Phys.org – Ecology

By classifying small-scale fisheries into five broad types, a Stanford-led study helps clarify a diverse sector essential to global nutrition and local economies.This post was originally published on this site

Marine viruses deploy a sophisticated Trojan horse maneuver that enables them to dismantle the energy systems of ocean bacteria and use the breakdown products for self-replication. This finding comes from a study conducted at the […]

Potentially dangerous staphylococci compete with other bacteria for biotin in the human nasal cavity. This could offer a new point of attack in the fight against the harmful bacteria.This post was originally published on this […]

Researchers at the University of Gothenburg have discovered that milk from gray seals in the Atlantic Ocean may be more potent than breast milk. An analysis of seal milk found approximately 33% more sugar molecules […]

For some people, the mention of voodoo evokes something like a scene from the James Bond novel “Live and Let Die,” featuring occult ceremonies with snakes and animal sacrifice. Animal sacrifice was widespread among human […]

A study conducted at the University of São Paulo (USP) by researchers from the Nucleus of Analysis and Synthesis of Nature-Based Solutions (BIOTA Synthesis), a FAPESP Science Center for Development (SCD), identified approximately 410,000 hectares […]

While urbanization has restricted and fragmented the natural ecosystems, it also creates new and diverse environmental conditions within towns.This post was originally published on this site

In the earliest text written in Marathi, a language of millions in western and central India, a 13th-century religious figure named Cakradhara points to an acacia tree as a symbol of the cycle of death […]

Scientists have found wolf remains, thousands of years old, on a small, isolated island in the Baltic Sea—a place where the animals could only have been brought by humans.This post was originally published on this […]

Lemurs, the small primates with bushy tails and large, expressive eyes, are among the world’s most endangered species. According to the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Red List, of the 112 species of […]