Birds-of-paradise are biofluorescent | ScienceDaily
New research by scientists at the American Museum of Natural History and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln reports, for the first […]
Biochemistry
Models show intensifying wildfires in a warming world due to changes in vegetation and humidity; only a minor role for lightning
Extreme fire seasons in recent years highlight the urgent need to better understand wildfires within the broader context of climate
Global warming and mass extinctions: What we can learn from plants from the last ice age
Global warming is producing a rapid loss of plant species — according to estimates, roughly 600 plant species have died
Colorado forests are releasing more carbon than they capture each year
Colorado’s forests store a massive amount of carbon, but dying trees — mostly due to insects and disease — have
Study takes a ‘bite’ out of shark depredation using citizen science
Shark depredation is a hot-button issue in recreational fishing, as anglers face off against these stealthy ocean bandits. These underwater
Twenty years on, biodiversity struggles to take root in restored wetlands
While the restoration of natural areas is high on political agendas, a comprehensive new study from the University of Copenhagen
‘Junk’ RNA segments play role in protein production, cell stress response
Scientists have discovered that some tiny segments of RNA thought to be junk instead have a functional role in suppressing
Follow the fish’s gaze | ScienceDaily
Schools of fish are mesmerizing examples of collective animal behavior. Thousands of individuals move in near-perfect synchrony, despite each fish
Bats play a key role in combating rice pests in Southeast Asia
Scientists from the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (Leibniz-IZW) and the Prince of Songkla University in Thailand have