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Combating invasive species globally with new algorithm

A new study at Hebrew University has developed an innovative computer algorithm that suggests how to significantly enhance the management of invasive species. This algorithm offers a cost-effective solution for allocating resources across diverse loc.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgMay 23rd, 2024

Exploring the roots of the Anthropocene

Understanding how tropical land use and deforestation affects the dynamics of the global Earth system and identifying potential tipping points are key to the future of our species on this planet. By exploring the long history of human societies in tr.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News15 hr. 4 min. ago

Climate change makes it harder for women to collect water in South American and Southeast Asian regions, study shows

Climate change could increase the amount of time women spend collecting water by up to 30% globally by 2050, according to a new study published in Nature Climate Change. In regions of South America and Southeast Asia, the time spent collecting water.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News21 hr. 4 min. ago

Finding the ecological balance while countering invasive species

In 2003, Anne Nielsen became the first doctoral student in the U.S. to study the brown marmorated stink bug, which was beginning its ascendancy as an invasive species notoriously damaging to crops......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News21 hr. 36 min. ago

Saving the woodrats: Zoo raises endangered species for wild release

Inside a hallway of the veterinary hospital at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, a popular new program plays 24/7 on a computer screen......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News21 hr. 36 min. ago

Logitech’s New Wireless Keyboard works Universally

The Keys-To-Go 2 will be available globally this June for $79.99. The post Logitech’s New Wireless Keyboard works Universally appeared first on Phandroid. While wireless keyboards are usually a handy tool to have with the rest.....»»

Category: asiaSource:  phandroidRelated NewsJun 20th, 2024

Study finds plants store carbon for shorter periods than thought

The carbon stored globally by plants is shorter-lived and more vulnerable to climate change than previously thought, according to a new study......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 20th, 2024

Insecticides contribute to drop in butterfly species across US MidWest: Study

Insecticide use is a major factor causing a decrease in the size and diversity of butterfly populations across the US Midwest, reports Braeden Van Deynze of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and colleagues in a study published June 20 in.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 20th, 2024

Scotland"s capercaillie population offered extinction lifeline

Researchers might have solved the riddle of how to save one of Scotland's most iconic protected species from eating another......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 20th, 2024

New species of Callicarpa discovered in Hunan, China

Callicarpa L. (Lamiaceae) consists of 140 species that are trees or shrubs, and there are about 53 species in China, mainly distributed south of the Yangtze River. Some plants of Callicarpa are used as traditional medicine in China. In addition, they.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 20th, 2024

Researchers develop novel AI algorithm for analyzing microfossils

Microfossil analysis allows us to map the subsurface and understand past geological times. In research labs all over the world, geologists spend countless hours looking through the microscope identifying and counting microfossils extracted from sedim.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 20th, 2024

First conclusive video evidence that a terrestrial leech species can jump

A new study presents video evidence that at least one species of terrestrial leech can jump, behavior that scientists have debated for more than a century. Researchers from the American Museum of Natural History, Fordham University, and City Universi.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 20th, 2024

Invasive, shelled creature seen in popular Georgia lake, experts warn

An invasive, shelled creature was spotted in a popular Georgia lake, as experts warn the public of potential environmental and health risks......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 20th, 2024

"Nature"s mirror": Climate change batters Albania"s butterflies

Bright yellow, black, red and blue, Alexanor butterflies once fluttered abundantly on southwestern Albania's flowery slopes. Now, like many related species, scientists say they are disappearing due to human impacts, including climate change......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 20th, 2024

Scientists devise algorithm to engineer improved enzymes

Scientists have prototyped a new method for "rationally engineering" enzymes to deliver improved performance. They have devised an algorithm, which takes into account an enzyme's evolutionary history, to flag where mutations could be introduced with.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 20th, 2024

Non-native plants and animals expanding ranges 100-times faster than native species, finds new research

An international team of scientists has recently found that non-native species are expanding their ranges many orders of magnitude faster than native ones, in large part due to inadvertent human help. Even seemingly sedentary non-native plants are mo.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 19th, 2024

Unlocking heart health: Advancing noninvasive monitoring in chimpanzees

Measuring the heart rate of great apes in captivity is essential for both health management and animal studies. However, most existing methods are either invasive or inaccurate......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 19th, 2024

Javan rhino clings to survival after Indonesia poaching wave

In 2023, a newborn Javan rhino in Indonesia raised hopes for the highly endangered species. Now, conservationists fear poachers have killed up to a third of the surviving population, possibly with inside help......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 19th, 2024

Cyberbullying and sexual harassment rampant in esports, study finds

It's one of the fastest growing industries globally, raking in millions for the best players and attracting a huge fanbase, but a new Australian study has revealed the dark side of professional video gaming: cyberbullying and sexual harassment......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 18th, 2024

Researchers argue for standardizing terminology to stop the spread of disease

Researchers writing in the International Journal of Risk Assessment and Management explain how the U.S. is a major importer of wildlife, bringing into the states a great diversity and quantity of different species. This trade, they caution, has the p.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 18th, 2024

Study reveals huge increase in global economic cost of invasive mosquitoes and diseases they transmit

An international study led by scientists from IRD, CNRS and MNHN reveals the massive increase in the global economic cost of the invasive Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes, vectors of dengue fever, chikugunya and the Zika virus, over the.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 18th, 2024