UK forests could store almost double the amount of carbon than previous calculations suggest, with consequences for our understanding of carbon stocks and humanity's response to climate change, according to a new study.
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World’s longest-winged birds go easy on older partners
A new study has found that wandering albatrosses with older partners spend less time on foraging trips than those with more sprightly partners presumably so that their mate has a shorter wait without food.
Found: A protective probiotic for ALS
A probiotic bacterium called Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus HA-114 prevents neurodegeneration in the C. elegans worm, an animal model used to study amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
Heat and cold as health hazards
Both hot and cold environments trigger a stress response in the human body and can lead to cardiovascular problems. Physiologists have recently investigated both factors in scientific studies. The results are especially interesting in light of the current multiple global crises.
How a test drive may lead to an electric vehicle purchase
There's something about test driving an electric vehicle that boosts some potential buyers' personal identity as being early adopters of the latest technologies, a new study has found. And that strengthened sense of being a timely user of new gadgetry was linked to a higher likelihood that the test-driver would...
New theory on timing for human settlement of some parts of tropical Pacific
Spread across vast distances, the islands of the tropical Pacific Ocean are thought to have been populated by humans in two distinct migrations beginning approximately 3,330 years ago. The first followed a northern route out of what is today the Philippines and the second followed a southern route from Taiwan...
Do polar bear paws hold the secret to better tire traction?
Traction is important. Humans have been continually interested in discovering how to better move across wet or frozen surfaces safely -- whether to improve shoes for walking on sidewalks or tires to maneuver the roadways. But what makes it possible for some Arctic animals to walk and run across the...
More Than the Sum of Its Parts
The number of simultaneously acting global change factors has a negative impact on the diversity of plant communities – regardless of the nature of the factors.
Daylong wastewater samples yield surprises
Engineers compare wastewater 'snapshots' to daylong composite samples and find snapshots lead to bias in testing for the presence of antibiotic-resistant genes.
Diving birds are more prone to extinction, says new study
Diving birds like penguins, puffins and cormorants may be more prone to extinction than non-diving birds, according to a new study. The authors suggest this is because they are highly specialized and therefore less able to adapt to changing environments than other birds.