In the first major study to examine the effects of climate change on ocean fisheries, a team of researchers from UBC and Princeton University finds that…
The team, led by Drs. Travis Glenn, Ruth Elsey, Tracey Tuberville and Stacey Lance, spent a decade examining the mating system of alligators living in the…
Results show that the lagoons are in the process of regressing, largely due to the extraction of underground water for the Matalascañas tourist resort…
Jack Harkema, a University Distinguished Professor of pathobiology and diagnostic investigation in the College of Veterinary Medicine, will deploy the new…
Sometimes described as “flammable ice,” hydrates consist of water molecules that create cages around “guest molecules” such as methane, which is one carbon…
Sinuous, meandering streams produce diverse and wildlife-rich habitats and are the aim of many river restoration efforts, but until now, the bank, water flow…
The research, led by Professor of Environmental Modelling Alison Tomlin from Leeds' Faculty of Engineering, has shown that air pollution levels change…
This is an important finding because lack of iron can be a limiting factor for plankton growth in the ocean – especially in the southern oceans and parts of…
The findings, published online today in the journal Nature, show that these microorganisms, members of ancient lineage called archaea, beat out all other…
The findings, published online today in the journal Nature, show that these microorganisms, members of ancient lineage called archaea, beat out all other…
Dr Clive Trueman, who is based at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton said:”Salmon farming is a big, intensive business. In 2006, around 130,000…
Compared to fine-grain mine tailings, produced in ore treatment by flotation and other techniques, waste rock is just displaced material comprising large size…
Scientists define the “critical zone” as the portion of the planet from the treetops to the groundwater that sustains terrestrial life.The observatory is one…
Scientists at the University of Calgary have found a way to reduce bat deaths from wind turbines by up to 60 percent without significantly reducing the energy…
The scientists found that replacing traditional roofing materials in an urban area the size of Detroit, with a population of about one-million, with green…
The scientists propose that global biophysical boundaries, identified on the basis of the scientific understanding of the earth system, can define a “safe…