Wildflowers growing on land previously used for buildings and factories can accumulate lead, arsenic and other metal contaminants from the soil, which are consumed by pollinators as they feed, a new study has found.
A new study has shed unprecedented light on the highly variable and climate-sensitive routes that substances from Siberian rivers use to travel across the Arctic Ocean.
New mathematical model demonstrates ratio of potassium to sodium intake key to regulating blood pressure.
Salk scientists use small peptides to enhance symbiosis between plants and fungi, offering a sustainable alternative to artificial fertilizers.
Even ancient builders knew how to maximize energy efficiency through rooflines.
A study has resulted in the transplantation of 384 m² of Posidonia oceanica seagrass on the scale of an industrial project as part of maritime works in Monaco.
Newly published research from UNC Greensboro biology professor Dr. Bryan McLean and colleagues shows that the masked shrew, a small, mole-like mammal found in the Appalachian Mountains, shrinks its body and braincase to conserve energy during winter months.
O‘ahu’s sandy beaches are at risk. New research from the Coastal Research Collaborative (CRC) at the University of Hawai‘i (UH) at Mānoa determined that 81% of O‘ahu’s coastline could experience erosion by 2100, with 40% of this loss happening by 2030.
As coral bleaching and deaths become more widespread globally, experts are re-evaluating the benefits of restoration missions to reverse damage and protect some of the world’s most species-rich ecosystems.
When you’re on a sandy beach or the banks of a river, transformed by rolling waves or slightly still waters, it’s likely you’re not thinking about what happens just beneath the surface, where dirt and pollution are swirling and traveling through to new destinations.
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