Swarming Drones Autonomously Navigate a Dense Forest
Chinese researchers show off a swarm of drones collectively navigating a dense forest they've never encountered. TechCrunch reports: Researchers at Zheijang University in Hangzhou have succeeded, however, with a 10-strong drone swarm smart enough to.....»»
Genomes could help enigmatic, endangered nocturnal parrot make a comeback
Variations linked to fertility, survival still present in a small population. Enlarge (credit: Liu Yang) On an island off the coast of New Zealand, in the shadows of a primeval forest, an eerie sound resonates through th.....»»
Australia logging ban to create koala haven
Australia's most populous state announced Tuesday a logging ban in a forest haven for koalas, aiming to protect the local population from being wiped out......»»
Farms with natural landscape features provide sanctuary for some Costa Rica rainforest birds
Small farms with natural landscape features such as shade trees, hedgerows and tracts of intact forest provide a refuge for some tropical bird populations, according to an 18-year study in Costa Rica......»»
Mapped: Forest fire hot spots where treatment offers the biggest payoff for people and climate
The U.S. government is investing over US$7 billion in the coming years to try to manage the nation's escalating wildfire crisis. That includes a commitment to treat at least 60 million acres in the next 10 years by expanding forest-thinning efforts a.....»»
Wild boar in a Hungarian forest may be key to protecting Europe"s pig herds
As African swine fever stalks the EU's biggest livestock population, researchers aim to deploy a vaccine to halt the disease's spread and shield millions of animals......»»
Historically segregated parts of US cities found to have less bird data
A trio of ecologists and environmental scientists from Yale University, the University of California, Berkeley and the USDA Forest Service, respectively, has found that parts of the United States that have been intentionally segregated over the past.....»»
Wildfires have wreaked havoc this summer, but these plants were prepared
Summer 2023 has seen wildfire crews tirelessly battle forest fires worldwide. The Canary Islands, a Spanish archipelago off the Moroccan coast, have faced their worst fires in 40 years, but amid the devastation lies a remarkable tale of resilience......»»
New research highlights opportunities to protect carbon and communities from forest fires
As the climate and wildfire crises have intensified, so too have concerns regarding the loss of carbon captured and stored in forests from decades to centuries of tree growth. A new study describes where to optimize ongoing wildfire mitigation effort.....»»
Efforts to restore federal forests in eastern Oregon are working, research shows
Forest thinning is improving the robustness of older trees and enhancing native biodiversity on federal lands in eastern Oregon, evidence that collaborative efforts to restore forests are working, research by Oregon State University shows......»»
Belgium struggles with spread of "invasive" raccoons
Belgian forest ranger Thierry Petit can barely keep pace with call outs to deal with raccoons, a North American species branded an invasive threat to Europe's indigenous wildlife......»»
Farms that create habitat key to food security and biodiversity
It seems intuitive that forests would provide better habitat for forest-dwelling wildlife than farms. Yet, in one of the longest-running studies of tropical wildlife populations in the world, Stanford researchers found that over 18 years, smaller far.....»»
Saturday Citations: Ancient corvids, tetraquarks, and researchers who aren"t bored hearing about your dreams
This week, researchers reported on two-dimensional gold sheets, a tidy little meson made of four quarks (and its buddy!) and a big and almost unimaginably dense exoplanet with an exciting backstory......»»
NYPD using drones to check out noisy backyard parties over Labor Day weekend
Critic says it may violate NYC's Public Oversight of Surveillance Technology Act. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Richard Newstead) The New York City Police Department said it will use drones to check out backyard partie.....»»
Examining impact of resilient forest management practices on the wood construction industry
A whole-system functional analysis of tree species is required to achieve climate-adaptive forests and a climate-adaptive building industry, according to a study published in PNAS Nexus......»»
Can this forest survive? Predicting forest death or recovery after drought
Researchers from UC Davis can now predict which forests could survive despite future drought. Their new method links precipitation to tree growth, and it can help people decide where to put their resources as climate change affects patterns of snow a.....»»
Dense Neptune-sized exoplanet discovered with TESS
Using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), an international team of astronomers has discovered a new massive and dense exoplanet. The newfound alien world, designated TOI-332 b, is one of the densest Neptune-sized planets known to dat.....»»
Logging is growing in a Nigerian forest home to endangered elephants. Rangers blame lax enforcement
Roaring chainsaws sent trees crashing to the ground, and bare-chested men hacked away at the branches beside a muddy road. Others heaved logs onto a truck, where they were tied in place with wire......»»
Greece blaze is "largest wildfire ever recorded in EU"
A forest blaze in Greece is "the largest wildfire ever recorded in the EU" and the bloc is mobilizing nearly half its firefighting air wing to tackle it, a European Commission spokesman said Tuesday......»»
Satellite data show wildfire, soil emissions likely increasing air pollution in remote forests
Satellite data from across California's landscapes reveal an increase in nitrogen dioxide levels in remote forest areas, and wildfire and soil emissions are likely the reasons why, according to a paper from University of California, Davis, published.....»»
UN-backed deforestation carbon credits failing: study
Only a small fraction of the forest-based carbon credits that companies and governments have purchased to offset their greenhouse gas emissions actually help prevent deforestation, according to new research......»»