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Monday, May 9, 2022

Sale of donkey skins linked to trade in illegal wildlife products

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A working donkey pulling a farmer's cart Credit: Katja/Pixabay Newly published research raises important concerns about whether the trad...

Future super cyclones would expose vastly greater numbers of people in most vulnerable parts of the world to extreme flooding

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Image shows impact of cyclone Yaas in Bangladesh in May, 2021. Source: University of Bristol A new study has revealed super cyclones, the mo...

Male spiders use catapult mechanism to avoid sexual cannibalism

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Close-up of communal orb-weaving spiders mating. Photo credit: Shichang Zhang In the animal word, numerous mechanisms have been described th...
Sunday, May 8, 2022

Some Volcanoes Might Warm Climate, Destroy Ozone Layer

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A new NASA climate simulation suggests that extremely large volcanic eruptions called “flood basalt eruptions” might significantly warm Eart...
Saturday, May 7, 2022

Squid and Octopus Genome Studies Reveal How Cephalopods’ Unique Traits Evolved

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The Hawaiian bobtail squid (Euprymna scolopes) is a model system for studying animal-bacterial symbiosis. Credit: Tom Kleindinst Squid, octo...

Only 10 vaquita porpoises survive, but species may not be doomed

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Credit: Paula Olson/NOAA The vaquita porpoise, the world’s smallest marine mammal, is on the brink of extinction, with 10 or fewer still liv...

Children could find it easier to reach a healthier weight if their parents are addressing their own weight

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New research presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Maastricht, the Netherlands (4-7 May), has found that many parents atten...

Copper works effectively against Sars-Cov-2 on surfaces - silver does not

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The material that makes up a surface influences how long viruses and bacteria can remain contagious on it. Credit: RUB, Marquard Silver and ...

Saving the Mekong River Delta from drowning

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Tractor on a paddy field in Mekong Delta, Vietnam  Credit: Thomas Schoch – www.retas.de / Wikimedia Commons Southeast Asia’s most productive...

Earth suffers ‘ocean amnesia’ symptom of global warming

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Declining ocean memory (blue) between now and end of the 21st century. Photo credit: Shi et al. 2022 The world’s ocean is steadily losing it...