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Racial discrimination at heart of African Americans' lower participation rates in range of recreation, cultural activities, says new bookCredit: Courtesy Lexington Books That African Americans are underrepresented in outdoor activities…

Credit: Photo credit: Gan Cheong Weei. Many animal and insect species use Batesian mimicry - mimicking a poisonous species - as a defense against predators. The common palmfly, Elymnias hypermnestra (a species of satyrine…

Researchers call for greater consideration of soil biodiversity and functions in international conservation strategiesCredit: Carlos Guerra If you asked people which group of animals is the most abundant on earth, hardly anyone…

Now there are fiveCredit: Rio the Photographer Happy end to a challenging year: Two new northern white rhino embryos created at Christmas - now there are five The international consortium of scientists and conservationists that…

Stanford researchers find installing piped water near homes promotes gender equality and improves well-being in rural ZambiaCredit: James Winter Water isn't just crucial for life, it's fundamental to increasing opportunities for women and…

Researchers identify the 100 transnational corporations extracting the majority of revenues from economic use of the world's oceanCredit: Science Advances For the first time, scientists have identified the 100 transnational…

The state of the planet is much worse than most people understand and that humans face a grim and "ghastly future" unless extraordinary action is taken soon.Credit: Flinders University A loss of biodiversity and accelerating…

People view the wolf as either a threatening predator or a sign of a healthy natural habitat. Many proponents of nature and animal conservation welcome the spread of wolf populations in Germany. By contrast, farmers who graze herds…

For the first time in Israel: Drilling under the bed of the Dead Sea; Documents 220,000 years of earthquakesCredit: Tel Aviv University A first-of-its-kind study conducted under the bed of the Dead Sea reveals that a devastating…

How do fishing communities respond when disrupted by marine heatwave-associated harmful algal bloom closures?Credit: Northwest Fisheries Science Center/NOAA Fisheries Fishermen contend with regulations, natural disasters, and the…

Credit: Graphic by Michael Vincent CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Cities only occupy about 3% of the Earth's total land surface, but they bear the burden of the human-perceived effects of global climate change, researchers said. Global climate models…

Can you imagine a world powered by 100% renewable electricity and fuels? It may seem fantasy, but a collaborative team of scientists has just shown this dream is theoretically possible - if we can garner global buy-in. The newly…

Seismometers listen to the resonance vibration of the Hochvogel, AllgäuCredit: TU München The entire summit of the 2592 metres high Hochvogel is sliced by a five metres wide and thirty metres long fracture. It continues to open up by…

Epigenetic changes, passed to new generations, may solve paradox of rapid resistanceCredit: Lily Shapiro The Colorado potato beetle is a notorious pest--and a kind of unstoppable genius. The modern pesticide era began in the 1860s…

UT AgResearch-TNC awarded for their commitment to forest conservationCredit: Photo by D. Edlund, courtesy UTIA. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- University of Tennessee AgResearch and The Nature Conservancy have been recognized by the Forest…

Rutgers study shows resilience among fishermen facing market disruptionsCredit: NOAA Fisheries With restaurants and supply chains disrupted due to the global coronavirus pandemic, two-fifths of commercial fishermen surveyed…

After analyzing the data from 226 large manufacturing companies from the European Union, a team of researchers from Lithuania, Poland and Sweden have drawn a conclusion that organizations almost do not mention circular economy…

Study is among first to explore COVID-19's impacts on how people value natureOne of the first studies of its kind finds significant increases in outdoor activity during COVID-19, especially among women. Spotting horned owls in…

Credit: Viktor Vasnetsov; Tretyakov Gallery Titled "Energy transition at the crossroads", the new issue of the Russian Journal of Economics gets a set of profound messages across, which can be summarized as: "transition matters,…

Striving for a better understanding of pest resistance in experimental linesCredit: Gurjit Singh Tifton, Georgia: A study out of the University of Georgia sought to determine the level of host plant resistance that can be assured by…