Hazardous species need climate-style risk thinking, researchers argue
A new study argues that human harms from hazardous species should be managed as avoidable risks arising from the intersection ...
Tag: biodiversity
Four New Spider-Hunting Wasp Species Discovered in China
A taxonomic review of the spider wasp genus Platydialepis in China describes four new species, reports one species new to ...
Europe’s Tree Cover Grew for Two Decades, Most Strongly Where Farming Retreated
A 20-year continental assessment shows European tree cover and connectivity increased most where cropland retreated, while structural heterogeneity declined across ...
Firebreaks Leave Lasting Scars in Grasslands While Wildfire Heals Fast
A three-year study in Hungarian dry grasslands found that low-intensity wildfire caused only temporary vegetation changes, while emergency disk-harrowed firebreaks ...
West Africa’s shifting seasons: systematic review finds climate change disrupting crop, vegetation and animal timing
A PRISMA-compliant systematic review of 64 studies finds that phenological shifts across West African agriculture, vegetation and fauna are consistently ...
New audit framework benchmarks solar farms on cost, carbon and labour
A new study proposes a standardised auditing framework that benchmarks utility-scale solar farms on economic viability, carbon mitigation, water use, ...
Degraded Mangroves of Batan Still Shelter Endangered Species and Sustain Coastal Livelihoods
A mixed-method study in Batan, Aklan, Philippines, recorded 12 mangrove tree species, including the endangered Camptostemon philippinensis, and surveyed 107 ...
New Protocol to Map Human Impacts on North-East Atlantic Blue Carbon Ecosystems
Researchers have published a protocol for a systematic map that will compile all peer-reviewed evidence on how human activities affect ...
Rethinking common gardens for forest tree species in the face of climate change
A perspective in Annals of Forest Science argues that strategically designed common garden networks, including suboptimal sites, are essential for ...
New orb-weaver spider species Zangaraneus zhishengi described from central China
A fifth species of the orb-weaver spider genus Zangaraneus, previously known only from Xizang, has been described from the Shennongjia ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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