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…
Now, however, it appears that maize itself may prove to be the ultimate U.S. biofuels crop.Early research results show that tropical maize, when grown in the…
“It's becoming more and more difficult to study these pathogens because you have to be a jack of all trades,” said T.G. Nagaraja, professor of diagnostic…
Using Google Earth these images can be projected onto the globe and shown as short films. For example, according to Ilse Aben, head of atmospheric research at…
Ocean Conservancy Scientist, Wallace J. Nichols and University of California-Santa Cruz researcher Hoyt Peckham found surprising results in a recent…
Despite 95% of the archipelago falling under the Galapagos National Park, invasive plants spreading from the inhabited areas are having large impacts on the…
Industrial fishing operations take plenty of blame for both depleting fish stocks and inadvertently catching innocent bystanders such as dolphins, sharks,…
EPA has failed to use its authority under the act to adequately coordinate and oversee state activities along the Mississippi and ensure progress toward the…
Pesticides currently used within the European Union (EU) must be registered with the national members of the European and Mediterranean Plant Protection…
Along with hundreds of other scientists from around the world, scientists from the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) have been able to bask in a…
The Carbon Capture Legal Programme, pioneered by the UCL Centre for Law and the Environment, will provide an authoritative source of objective, up to date and…
Resulting from the combination of water treatment investigations with the latest in material science, a new type of nanomaterial called nanostructured silica…
The problem with plants that are capable of doing this is that the process is slow and halts completely when growth stops in winter. Using plants in this way,…
Pesticides are a highly important environmental problem because of their toxicity and widespread use worldwide, and also because their waste could eventually…
European Commissioner in charge of Fisheries and Maritime Affairs Joe Borg said: “This is a crucial first step for Europe's oceans and sea – unlocking the…
Announced today in the international journal Science, the new plastic membrane allows carbon dioxide and other small molecules to move through its…
“As a result of damming and development, major rivers worldwide have experienced dramatic changes in flow, reducing their natural ability to adjust to and…
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