Ecology
Darkness is crucial to Everglades habitat: Could Alligator Alcatraz threaten it?
Surrounded by the low hum of swamp bugs, Anthony Sleiman pointed his camera to the west.This article was originally published on this website.
Month: July 2025
Ecology
Whale scat shows rising ocean temperatures are linked to more algal bloom toxins entering the food chain
Researchers have measured toxins in scat samples from 205 bowhead whales from the Beaufort Sea, collected over 19 years, and found that algal toxin concentrations changed with ocean temperatures, the amount of water that was […]
Ecology
Mexican fishermen join fight to save extraordinary amphibian
After decades working as a fisherman on a high-altitude Mexican lake, Froylan Correa is now helping to save an endangered amphibian with gills resembling a lion’s mane and a remarkable regenerative ability.This article was originally […]
Internet
‘Stuck in limbo’: Over 90% of X’s Community Notes unpublished, study says
More than 90 percent of X’s Community Notes—a crowd-sourced verification system popularized by Elon Musk’s platform—are never published, a study said Wednesday, highlighting major limits in its effectiveness as a debunking tool.This article was originally […]
Math
Mathematical model clarifies scaling regimes in Lagrangian turbulence evolution
A sneeze. Ocean currents. Smoke. What do these have in common? They’re instances of turbulence: unpredictable, chaotic, uneven fluid flows of fluctuating velocity and pressure. Though ubiquitous in nature, these flows remain somewhat of a […]
Ecology
Agricultural liming in the US is a large CO₂ sink, say researchers
Adding lime to agricultural soils can remove CO2 from the atmosphere, rather than cause CO2 emissions, claims new research.This article was originally published on this website.
Ecology
Orange is the new aphrodisiac—for guppies
It turns out color isn’t just fashionable for guppies: According to a new UBC study, the more orange a male, the more virile it is.This article was originally published on this website.
Internet
Ad blockers may be showing users more problematic ads, study finds
Ad blockers, the digital shields that nearly one billion internet users deploy to protect themselves from intrusive advertising, may be inadvertently exposing their users to more problematic content, according to a new study from NYU […]
Ecology
Live well temperature variations stress out largemouth bass, study finds
If you’ve ever been on a fishing boat, you might be familiar with live wells—small water tanks, built into the boat, where live fish can be stored. In bass fishing tournaments, these live wells keep […]
Ecology
EU agricultural policy could have major co-benefits for climate and biodiversity
A new policy brief, produced as part of the LAMASUS project, highlights that strategic agricultural de-intensification in the EU could help reduce agricultural carbon emissions by nearly a third and considerably improve biodiversity recovery.This article […]