When it comes to keeping time, an unassuming species of songbird is on a par with professional musicians, according to new research.
Ocean Warming Threatens Richest Marine Biodiversity
An international team of scientists led by researchers from the University of Adelaide has revealed that rates of future warming threaten marine life in more than 70 per cent of the most biodiverse-rich areas of Earth’s oceans.
Space Data Tracks Record-Breaking UK Heatwave
Earth Observation (EO) experts based at the University of Leicester have laid bare the UK’s record-breaking heatwave with data captured from space.
Designing Roots to Penetrate Hard Soils Could Help Climate Proof Crops
Scientists have discovered how to design cereal roots able to continue growing in hard soils by altering their ability to penetrate, enabling roots to access sources of water deeper in soil, and helping ‘climate-proof’ vital crops in response to changing UK rain fall patterns.
Novel HIV combination therapies could prevent viral escape and rebound
Carefully designed cocktails of broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs) could help treat HIV while minimizing the risk of the virus escaping treatment, suggests a new study.
Three new species of black-bellied salamander found in southern Appalachian Mountains
Three new species of black-bellied salamander have been discovered. The new salamanders, which are found in the southern Appalachian Mountains of the eastern United States, stem from black-bellied populations that were long considered to be a single species.
New database to support conservation
Scientists have created a new tool to fill the large gaps in our understanding of where and how human activities threaten wild species around the world.
Invasive fish: Sperm hijacking as success strategy
The Prussian carp is considered one of the most successful invasive fish species in Europe. Its ability to reproduce asexually gives it a major advantage over competing fish. An international research team has now managed to describe the complete genome of the Prussian carp for the first time. This also...
New approach to exposing illegal and informal mercury trading
The Minamata Convention (MC) aims to restrict and limit the trading of mercury, a highly toxic pollutant. While most countries involved in artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM), the biggest source of mercury pollution, are MC parties, its efficacy has remained unclear. Researchers have now developed a new method of...
New study finds environmental injustice is key to decoding climate change debate
A new study found that Miami's history of environmental injustice was the key to understanding why different groups were often talking at cross-purposes, leading to misunderstandings and disagreements about climate change and what they believe should be done about it.