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 ‘water footprint’, developed by UT Professor Arjen Hoekstra, gives a detailed insight into the water consumption of individuals, companies and countries….
“Usually you can see the ‘super-polluters’ simply just by looking; particularly when they accelerate or climb a hill and a cloud of smoke comes out of the…
“In 1946, 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic or 2, 4-D was introduced. It was a wonder herbicide,” said Robert Skirvin, plant biologist in the College ofAgriculture,…
HiRISE, or the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, headed by Alfred McEwen of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, is based at the UA. New HiRISE images…
The surprising experimental results agree with independent numerical simulations produced by collaborating scientists at the University of Queensland in…
In the study, published today in the journal Nature, a scientist describes the new technique and shows how it can be used to analyse tiny samples of molten…
Researchers from Penn State and Washington University in St. Louis will contribute to the fieldwork by using seismic recordings of earthquakes to create images…
Their findings, published this week, are shocking: almost 3,000 sea turtles were found dead along a 27-mile stretch of coast during a five-year period from…
As concerns about the effects of global warming continue to mount, a new study published in the December issue of Physiological and Biochemical Zoology finds…
The mission of this International Polar Year (IPY) project is to uncover secrets of the enigmatic Gamburtsev subglacial mountains that are buried by up to 4 km…
Buildings account for 36% of Sweden's energy consumption , and many homes are still heated with electricity. Existing houses therefore have a key role to play…
Climate change is the current crisis the world is experiencing today. It is an international issue that concerns all fields of research and expertise including…
It shows one red curve and one blue one. He then indicates the point where they meet each other, then frowns and says the message he cannot repeat often…
Around 1.6 million of the UK’s sheep are afflicted with lameness and 80% of that is due to the disease footrot. Footrot is infectious, caused by the bacterium…
The mud volcano, dubbed LUSI, has been continuously erupting since May 2006, when water, steam and gas at 100 degrees broke through the surface in the village…
The report is the most comprehensive assessment to date of the world’s wild mammals, and is the result of a five-year effort including data collected by more…
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