by faster | Dec 6, 2018 | Blog
SOURCE: Scientific American DATE: December 6, 2018 SNIP: Salts that de-ice roads, parking lots and sidewalks keep people safe in winter. But new research shows they are contributing to a sharp and widely rising problem across the U.S. At least a third of the rivers...
by faster | Nov 27, 2018 | Blog
SOURCE: The New York Times DATE: November 27, 2018 SNIP: By one measure, bugs are the wildlife we know best, the nondomesticated animals whose lives intersect most intimately with our own: spiders in the shower, ants at the picnic, ticks buried in the skin. We...
by faster | Nov 13, 2018 | Blog
SOURCE: The Guardian DATE: November 13, 2018 SNIP: Heatwaves severely damage the fertility of male beetles and consecutive hot spells leave them virtually sterilised, according to research. Global warming is making heatwaves more common and wildlife is being...
by faster | Oct 18, 2017 | Blog
SOURCE: The Guardian DATE: October 18, 2017 SNIP: The abundance of flying insects has plunged by three-quarters over the past 25 years, according to a new study that has shocked scientists. Insects are an integral part of life on Earth as both pollinators and prey for...
by faster | Sep 9, 2017 | Blog
SOURCE: Cirad DATE: September 9, 2017 SNIP: The desert locust is an invasive species that is both well known and feared because of the large-scale agricultural damage it can cause. It is particularly closely monitored, to prevent the risks of outbreaks and invasions....
