Climate change is shrinking mountain hares’ habitat in the Alps
A warming climate will shrink and fragment mountain hare habitat in the Swiss Alps. Populations are likely to decline as a result.
World’s largest cities depend on evaporated water from surrounding lands
A study found that 19 of the 29 largest cities in the world depend on evaporation from surrounding lands for more than one-third of...
Climate change risk for half of plant and animal species in biodiversity hotspots
Up to half of plant and animal species in the world's most naturally rich areas, such as the Amazon and the Galapagos, could face...
A starfish cold case reopens, climate change remains suspect
As ocean temperatures rise and oceanic diseases proliferate, species like sea stars struggle to survive, and scientists are looking for underlying causes. To bring...
Feeding wildlife can influence migration, spread of disease
Animal migration patterns are changing as humans alter the landscape, according to new research. Those changes can affect wildlife interactions with parasites-with potential impacts...
Wind moves microinvertebrates across desert
Research has yielded the first evidence of how waterborne microinvertebrates move across vast expanses of arid desert. A new study details for the first...
Mowing the lawn less often improves bee habitat
New research suggests that homeowners can improve habitat for bees by mowing the lawn less often.
Hunger guides mountain lions’ actions to enter residential areas
In a new study, researchers found that while big cats like mountain lions are generally fearful of and avoid humans, hunger can dampen that...
Warm Arctic means colder, snowier winters in northeastern US, study says
Scientists have linked the frequency of extreme winter weather in the United States to Arctic temperatures.
How much snow accumulates in North America each year? More than scientists thought
Scientists have revised an estimate of snow volume for the entire continent, and they've discovered that snow accumulation in a typical year is 50...
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