Anglers need tailored messaging to inspire action on invasive species
Lakeside education campaigns discourage anglers from transporting aquatic hitchhikers between lakes, but new research hows those campaigns are less effective than they could be....
Delicious discoveries: Scientists just described a new onion species from the Himalaya
While the onion, garlic, scallion, shallot and chives have been on our plates for centuries, becoming staple foods around the world, their group, the...
Ecology of fishing jaguars: Rare social interactions
Scientists have gained new insights into the diet, population density and social interactions of a group of Brazilian jaguars.
Peat management by local communities can reduce emissions
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 18 October 2021; doi:10.1038/s41558-021-01197-1Local communities can play a role in helping to restore tropical peatlands by using more sustainable...
Plankton head polewards
Ocean warming caused by anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions will prompt many species of marine plankton to seek out new habitats, in some cases as...
Researchers find few adverse health effects in wildlife exposed to low levels of radiation...
Between 2016 and 2018, researchers studied wild boar and rat snakes across a range of radiation exposures in Fukushima. The team examined biomarkers of...
Plant-based jet fuel could reduce emissions by 68%
Replacing petroleum-based aviation fuel with sustainable aviation fuel derived from a type of mustard plant can reduce carbon emissions by up to 68%, according...
New model to assess for flood hazards
A new article presents a new methodology to create a watershed-scale flood model based on LiDAR data.
New theories and materials aid the transition to clean energy
Scientists have explored different approaches to catalysis, a chemical process that plays an essential role in biological reactions, as well as many industrial applications....
Twelfth century literature and space-age data help map 3,000 years of auroras
Researchers have published maps indicating how the auroral zone has moved over the last three millennia.
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