Researchers have found evidence that mangrove forests – which protect tropical and subtropical coastlines – are drowning in the Maldives.
“Drowning” Mangrove Forests in Maldives Signal Global Coastal Threat
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Light Pollution May Be Keeping Honey Bees Up at Night
Light from cars, homes, and street lamps may be keeping bees up at night, according to a new study.
Defense or Growth – How Plants Allocate Resources
Pathogens can significantly weaken the fitness of their hosts, sometimes even causing host mortality.
Power Grids Supplied Largely by Renewable Sources Experience Lower Intensity Blackouts
New research into the vulnerability of power grids served by weather-dependent renewable energy sources (WD-RESs) such as solar and wind paints a hopeful picture as Ireland attempts to meet its climate emissions targets, with the research showing grids with high penetration of WD-RESs tend to have reduced blackout intensities in the US
Elephant Seal Colony Declines One Year After Avian Flu Outbreak
The sounds of barking elephant seals are again in the air along the breeding grounds of Península Valdés, Argentina—but it’s quieter. Roughly a year after a massive outbreak of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza killed more than 17,000 elephant seals, including about 97% of their pups, scientists estimate that only about a third of the elephant seals normally expected here returned.
Physicists Unlock Transformative New Way to Transmit Huge Amounts of Data via Laser Light
The discovery, centred around controlling tiny hurricanes of light and electromagnetic fields, could revolutionise how much information we can deliver over cables.
