale fires and high nitrogen deposition play in the ecology and biogeochemistry of these lush Central African...
Climate change, urbanization driving opossum’s northward march
Researchers are investigating the ongoing northward range expansion of the common Virginia opossum.
Alien honeybees could cause plant extinction
New research indicates that introduced 'alien' honeybees are competing for resources with native bees and threatening the survival of plants that rely on interactions...
Rapid land changes forecast for East African savannahs
A study, presenting a 5000-year environmental history of the popular tourist destination, Amboseli National Park in Kenya, has shown that the impact of climate...
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The extremely rare cave-dwelling albino fish with no eyes, the Mexican blindcat, has previously only been known to exist in Mexico.
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