Tracking sea turtle egg traffickers with GPS-enabled decoy eggs
By placing 3D-printed and GPS-enabled decoy sea turtle eggs into nests on the beach, it's possible to gather key evidence needed to expose rampant...
Blocking vibrations that remove heat could boost efficiency of next-gen solar cells
A study of a solar-energy material with a bright future revealed a way to slow phonons, the waves that transport heat. The discovery could...
Cyanobacteria as ‘green’ catalysts in biotechnology
Researchers show how the catalytic activity of cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, can be significantly increased. This brings biotechnological and thus eco-friendly application...
Efficient pollen identification
From pollen forecasting, honey analysis and climate-related changes in plant-pollinator interactions, analysing pollen plays an important role in many areas of research. Microscopy is...
40 percent of Amazon could now exist as rainforest or savanna-like ecosystems
Researchers focused on the stability of tropical rainforests in the Americas, Africa, Asia and Oceania. With their approach they were able to explore how...
Harvesting vegetation on riparian buffers barely reduces water-quality benefits
Allowing farmers to harvest vegetation from their riparian buffers will not significantly impede the ability of those streamside tracts to protect water quality by...
New research sheds light on the reluctance of farmers to adopt new technologies
Research sheds new light on a long-standing obstacle to improving agricultural productivity in developing countries: the reluctance of small-scale farmers to adopt modern technologies...
Climate change responsible for record sea temperature levels
Global warming is driving an unprecedented rise in sea temperatures including in the Mediterranean, according to a major new report.
Potential new tool for frost screening in crops
Agricultural scientists and engineers have identified a potential new tool for screening cereal crops for frost damage.
Woodpeckers’ drumming: Conserved meaning despite different structure over the years
How do animals produce and perceive biological information in sounds? To what extent does the acoustic structure and its associated meaning change during evolution?...
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Gorillas, rhinos, lions and more will soon become extinct without immediate action
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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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