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Category: Earth and Environment

climate change / Earth and Environment / forests / trees / wildfire

Dead trees on forest floor helped fuel Sierra Nevada fire

Old dead trees on the forest floor are a chief fuel driving wildfires in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains, a study of the KNP Complex Fire shows.

birds / cities / Earth and Environment / endangered species

Endangered parrots thrive in S. Texas cities

A population of endangered red-crowned parrots is thriving in urban areas of South Texas, research finds.

climate change / conservation / Earth and Environment / wearable devices / weather

Tagging turns animals into live weather stations

Increased tagging of fish, seals, birds, and other animals can help fill key data gaps in understanding the world’s changing climate.

climate change / Earth and Environment / emissions / weather

Aerosol emissions drive Atlantic hurricanes, Sahel rain

Temperature fluctuations in the tropical Atlantic Ocean are largely driven by human-induced aerosol emissions, a study finds.

birds / conservation / Earth and Environment / renewable energy

Moving roadkill could save golden eagles at wind power facilities

Removing road-killed animals that can lead to golden eagles getting hit by cars could help offset the number of birds wind turbines kill.

birds / cities / Earth and Environment / eyes / light

Are bright city lights shrinking some birds’ eyes?

Some birds that live year round in big cities have eyes that are about 5% smaller. Researchers say bright lights may be the cause.

biodiversity / climate change / conservation / Earth and Environment / extinction / lizards

Rate of climate-induced extinction is ‘shocking’

A study of a lizard species in Arizona revealed that nearly 70 years’ worth of climate-related extinction occurred in just seven years.

agriculture / Earth and Environment / Health and Medicine / microbes

Can agriculture actually block pathogens from animals?

Agriculture can produce pathogens from animals, but it can form barriers that help block their spread, an article argues.

Earth and Environment / forests / insects / invasive species / trees

Little gaps let eastern hemlocks fend off pest

Creating physical gaps in the forest canopy helps eastern hemlocks withstand infestation by an invasive insect, a study finds.

Earth and Environment / plants / pollen / seeds

Plant cell transfer could lead to higher crop productivity

New findings could lead to better ways of producing hybrid seeds to maximize crop productivity, researchers report.

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