New study finds that the nutritional value of prey within a single species can widely vary, offering key insights for food web dynamics and ecosystem change The hunt is on and a predator finally zeroes in on its prey. The animal consumes the nutritious meal and moves on to forage for its next target. But how much prey does a predator need to consume? Following a period of massive starvation among animals living along the California coast, University of California…
The Purdue scientists, along with collaborators from the Smithsonian Institution and Johns Hopkins University, study the habits of earthworms originally…
Scientists from the U.S., U.K. and Australia have teamed up to explore two of the last uncharted regions of Earth, the Aurora and Wilkes Subglacial Basins,…
As part of a multi-pronged research effort to understand the role of migratory birds in the transfer of avian influenza viruses between Asia and North America,…
The species, which originates from the Black Sea and probably spread to the Baltic via ballast water, has been found in the Gulf of Gdansk since 1990, in the…
Their common ancestor appears to have emerged from Eurasia about 50 million years B.P. For several decades, scientists have been using molecular biology…
Yields could decrease by as much as 50 to 100 percent due to the major reduction in pesticides allowed for crops such as roses, chrysanthemums, cucumbers,…
Up until last winter, the thickness of Arctic sea ice showed a slow downward trend during the previous five winters, but after the summer 2007 record low…
The authors of the study believe that these highly intelligent animals now associate roads with danger – in this case poaching, which is rampant in Central…
The sensor will also be able to detect explosives vapours and chemical agents such as nerve gases, when integrated in homeland security sensor systems….
This process is the cause of coral bleaching and is well known to scientists, but few large-scale studies have dealt with its effects on the structure of…
This is the first study of its kind and is carried out by an international team of scientists that includes researchers from the University of British…
Rapid changes in temperature which have led to changes in the timing of seasonal activities, such as flowering, make some closely related groups of species –…
The level of water in the reservoir behind the dam will top off at 575 feet above sea level during the coming winter. The reservoir pool, covering abandoned…
Anthocyanins are naturally occurring pigments found at particularly high levels in berries such as blackberry, cranberry and chokeberry. Scientists are…
A powerful greenhouse gas is at least four times more prevalent in the atmosphere than previously estimated, according to a team of researchers at Scripps…
It is easy to forget that everyday office life with its business travel, conferences and meetings has a massive effect on the environment. Environmentally…
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