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A group of scientists has shown that for plants and insects the applied pesticide toxicity in agriculture has substantially increased between 2004 and 2016. In a paper published in the current issue of Science,...
In order to assess the risk of bats dying at wind turbines, the acoustic activity of bats within the operating range of the rotor blades is recorded. Ultrasonic detectors are attached to the nacelles...
New research published by IUCN reveals that the pandemic has significantly impacted nature conservation around the globe, including job losses among protected area rangers, reduced anti-poaching patrols and environmental protection rollbacks. Conservation efforts in...
Biologists from the University of Würzburg have investigated the biodiversity of flowering fields planted as part of agri- environmental schemes. The results have now been published in the scientific journal PNAS (Proceedings of the National...
The world’s freshwater fishes are under ever increasing threat, with one in three already threatened with extinction, according to a report published by 16 global conservation organizations. Freshwater fisheries provide the main source of...
New research suggests that overhunting by humans was not responsible for the extinction of mammoths, ground sloths, and other North American megafauna. A new study published in Nature Communications suggests that the extinction of...
A team from the University of Bremen has discovered bacteria whilst carrying out research in Africa that may help to cultivate the popular teak tree. This could lead to a more sustainable local use...
Stress from rising water temperatures reduces ability of corals to adapt to ocean acidification, a new study in the journal Science Advances shows. About a quarter of the carbon emissions driving global warming are absorbed...
Street tree planting in residential areas of cities can serve as a nature-based solution to reduce the risk of depression with added benefits of also addressing climate change and biodiversity loss. This should be...
Future climate-related species extinction could be less severe than predictions based only on the current trend of global warming. However, the researchers from the University of Bayreuth and the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg do not...
Even though new hydropower dam developments are intended to provide green energy, they can drown areas that are rich in plant and animal species. But a new study shows that this kind of collateral...
Plant researchers at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) have investigated the transport of compounds in maize. They focused on the mechanism used to transport the products of photosynthesis for further distribution in the plant...
In the future, the Antarctic could become a greener place and be colonised by new species. At the same time, some species will likely disappear. 25 researchers recently presented these and many other findings...
Most of the mangrove forests on the coasts of Oman disappeared about 6,000 years ago. Until now, the reason for this was not entirely clear. A current study of the University of Bonn now...
Scientists have discovered slimy microbes that may help keep coral reefs healthy. The bacteria scrub out nitrogen, potentially defending against certain nutrient overloads. Corals have evolved over millennia to live, and even thrive, in...
Diverse ecosystems are threatened by the over 1 million barriers that cross Europe’s rivers, warns new research. The barriers take the shape of dams, fords and bridges. More than 1.2 million barriers criss-cross Europe’s...
New research by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has revealed major benefits of integrated approaches to the climate. The report found that conserving 30 per cent of land could safeguard 500 gigatonnes of carbon...
London – Crayfish trapping is not helping to control invasive American signal crayfish, according to new research. There are concerns that American signal crayfish are wiping out other species of crayfish across Europe. Invasive...
Scientists have discovered that summer sea ice in the Weddell Sea area of Antarctica has decreased by one million square kilometres in the last five years. New research shows that a series of severe...
A new study suggests that wildfires change the types of songs sung by birds living in nearby forests. Bird song has been proposed as one measure for understanding how biodiversity is maintained within an...
