What sound does a fish make?
No, it’s not a riddle– scientists have been exploring the noisy underwater world of fish since the late 1800s. With the dawn of a new online database, now you can too.
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Environmental Science
After the Smoke Clears: How Fires Affect Wildlife Populations
Fires are an essential part of many ecosystems. How do they impact the animals which live there?
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Predicting Wildfire Hazards: How It Works and Why It Matters
By using remote sensing at the Haard forest in Germany, researchers have shown that predicting wildfire hazards could be practical for large forests all around the world.
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Is the Bark Stronger Than the Bite? The Use of Models to Predict Bark Beetle-Induced Tree Mortality
Bark beetles can cause widespread tree mortality by disrupting the flow of water and nutrients. These trees are critical in sequestering carbon from greenhouse gas emissions. By accounting for beetle phenology as well as tree physiology, modeling can help predict bark-beetle induced tree mortality that can result from climate change.
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Freezing Frogs Help Preserve Human Organs for Transplant
Primary Source: Al-Attar R, Storey KB. Lessons from nature: Leveraging the freeze-tolerant wood frog as a model to improve organ
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New genetic insights provide hope for the vaquita porpoise
Vaquita porpoises have long been considered one of the most endangered species in the world. They are small sea mammals
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“Zombie deer disease” spreads through deer, humans could be next
Chronic wasting disease, a neurological disease in deer, elk, and moose, has reached 27 U.S. states and two Canadian provinces. Experts worry that the disease could make the leap to humans.
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The colorful world of coral
A diversity of coral reef color leads to a diversity in fish color, and by extension, a diversity of fish species. With temperatures rising, the loss of colorful coral may lead to a loss of fish and an ocean in grayscale.
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Turn the Lights Off: How Light Pollution Affects Fledgling Seabirds
Many animals, including fledgling seabirds, navigate using the moon or stars. How do increasing levels of artificial light pollution affect their ability to find their way?
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Shark Movements Can Be Used to Design Better Marine Protected Areas
Marine protected areas can be very effective at protecting marine life, and they’re even more effective when the actual movements of wildlife are used to guide the drawing of their borders. By using telemetry, scientists can make shark-friendly protected areas and watch how effective they are at reducing commercial fishing.
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