Great Barrier Reef at ‘unprecedented’ risk of collapse after major bleaching event
The record-breaking marine heatwave in 2016 across the Great Barrier Reef has left much of the coral ecosystem at an “unprecedented” risk of collapse,...
Coho salmon die, chum salmon survive in stormwater runoff research
Scientists found that coho salmon became sick and nearly died, within just a few hours of exposure to polluted stormwater. But chum salmon showed...
Evolution: Urban life leaves behind traces in the genome of bumblebees
Bumblebees living in the city have genes that differ from their relatives in the countryside. Although genetic differences are minor, they may influence how...
Competition between males improves resilience against climate change
Animal species with males who compete intensively for mates might be more resilient to the effects of climate change, according to new research.
Bugged out by climate change
Warmer summer and fall seasons and fewer winter freeze-thaw events have led to changes in the relative numbers of different types of bugs in...
Root exudates affect soil stability, water repellency
We might think of roots as necessary, but uninteresting, parts of the crop production process. New research, however, focuses on what's going on in...
The ‘radical’ ways sunlight builds bigger molecules in the atmosphere
With summer approaching, 'sea and sun' might conjure up images of a beach trip. But for scientists, the interactions of the two have big...
Marine fish won an evolutionary lottery 66 million years ago
Why do the Earth's oceans contain such a staggering diversity of fish of so many different sizes, shapes, colors and ecologies? The answer, biologists...
First gene drive targeting worldwide crop pest
Biologists have created the world's first gene drive system -- a mechanism for manipulating genetic inheritance -- in Drosophila suzukii, an agricultural pest that...
The ‘bread basket’ of the tropics? Study explores tropical grain production
Agricultural economists wanted to learn more about the productivity of grain production in the tropics. They examine input and output factors for several large-scale...
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