The latest weapons against climate change: The beaver, the oyster, cold water and more…
Beavers, high elevation streams, and oyster reefs are just three of the weapons in the fight against climate change discussed in 14 Solutions to...
New method of microbial energy production discovered
For all living things to succeed, they must reproduce and have the energy to do so. An organism's ability to extract energy from its...
Changes in water temperature have an impact on the dentex in Medes Islands
The movement of the dentex, a fish living in rocky sea floors and marine lands in the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, is influenced by...
Assessment concludes urban forests in Chicago region face a warmer, wetter future
A first-ever assessment of urban forest vulnerability to climate change in the Chicago region suggests that native tree species in a 7-million-acre area may...
Larger swaths of tropical forest being lost to commercial agriculture
Larger patches of tropical forest are being cleared in recent years to make way for industrial-scale agriculture, a new study shows. Analysis of deforestation...
Noise pollution from gas compressors changes abundance of insects, spiders
The relentless roar of natural gas compressors influences the numbers of insects and spiders nearby, triggering decreases in many types of arthropods sensitive to...
Protecting life’s tangled ecological webs
Keeping habitats connected, so that species can move in response to environmental change, is crucial to ecosystem resilience.
Study refutes findings behind challenge to Sierra Nevada forest restoration
Ecologists have found significant flaws in the research used to challenge the US Forest Service plan to restore Sierra Nevada forests to less dense,...
Researchers eveal a new strategy to enhance the efficiency of cereal straw for biofuel...
A collaborative research effort has revealed a new strategy to allow cellulose in rice straw to release its fermentable sugar more efficiently.
Energy efficiency is important to wireless and broadcast networks
By deploying a spatially adaptive broadcast system, broadcast powers can be reduced by up to 35 per cent, reducing carbon emissions and saving money,...
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He's given a whole new meaning to "poached eggs."
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Rare blindcat found in US, could prove water-filled caves connect Texas and Mexico
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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