Wildfire changes songbird plumage and testosterone
Fire can put a tropical songbird's sex life on ice......»»
Study: Wildfires produced up to half of pollution in US West
Wildfire smoke accounted for up to half of all health-damaging small particle air pollution in the western U.S. in recent years as warming temperatures fueled more destructive blazes, according to a study released Monday......»»
Original Content podcast: The pandemic thriller ‘Songbird’ could have been a lot worse
Let’s be clear: “Songbird” is not a good movie. It’s hard to see how it could have been any good, since “Songbird” was written shortly after the pandemic began and filmed a few months later — so the filmmakers ha.....»»
Wildfire smoke is loaded with microbes. Is that dangerous?
Researchers want to study potential effects of microbe-filled haze on human health. Enlarge (credit: NOAA) If you're unfortunate enough to breathe wildfire smoke, you’re getting a lungful of charred plant material, noxious gases, and—if th.....»»
Identifying where to reforest after wildfire
In the aftermath of megafires that devastated forests of the western United States, attention turns to whether forests will regenerate on their own or not. Forest managers can now look to a newly enhanced, predictive mapping tool to learn where fores.....»»
Wildfire smoke can carry microbes that cause infectious diseases
Wildfire smoke contains microbes, a fact that's often ignored, but one that may have important health repercussions......»»
Wildfire Smoke Is Loaded With Microbes. Is That Dangerous?
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Wired: If you're unfortunate enough to breathe wildfire smoke, you're getting a lungful of charred plant material, noxious gases, and -- if the fire tore through human structures -- incinerated synthetic mater.....»»
Wildfire Smoke Is Loaded With Microbes. Is That Dangerous?
Researchers are putting out a call to study the potential effects of bacteria- and fungi-filled haze on human health......»»
Wildfire smoke changes dramatically as it ages, and that matters for downwind air quality
The year 2020 will be remembered for many reasons, including its record-breaking wildfires that turned San Francisco's skies an apocalyptic shade of red and blanketed large parts of the West in smoke for weeks on end......»»
Male bats with high testosterone levels have large forearm crusts when females are fertile
Males may put a lot of effort into attracting females. Male peacocks flaunt eye-catching trains, but male bats, because they are active at night, may rely on females' sense of smell to draw them in. Three years ago, Victoria Flores, a predoctoral fel.....»»
Characterising Indonesia"s bird-owners guides behaviour change amid Asian Songbird Crisis
A comprehensive new study into the key user groups in Indonesia's bird trade offers hope for protecting species through behavioural change. Novel research led by Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) and Chester Zoo has identified three main group.....»»