With global warming decreasing the size of New Zealand’s alpine zone, a University of Otago study found out what this means for our altitude-loving kea.
How Aotearoa's Cheeky Kea and KāKā Will Fare With Climate Change
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Plant Flowering in Low-Nitrogen Soils: A Mechanism Revealed
Scientists from Japan, Europe and the USA have described a pathway leading to the accelerated flowering of plants in low-nitrogen soils.
Revenge of the Seabed Burrowers
The ancient burrowers of the seafloor have been getting a bum rap for years.
Pollen-Sized Technology Protects Bees From Deadly Insecticides
A Cornell-developed technology provides beekeepers, consumers and farmers with an antidote for deadly pesticides, which kill wild bees and cause beekeepers to lose around a third of their hives every year on average.
How Plants Ward off a Dangerous World of Pathogens
The world’s plants, immobile and rooted in soil which contains potentially lethal micro-organisms, face a constant threat from invading pathogens.
Antarctic Hotspot: Fin Whales Favour the Waters Around Elephant Island
During the era of commercial whaling, fin whales were hunted so intensively that only a small percentage of the population in the Southern Hemisphere survived, and even today, marine biologists know little about the life of the world’s second-largest whale.
