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Published A new model could help stall shifting sand dunes, protecting infrastructure and ecosystems - A New Model Could Help Stall Shifting Sand Dunes, Protecting Infrastructure and Ecosystems
(via sciencedaily.com) Scientists have used down-scaled laboratory models to show how sand dunes move through a landscape,...
Published Ticks prove resilient to extreme temperatures - Ticks Prove Resilient to Extreme Temperatures
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A recent study shows blacklegged ticks (Ixodes scapularis) are actually really good at surviving ext...
Published Biological invasions as costly as natural disasters - Biological Invasions: A Costly Disaster
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Over the past 40 years, the financial losses caused by biological invasions have been equivalent to...
Published In Florida study, nonnative leaf-litter ants are replacing native ants - In Florida study, nonnative leaf-litter ants are replacing native ants
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A new look at decades of data from museum collections and surveys of leaf-litter ants in Florida rev...
Published Biochar offers new promise for climate-smart agriculture - Biochar Offers New Promise for Climate-Smart Agriculture
(via sciencedaily.com) Researcher see the interconnections between the systems in nature and how each component impacts the...
Published Health of coral reefs written in the sand -- and visible via satellite - Health of Coral Reefs Written in the Sand -- and Visible via Satellite
(via sciencedaily.com) How healthy are coral reefs? And how are they responding to climate change? After more than 10 years...
Published Trees in areas prone to hurricanes have strong ability to survive even after severe damage - Trees in Areas Prone to Hurricanes: Surviving Severe Damage
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source The island of Dominica took a direct hit from Category 5 Hurricane Maria. Nine months afterward, res...
Published Ant mounds are more important for biodiversity than previously thought - Ant Mounds: A Vital Component of Biodiversity
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source The ant mounds on the heath, in the forest and in your garden are oases for life. The heat and nutri ...
Published 'Shoebox' satellites help scientists understand trees and global warming - Shoebox Satellites: A New Tool for Understanding Trees and Global Warming
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source As scientists try to understand the effect of climate on trees, advances in imaging technology are h...
Published Archaea in a warming climate become less diverse, more predictable - Archaea in a Warming Climate Become Less Diverse, More Predictable
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Using a long-term multifactor experimental field site researchers showed that experimental warming o...
Published World's biggest cumulative logjam, newly mapped in the Arctic, stores 3.4 million tons of carbon - World's Biggest Cumulative Logjam in the Arctic Stores 3.4 Million Tons of Carbon
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Throughout the Arctic, fallen trees make their way from forests to the ocean by way of rivers. Those ...
Published African smoke over the Amazon - African Smoke Over the Amazon: A Threat to the Rainforest
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Up to two-thirds of the soot above the central Amazon rainforest originates in Africa. Researchers d...
Published Indian wolf among world’s most endangered and distinct wolves - Indian Wolf: One of the World's Most Endangered and Distinct Wolves
(via sciencedaily.com) The Indian wolf could be far more endangered than previously recognized, say first scientists to seq...
Published Mushrooms and their post-rain, electrical conversations - Mushrooms and Their Post-Rain, Electrical Conversations
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Certain types of fungi can communicate with each other via electrical signals. But much remains unkn...
Published Lost giants: New study reveals the abundance decline of African megafauna - Lost Giants: The Abundance Decline of African Megafauna
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A groundbreaking new paper focuses on the size and abundance of living and fossil African large mamm...
Published Central Asia identified as a key region for human ancestors - Central Asia Identified as a Key Region for Human Ancestors
(via sciencedaily.com) A new study on early human migration shows that semi-arid and desert zones of Central Asia may have...
Published Amazon mammals threatened by climate change - Amazon Mammals Threatened by Climate Change
(via sciencedaily.com) Most land-based mammals in the Brazilian Amazon are threatened by climate change and the savannizati...
Published Butterflies on the decline - Butterflies on the Decline: Causes and Solutions
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Research shows that the numbers of butterflies in meadows and pastures of Europe are in a continuous...
Published Expanding large-scale agriculture is escalating flooding in the largest South American breadbasket - Expanding Large-Scale Agriculture: The Unseen Catalyst of Flooding in South America's Breadbasket
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Driven by soaring international demand, extensive areas of grasslands, and forests across South Amer ...
Published More support needed for pollination services in agriculture - More Support Needed for Pollination Services in Agriculture
(via sciencedaily.com) The global decline of pollinators threatens the reproductive success of 90 per cent of all wild plan...