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Month: April 2026

Ecology

Born to roam, built for home: New genomic insights for snapper fisheries

April 7, 2026 Phys Org

Snapper are central to coastal life across southern Australia, supporting fisheries, local businesses, and regional tourism. New Flinders University research has found that although snapper populations across southern Australia are highly connected, they are not […]

Math

‘Voorhees law’ explains why the slower car often catches up

April 7, 2026 Phys Org

Many drivers will know the feeling: you pull ahead of the slower car you’ve been stuck behind and cruise the open road ahead at your own, faster speed. By the time you reach the next […]

Ecology

Oyster reefs stack up for shoreline protection

April 7, 2026 Phys Org

Oyster reef living shorelines have been found to provide a resilient and adaptive alternative to conventional hard coastal protection, reducing wave energy while supporting oyster colonization.This article was originally published on this website.

Ecology

Global warming may be a boon for this aggressive prairie plant

April 6, 2026 Phys Org

Climate change may reduce yields of crops like corn and soybeans, but it can also give some plants an edge. That’s one of the takeaways of a recent study of tall goldenrod, a common wildflower […]

Ecology

More dives, fewer reef sharks: Caribbean study links tourism pressure to shark sightings

April 6, 2026 Phys Org

Reef sharks are observed less frequently on Caribbean reefs that have high levels of diving activity and greater coastal development, according to new research published in the Journal of Applied Ecology. Even recreational activities that […]

Ecology

Body size, lifespan and mobility can help predict which species are most threatened as planet changes

April 6, 2026 Phys Org

How can we predict species’ responses to always-arising changes in our world? A long-term ecological study from Yokohama National University researchers suggests the answer may lie in a few small simple biological traits. Their findings […]

Ecology

Parasitic tapeworm—a risk to domestic dogs and humans—found in Washington coyotes

April 6, 2026 Phys Org

New evidence suggests that a disease-causing tapeworm that has been spreading across the United States and Canada has arrived in the Pacific Northwest. The tapeworm, called Echinococcus multilocularis, lives as a parasite in coyotes, foxes […]

Math

Analysis finds geometric thinking may come from wandering, not a human-only math module

April 6, 2026 Phys Org

Debates over how geometry is understood and learned date back at least to the days of Plato, with more recent scholars concluding that only humans possess the foundations of this understanding. However, a new analysis […]

Ecology

Spring cold snaps harm nesting tree swallows, but some show resilience

April 6, 2026 Phys Org

Warming temperatures from climate change cause tree swallows to nest up to two weeks earlier than they did in the 1970s, but early spring cold snaps can hinder nestlings’ growth and survival, according to a […]

Ecology

Three Himalayan predators coexist by partitioning prey, reducing direct competition

April 6, 2026 Phys Org

Snow leopards, leopards, and Himalayan wolves all share similar stomping grounds in Nepal’s Lapchi Valley in the Himalayas. A recent study, published in PLOS One, has taken a closer look at how these apex predators […]

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