Environment

A recent study on Cryptomeria japonica plots shows that trees dissipate wind energy by switching between two swaying behaviors at specific wind speeds, offering insights that may help in improved forest management to minimize damage caused by storms. Destructive winds during storms and cyclones often cause tree failures, especially through uprooting and stem breakage. However

Roughly 90 million years ago, climatic conditions in Antarctica were suitable for resin-producing trees. Researchers have now made the southernmost discovery of amber in the world. Roughly 90 million years ago, climatic conditions in Antarctica were suitable for resin-producing trees. A team of researchers led by the Alfred Wegener Institute and the TU Bergakademie Freiberg

A recent study highlights that over one-third of Vietnam's 329 mammal species are threatened with extinction. A recent study highlights that over one-third of Vietnam's 329 mammal species are threatened with extinction. Conducted by German scientist Hanna Höffner of the University of Cologne and Cologne Zoo, alongside an international team, the research underscores Vietnam's vital

A study described the three-dimensional architecture of turtle genomes, which fold in a configuration unlike any other animal observed so far. In their long strings of nucleotides, DNA molecules hold massive troves of genetic data providing instructions for how living organisms should function -- the blueprint of life. How the blueprint is stored, however, impacts

A study found large-scale declines of African elephants in the first continent-wide analysis of population survey data. Over 53 years of surveys, forest elephant populations decreased on average by 90%, and savanna elephant populations fell on average by 70%. Habitat loss and poaching have driven dramatic declines in African elephants, but it is challenging to

A series of rocks hiding around Colorado's Rocky Mountains may hold clues to a frigid period in Earth's past when glaciers several miles thick covered the entire planet. Geologists have uncovered strong evidence from Colorado that massive glaciers covered Earth down to the equator hundreds of millions of years ago, transforming the planet into an

A new study on titan arum -- commonly known as the corpse flower for its smell like rotting flesh -- uncovers fundamental genetic pathways and biological mechanisms that produce heat and odorous chemicals when the plant blooms. The study provides insight into the flower's ability to warm up just before blooming through a process known

A new study suggests that human waste, both treated and untreated, is responsible for the waterway impairment in Delaware watersheds. Delaware has numerous inland waterways with high microbial impairment from unknown sources. Now, a new study suggests that human waste, both treated and untreated, is responsible for the waterway impairment in these Delaware watersheds. The

A team develops high-speed rotational scanning PACT system for monitoring whole-body biodynamic. A research team led by Professor Chulhong Kim from the Department of Electrical Engineering, the Department of Convergence IT Engineering, the Department of Mechanical Engineering, and School of Convergence Science and Technology at POSTECH, researcher Seongwook Choi (Ph.D., Stanford University) from POSTECH Institute

A new database covering over 100 different canine tissues can significantly enhance our understanding of hereditary diseases and provide valuable information for health research in both dogs and humans. A new database covering over 100 different canine tissues can significantly enhance our understanding of hereditary diseases and provide valuable information for health research in both

A year after an outbreak of H5N1 killed thousands of elephant seals in Argentina, only about a third of the seals normally expected here returned, scientists estimate. The sounds of barking elephant seals are again in the air along the breeding grounds of Península Valdés, Argentina -- but it's quieter. Almost exactly a year after

Researchers have named two newly discovered freshwater snail species from Brazil after characters from The Lord of the Rings. Researchers have named two newly discovered freshwater snail species from Brazil after characters from The Lord of the Rings. Described in the open-access journal Zoosystematics and Evolution, Idiopyrgus eowynae and Idiopyrgus meriadoci were named in honour