Environmental Conservation

Environmental Conservation

Impact of Mosquito Evolution on Galapagos Wildlife

Scientists from the University of Leeds, the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) and the Galapagos National Park have discovered that while its mainland…

Environmental Conservation

New Carbon Footprint Calculator for Businesses Launched

With support from Nova Scotia Environment, the Centre’s calculator is a user-friendly tool to help businesses estimate their environmental impacts through…

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Climate Change Threatens Hawaii’s Endangered Honeycreepers

As climate change causes temperatures to increase in Hawaii’s mountains, deadly non-native bird diseases will likely also creep up the mountains, invading most…

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Extreme Conservation Strategies for Climate Change Adaptation

Scientists are, for the first time, objectively evaluating ways to help species adapt to rapid climate change and other environmental threats via strategies…

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In-Depth NOAA Report on Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine Life

Prepared by NOAA's National Center for Coastal Ocean Science, the report, A Marine Biogeographic Assessment of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, examines the…

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Simulating Transport of Pharmaceuticals in Biosolids

Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) carried in biosolids (i.e., treated sewage sludge) may reach surface waters or groundwater when these…

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Skip This Cocktail Party: Contaminants in Marine Mammals' Brains

Eric Montie, the lead author on the study currently in press and published online April 17 in Environmental Pollution, performed the research as a student in…

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Snail Venoms Reveal Insights Into Evolutionary Competition

The research, by University of Michigan evolutionary biologists Tom Duda and Taehwan Lee, is scheduled to be published online May 20 in the open-access journal…

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Low-Dose Arsenic Affects Immune Response to Influenza A

First author Courtney D. Kozul and colleagues reported that mice exposed to 100 parts per billion (ppb) of arsenic in drinking water had altered immune…

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First Evidence of Pre-Industrial Mercury Pollution in Andes

University of Alberta Earth and Atmospheric Sciences PhD student Colin Cooke's results from two seasons of field work in Peru have now provided the first…

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New Study Links Polar Bears to Climate Change Impact

The new paper, by a team of scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), University of Alaska, University of…

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Anti-Infectives in Water: Impact on Aquatic Species

The authors suggest that “only highly contaminated waters could affect the most sensitive [aquatic] species,” but when considering the potential of high…

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Bolivian Rainforest Study Reveals Shared Feeding Traits in Monkeys and Humans

Rather than trying to maximize their daily energy intake, the monkeys tightly regulate their daily protein intake, so that it stays at the same level…

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Scientists identify world's largest leatherback turtle population

Leatherbacks are of profound conservation concern around the world after populations in the Indo-Pacific crashed by more than 90 percent in the 1980s and…

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Plant Life Discovery on Boston Harbor Islands Aims to Combat Invasive Species

The recent findings by a team of Northeastern University ecologists studying plant life on the Boston Harbor Islands may advance societal efforts to stem the…

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Climate Change Impacts Cascades Snowpack, New Research Reveals

But new research leaves little doubt that a warmer climate has a significant effect on the snowpack, as measured by water content on April 1, even if other…

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