Scientists find climate-driven tree mortality and fuel aridity increase wildfire fuel availability
New research conducted by scientists at The University of New Mexico suggests climate-driven tree mortality and fuel aridity are increasing…
Author: Iqra Aslam
Iqra Aslam is currently working as lecturer of Biochemistry. She has been awarded with “Excellent performance Award” in recognition of her services and hard work. Her main areas of research include: enzyme based biosensors and enzymatic biofuel cells development.
The evolution of Asia’s mammals was dictated by ancient climate change and rising mountains
A new study in PNAS compiles data on more than 3,000 species to show how climate and geologic changes across…
Study tracks plant pathogens in leafhoppers from natural areas
Phytoplasmas are bacteria that can invade the vascular tissues of plants, causing many different crop diseases. While most studies of…
Bats’ midnight snacks reveal clues for managing endangered species
How do we bring threatened and endangered animals back from the brink? The task is never easy or simple, but…
Picky eaters are put off by food depending on plateware color
Academics have examined the effect of colour among picky and non-picky eaters, in a first-of-its-kind study. Previous research has demonstrated…
Nonlethal parasites reduce how much their wild hosts eat, leading to ecosystem effects
Deer, caribou, bison and other similar animals are often infected by a range of internal parasites, including worms called helminths….
Arctic lakes are vanishing in surprise climate finding
The Arctic is no stranger to loss. As the region warms nearly four times faster than the rest of the…
Road map for adapting dry forests to new fire regimes
Oregon State University scientists and collaborators from throughout the West say that thinning and prescribed burning are crucial parts of…
Million-year-old Arctic sedimentary record sheds light on climate mystery
New research, led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst and published recently in the journal Climate of the Past, is…
Changes in marine ecosystems going undetected
Existing ways of calculating biodiversity dynamics are not very effective in detecting wholesale species community change due to the effects…