First EU-wide field-data map reveals stark zonation of grassland management
Europe's grasslands have just been photographed with unprecedented clarity. A team of researchers at the European Commission's Joint Research Centre ...
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Nordic-Baltic Grassland Database Grows to 12,694 Vegetation Plots
Hidden in the cold, windswept corners of Europe lies a botanical treasure trove that scientists have long struggled to catalogue. ...
Termite Mounds Act as Tiny Ecological Islands for Spiders and Springtails
A South African field study of 24 termite mounds reveals that active and abandoned harvester termite nests function as ecological ...
Asia’s Grasslands Get a Classification Wake-Up Call
A landmark editorial reveals that most Asian countries lack any standardized grassland classification, even as these ecosystems face escalating threats ...
Trees May Have Shielded Neighbours From COVID-19 in Landmark Study of Half a Million People
A study of 519,005 people in Northern Ireland found that neighbourhoods with more woodland had lower COVID-19 infection odds while ...
Nitrogen Fertiliser Cuts Carbon Loss on Farms but Slows Recovery in Grassland Soils
A 47-year Hungarian field experiment shows nitrogen fertiliser prevented about 90 percent of soil carbon loss under cropping but slowed ...
Plant Diversity, Not Microbes, Drives Soil Carbon Storage Along Mountain Slopes
A study along nearly 3,000 vertical meters of the Tianshan Mountains finds that plant diversity, acting through productivity rather than ...
Satellites reveal Europe’s growing seasons are starting earlier and stretching longer
A 23-year satellite analysis of central Europe shows growing seasons starting up to 17.5 days earlier per decade and lengthening ...
Drones and machine learning map hidden water tables beneath Irish grassland peat
Irish researchers combined multi-sensor drone surveys, ground measurements and random forest modelling to classify grassland peat soils as shallow- or ...
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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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