University of Queensland-led research has shown there is more coral reef area across the globe than previously thought, with detailed satellite mapping helping to conserve these vital ecosystems.
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Industrial Pollution Leaves its Mark in Mediterranean Corals
The study, published in the journal Science of the Total Environment, identified carbon particles emitted by burning fossil fuels embedded in the corals of Illa Grossa Bay, off the Columbretes Islands in the Mediterranean Sea.
UW Researcher Learns How Nectar-Laden Honey Bees Avoid Overheating
Honey bees carrying nectar have the remarkable ability to adjust their flight behavior to avoid overheating when air temperatures increase, according to research led by a University of Wyoming scientist. Jordan Glass, a postdoctoral research associate in UW’s Department of Zoology and Physiology, conducted the study to determine how high...
Desert ants: The magnetic field calibrates the navigation system
Desert ants find their way during an early learning phase with the help of the Earth's magnetic field. The associated learning process leaves clear traces in their nervous system.
Joro spiders well-poised to populate cities
The Joro spider was first spotted stateside around 2013 and has since been spotted across Georgia and the Southeast. New research has found more clues as to why the spider has been so successful in its spread. The study found the invasive orb-weaving spider is surprisingly tolerant of the vibrations...
If We Can’t Untangle This Mess, Norway’s Blue Industry Will Never Be Green
For the first time, researchers have investigated how ropes and fishing lines are handled by the Norwegian commercial fishing industry.
Polar Bears Unlikely to Adapt to Longer Summers
More time stranded on land means greater risk of starvation for polar bears, a new study indicates.
Study: Global Deforestation Leads to More Mercury Pollution
Scientists quantify a previously overlooked driver of human-related mercury emissions.
Archaeologists discover oldest known bead in the Americas
The bead found at the La Prele Mammoth site in Wyoming's Converse County is about 12,940 years old and made of bone from a hare.
Researchers studying ocean transform faults, describe a previously unknown part of the geological carbon cycle
This study reports widespread mineral carbonation of mantle rocks in an oceanic transform fueled by magmatic degassing of CO2. The findings describe a previously unknown part of the geological carbon cycle in transform faults that represent one of the three principal plate boundaries on Earth. The confluence of tectonically exhumed...