The busier the neighbourhood, the bigger the brain — at least for pumpkinseed sunfish, according to a pioneering study by University of Guelph biologists.
Fish’s Brain Size Influenced by Habitat, New U of G Study Reveals
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Scientists Identify the Mechanism for Global Warming Slowdown in the Early 2000s
Global warming has been attributed to persistent increases in atmospheric greenhouse gasses (GHGs), especially in CO2, since 1870, the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. Nevertheless, the upward trend in global mean surface temperature (GMST) slowed or even paused during the first decade of the twenty-first century, even though CO2 levels continued to rise and reached nearly 400 ppm in 2013. This episode has typically been termed the global warming hiatus or slowdown in warming. The hiatus is characterized as a near-zero trend over a period. Detection found that the hiatus appeared during 2001-2013/2002-2012 with extremely weak interannual variability in some GMST sequences, and the slowdown in the others.
Farmer adjustments offset climate change impacts in corn production
There is widespread concern that global warming will have a strong negative effect on crop yields.
Renewable Energy Cooperatives, An Opportunity for Energy Transition
Three researchers from the UPV/EHU’s Faculty of Engineering - Bilbao and the University of Valladolid have explored how renewable energy cooperatives have evolved.
First known use of colored rocks in fish nest decoration
Cutlip minnows, a species of small fish that inhabit streams, could be described as the master interior decorators of the fish world.
Conservation Areas Help Birdlife Adapt to Climate Change
A warming climate is pushing organisms towards the circumpolar areas and mountain peaks. A recently conducted Finnish study on changes in bird populations reveals that protected areas slow down the north-bound retreat of species.
