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“#Tiny plants crucial for sustaining dwindling water supplies” A diverse biocrust community in western New South Wales. Credit: David Eldridge A global meta-analysis led by UNSW scientists shows tiny organisms that cover desert soils—so-called biocrusts—are critically important for supporting the world’s shrinking water supplies. Biocrusts are a rich assortment of mosses, lichens, cyanobacteria, and microscopic…
“#Reduced coral reef fish biodiversity under temperatures that mirror climate predictions” Cryptobenthic reef fish. Credit: Jordan M. Casey As global warming continues to escalate, there are lasting implications to consider, including the changes to biological communities in vital habitats such as coral reefs. A team of researchers, led by Simon Brandl (currently at the Center…
“#Whale snot reveals likely poor health during migration” A humpback whale migrates along the east Australian coast during UNSW whale researcher Dr Catharina Vendl’s study in Hervey Bay, Queensland, in 2017. Credit: Catharina Vendl Whale-watching season is delighting the viewing public along the east Australian coast but while it’s a boon for the tourism industry,…
“#Underwater robots reveal daily habits of endangered whales” A UEA Seaglider was among those used to monitor the population and behaviour of Mediterranean sperm whales. Credit: Adrian J Matthews Not all humans are morning people. Neither, according to a new study, are all sperm whales—at least when it comes to foraging for food. The research,…
“#Bees’ buzz is more powerful for pollination than for defense or flight” Credit: CC0 Public Domain Buzzing by bees during flower pollination is significantly more powerful than that used for defense or flight, according to a new study from experts at the University of Stirling. The research found that flower buzzing produced forces of more…
“#Sea slugs: Discovering other inhabitants in the Barcelona coasts” The degradation or damage of marine habitats is a global threat for the biodiversity of heterobranchia. Credit: Diaphorodoris papillata/ Miquel Pontes A study on marine biodiversity has identified seventy-three species of sea slugs in the coasts of Barcelona, an anthropized environment due to the urban metropolis….
“#My talk with Jane Goodall: Vegetarianism, animal welfare and the power of children’s advocacy” Credit: Chase Pickering/The Jane Goodall Institute This month marks 60 years since Dame Jane Goodall first ventured into the wilds of Gombe, Tanzania, at the tender age of 26 to study the behavior of chimpanzees. She has devoted her life to…
“#Study finds first African carder bees to reach Western Australia” Curtin research has recorded the first known appearance of Pseudoanthidium (Immanthidium) repetitum, the African carder bee, in Western Australia and has highlighted the need to closely monitor the impacts of such introduced species on the ecosystem. Published in Pacific Conservation Biology, the research documented the…
“#Decline of bees, other pollinators threatens US crop yields” A bumble bee pollinating a blueberry bush. Credit: Winfree lab Crop yields for apples, cherries and blueberries across the United States are being reduced by a lack of pollinators, according to Rutgers-led research, the most comprehensive study of its kind to date. Most of the world’s…
“#Gorilla relationships limited in large groups” Mountain gorillas. Credit: Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund Mountain gorillas that live in oversized groups may have to limit the number of strong social relationships they form, new research suggests. Scientists from the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund (Fossey Fund) and University of Exeter identified up to seven categories of relationship…