Scientists predict the size of plastics animals can eat
A team of scientists at Cardiff University has, for the first time, developed a way of predicting the size of plastics different animals are likely to ingest.
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Scientists predict the size of plastics animals can eat
New equation could help determine risk of plastics to any species — and amount of plastic entering food chains
Read moreAnimals keep viruses in the sea in balance
A variety of sea animals can take up virus particles while filtering seawater for oxygen and food. Sponges are particularly
Read moreSeafloor of Fram Strait is a sink for microplastic from Arctic and North Atlantic Ocean
A new study shows: Sea ice and ocean currents transport plastic particles into the deep sea from 2 directions
Read moreWhat can be learned from the microbes on a turtle’s shell?
In an effort to help with and advance conservation, scientists have been investigating the microbiome of the protected Krefft’s river turtle
Read moreHow to identify factors affecting COVID-19 transmission
Engineers at Stanford describe potential transmission pathways of COVID-19 and their implications.
Read moreWildfire perceptions largely positive after hiking in a burned landscape
Post-fire surveys at natural reserve describe ‘awe-inspiring’ experience
Read moreLocal community involvement crucial to restoring tropical peatlands
Local community involvement is vital in efforts to raise water levels to help restore Indonesia’s tropical peatlands, a new study has found
Read moreAs the ocean warms, marine species relocate toward the poles
Since pre-industrial times, the world’s oceans have warmed by an average of one degree Celsius (1°C). Now researchers report in
Read moreBig brains or many babies: How birds can thrive in urban environments
Researchers have found that birds can thrive in cities either by having larger brains or by breeding more often
Read moreBats depend on conspecifics when hunting above farmland
Common noctules – one of the largest bat species native to Germany – are searching for their fellows during their
Read moreFrom greenhouse gas to a high-tech resource
Technologies for negative greenhouse gas emissions: within the NECOC research project, a test facility for conversion of CO2 from the air into solid carbon is being built at KIT
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