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How plants forge microbial alliances to thrive under stress
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 08, 2025 New research from Northern Arizona University reveals that plants can shape the communities of microbes living around their roots-selecting beneficial ones and limiting harmful species-to adapt and survive in harsh conditions. This adaptive process, termed "functional team selection," offers insights into ecosystem resilience and opens pathways for sustainable agricultural practices. The study, published in The ISME Journal, was co-authored by Regents' Professor Nancy Collins Johnson of NAU's Scho ... read more |
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'Frogging' takes off in Borneo's jungleKuching, Malaysia (AFP) July 4, 2025 Dodging fire-ants, snakes and millions of nighttime creepy-crawlies, a group of trekkers advances through the humid Bornean rainforest, scanning with torches for some of the jungle's most unlikely stars: frogs. ... more 
'Demonised': Polish scientists warn of fear mongering about wolvesKonskie, Poland (AFP) July 1, 2025 Scientist Roman Gula showed images of wolves filmed in a nearby forest with hidden cameras to locals in the Polish town of Konskie, assuring them they pose no threat. ... more 
Spotted: endangered leopard in BangladeshDhaka (AFP) June 26, 2025 Photographs of a leopard snapped by camera traps in forests in Bangladesh's Chittagong Hill Tracts have raised hopes among conservationists working to save the critically endangered species. ... more 
S.Africa's iconic protea flower relocates as climate warmsCullinan, South Africa (AFP) June 19, 2025 On his farm two hours north of Johannesburg, Nico Thuynsma gestured towards thousands of orange, yellow and pink proteas in flower and thriving 1,500 kilometres (930 miles) from their natural home at the southern tip of Africa. ... more |
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In tune with nature: expert sounds out all of Ireland's bird speciesCobh, Ireland (AFP) May 23, 2025 On a mission to record all of Ireland's bird species, many of which are dying out, Irishman Sean Ronayne calls his unique audio archive a tool to both raise alarm and bring hope. ... more 
Asian elephants found to have significantly larger brains than African counterpartsBerlin, Germany (SPX) May 21, 2025 Asian elephants possess brains approximately 20 percent heavier than those of African elephants, despite being smaller in overall body size, according to a new study by researchers from Humboldt-Uni ... more 
India's lion population rises by a thirdAhmedabad, India (AFP) May 21, 2025 India's Asiatic lion population has increased by over a third to 891, according to a five-yearly census released on Wednesday, boosting efforts to conserve the vulnerable species. ... more 
Plants that abandon blooming may face extinction despite short-term gainsTokyo, Japan (SPX) May 21, 2025 Plants that rely entirely on self-pollination evolve from populations with extremely low genetic diversity and may face long-term survival risks, according to new research by Kobe University. The fi ... more 
Insect Predator Shows Remarkable Tool Use to Trap PreySydney, Australia (SPX) May 15, 2025 Chinese scientists have uncovered an intriguing instance of tool use in the insect world, revealing that the assassin bug, Pahabengkakia piliceps (P. piliceps), uses resin from stingless bee nests a ... more |
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Fresh Analysis Reveals Greater Impact of Agriculture on Insect Diversity
Berlin, Germany (SPX) May 12, 2025 It has long been established that agricultural practices contribute to the decline in insect biodiversity. Factors such as habitat loss, frequent mowing, and pesticide use significantly reduce available resources for many insect species. Now, a team from the Julius-Maximilians-Universitat Wurzburg (JMU) has employed advanced analytical techniques to reveal that the impact of agricultural land use on insect diversity is even more severe than previously believed. The research analyzed specimens from ... read more 
Viral Malaysia elephant death sparks calls for crossingsKuala Lumpur (AFP) May 12, 2025 Viral images of an elephant trying for hours to save her calf after it was hit by a truck in Malaysia has prompted calls for dedicated wildlife crossings in the animal-rich country. ... more |
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Endangered vultures killed in S.Africa poisoning; Japan arrests 3 with suitcases filled with hermit crabsJohannesburg (AFP) May 8, 2025 More than 120 endangered vultures died after eating an elephant carcass poisoned by suspected poachers in South Africa in one of the single largest such spiking in the region, wildlife officials said Thursday. ... more 
Elk could return to UK after 3,000 years as plan wins fundingLondon (AFP) May 8, 2025 Elk could roam the English countryside for the first time in 3,000 years after funding was approved to explore plans for their eventual reintroduction into the wild. ... more
Wolf protection downgrade set for green light in EUStrasbourg, France (AFP) May 8, 2025 EU lawmakers are set on Thursday to give the green light to downgrading wolf protections in the bloc, in line with a landmark change to conservation rules late last year. ... more 
Kenya court fines teens for trying to smuggle protected antsNairobi (AFP) May 7, 2025 A Kenyan court on Wednesday fined four people, including two Belgian teenagers, more than $7,000 for attempting to smuggle thousands of live ants out of the country. ... more 
Pricing birdsong: EU mulls nature credits to help biodiversityBrussels, Belgium (AFP) May 5, 2025 Could farmers get money for protecting birds or plants? That's the hope of the European Union, which is seeking to monetise biodiversity by creating a market for "nature credits". ... more |
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