Fly away home? Ice age may have clipped bird migration
The onset of the last ice age may have forced some bird species to abandon their northerly migrations for thousands of years, says new...
Species abundance: Winter restricts innovation
Why are there so many more species in the tropics? The 'storage effect' is stronger there than in temperate forests.
Animal acoustic activity decline shows forest fire pollution wreaks havoc on wildlife
Forest fires in Southeast Asia during the El Niño droughts of 2015 caused considerable disruption to the biodiversity of the region due to the...
Imagining a world without species
Categorizing species can get hazy at small, microbial scales. After all, the classical definition of species as interbreeding individuals with sexually viable offspring doesn't...
10,000 year-old DNA proves when fish colonialized our lakes
DNA in lake sediment forms a natural archive displaying when various fish species colonized lakes after the glacial period. Scientists' analyses of the prevalence...
Gravity waves influence weather and climate
Gravity waves form in the atmosphere as a result of destabilizing processes. The effects of gravity waves can only be taken into consideration by...
Atmospheric effects of Arctic snowmelt
Researchers are exploring the changing chemistry of the Arctic's atmosphere to help answer the question of what happens as snow and ice begin to...
Gulf Spill oil dispersants associated with health symptoms in cleanup workers
Workers who were likely exposed to dispersants while cleaning up the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill experienced a range of health symptoms including cough...
End-of-summer Arctic sea ice extent is eighth lowest on record
Arctic sea ice appeared to have reached its yearly lowest extent on Sept. 13, scientists have reported. Analysis of satellite data showed that at...
A study switches from genetic to metabolic analysis to reconstitute evolutionary process
A new method for analyzing a living being chemical compositions is tested in Andean plants and attest the genesis of species by means of...
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