Biodiversity seems, naturally, like a good thing but when it comes to fisheries management, it can involve competing trade-offs.
Can Fisheries Benefit From Biodiversity and Conserve It Too?
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Urban Traffic Noise Causes Song Learning Deficits in Birds
Traffic noise leads to inaccuracies and delays in the development of song learning in young birds. They also suffer from a suppressed immune system, which is an indicator of chronic stress.
Researchers Find How Tiny Plastics Slip Through the Environment
Washington State University researchers have shown the fundamental mechanisms that allow tiny pieces of plastic bags and foam packaging at the nanoscale to move through the environment.
Carbon Emissions from Dams Considerably Underestimated So Far
Among other things, dams serve as reservoirs for drinking water, agricultural irrigation, or the operation of hydropower plants. Until now, it had been assumed that dams act as net carbon stores.
NTU Singapore Study of Ancient Corals in Indonesia Reveals Slowest Earthquake Ever Recorded
A 'slow-motion' earthquake lasting 32 years -- the slowest ever recorded -- eventually led to the catastrophic 1861 Sumatra earthquake, researchers at the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have found.
Symbiotic Bacteria In Root Cells May Be Key To Producing Better Crops, Rutgers Study Finds
A Rutgers study finds that symbiotic bacteria that colonize root cells may be managed to produce hardier crops that need less fertilizer.
