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…
Scientists and researchers from around the world gathered at ESRIN, ESA’s Earth Observation Centre in Frascati, Italy, last week to discuss the contribution of…
The latest Taking Stock report from the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) reveals that a continued decline in releases of toxic chemicals to the…
Scientists at the University of Florida and the Museum of Natural History in Berlin made the landmark discovery that prehistoric aquatic critters such as…
The animation highlights the movement in the area between September 2006 and October 2007. The Pine Island Glacier is visible stretching from the right of the…
More than 3,000 critically endangered sociable lapwings have been found in the Ceylanpinar district of south-eastern Turkey after a satellite tag was fitted to…
Based on long traditions, the cooperation nowadays covers all important areas – air, water, forestry and biodiversity. The cooperation has resulted in several…
The green leaves of plants use the energy of sunlight to make sugar by combining water with carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. This sugar fuels the plant’s…
Forest fires and other blazes in the United States likely release about 30 percent as much mercury as the nation's industrial sources, according to initial…
The world’s major rice-producing nations – including China and India – are calling for closer collaboration in efforts to feed Asia’s billions of rice…
By studying 120,000-year-old layers in the ice of Greenland, researchers have determined that the ice cover seems to be able to survive a warmer climate better…
The University of Leicester is – quite literally – nailing its colours to the tallest building on campus. In a bold and forthright statement, the University of…
The Irish government has launched a major new strategy to maximise the scientific, economic and social potential of Ireland’s significant marine resources. Sea…
At the event, leading international experts presented the findings of their latest research into the scale, causes and consequences of global loss of coastal…
At least that’s the way the barred owls see it.Charlotte is famous for having two kinds of green. It is home to two of the nation’s largest banks and its…
That's according to research done by Lisa A. Schulte, assistant professor in Iowa State University's department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management and…
The acidity is caused by the gradual buildup of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere, dissolving into the oceans. Scientists fear it could be lethal for…
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