Corals are made up of many polyps that jointly form a layer of living tissue covering the calcareous skeletons. They depend on single-celled algae called…
Faced with such threats as deforestation, climate change, and invasive species, a significant proportion of the world's plant species are commonly believed to…
Earthworms could be used to extract toxic heavy metals, including cadmium and lead, from solid waste from domestic refuse collection and waste from vegetable…
Nutrient pollution, one of the greatest threats to our freshwater resources, is responsible for the algal blooms that blanket our lakes and waterways in summer…
When dried with the new process, sludge from wastewater treatment can be used as fertilizer, dumped in landfills or incinerated. Unlike thermal drying…
The Kansas State University-led study looked at the drought tolerance of 426 species of grass from around the world. The goal was to better understand how…
In a study published in the August issue of the journal Tourism Management, they apply their technique to Georgia's Jekyll Island and unveil a new website that…
Representatives of recreational fisheries interests north and south of the border are concerned that beavers can harm economically important fish stocks due to…
The Kansas State University-led study looked at the drought tolerance of 426 species of grass from around the world. The goal was to better understand how…
The findings suggest that as open farmland replaces forests and “agroforests” – where crops are grown under trees – reduced number of bird species and shifts…
That conclusion, the analysts say, calls for regulators and others to consider additional mandatory steps to reduce the potential of drinking water…
Forests hammered by windstorms, avalanches and wildfires may appear blighted, but a Washington State University researcher says such disturbances can be key to…
Microbes, sponges, and worms—the side effects of pollution and heavy fishing—are adding insult to injury in Kenya's imperiled reef systems, according to a…
Roca has found a way to determine where the ivory comes from. With funding from the Division of International Conservation of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife…
An article produced by a working group of UC Santa Barbara's National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) recommends that when a combination…
Instead, watersheds need a good mix of steep, cold-running streams and slower, meandering streams of warmer water to keep options open for salmon adapted to…
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