Spiders go ballooning on electric fields
The aerodynamic capabilities of spiders have intrigued scientists for hundreds of years. Scientists have attributed the flying behavior of these wingless arthropods to 'ballooning',...
What does global climate have to do with erosion rates?
Geoscientists have been intrigued by a potential link between erosion rates at the Earth's surface and changes in global climate. A new study now...
Reconstruction of underwater avalanche sheds light on geohazards that threaten underwater telecommunication cables
Researchers have reconstructed the 1929 Grand Banks underwater avalanche to better understand these common geohazards, which threaten critical seafloor infrastructure.
Urban greenways can reduce neighborhood carbon emissions
A new study provides some of the first direct proof that urban greenways reduce carbon emissions.
Improving seabird conservation in Patagonian ecosystems
Preserving a 300,000 square km area in Patagonian waters could improve the conservation of 20 percent of the population of sea birds in their...
Exposure of hummingbirds and bumble bees to pesticides
New research reveals that hummingbirds and bumble bees are being exposed to neonicotinoid and other pesticides through routes that are widespread and complex.
Tiny fine particles of global impact — radiocarbon reveals the origin of black carbon
A technical breakthrough was achieved in the source determination of very small carbon samples at the Accelerator Laboratory and the Laboratory of Chronology of...
How ‘eavesdropping’ African herbivores respond to each other’s alarm calls
Many animals live in a world characterised by a bewildering array of signals from other species. But to what extent are individuals able to...
Salmon poisoning disease in grizzly bears
Salmon in the northwestern continental US often carry a fluke containing bacteria that can produce a deadly disease in bears called salmon poisoning disease...
Global warming may be twice what climate models predict
Future global warming may eventually be twice as warm as projected by climate models under business-as-usual scenarios and even if the world meets the...
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