Biodiversity

Argentine Biologist Sandra Díaz Wins Linnean Society’s Medalla Linneana for Contribution to Natural Sciences

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Argentine Biologist Sandra Díaz Wins Linnean Society’s Medalla Linneana for Contribution to Natural Sciences

Every year the Linnean Society of London awards prizes to scientists working on issues related to the natural sciences. For the year 2023, the Society recognized the Researcher of the National Council for Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET) Sandra Díaz, from the Multidisciplinary Institute of Plant Biology (IMBIV, CONICET-UNC) in the category Medalla Linneana for … Read more

The “One Health” approach.. A triple plan to confront epidemics and emergencies

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The “One Health” approach.. A triple plan to confront epidemics and emergencies

revealed Corona pandemic about huge weaknesses and problems in global health security systems, but a new research series, published in the journal “LancetMedical, sheds light on a health approach that may hold a solution to these problems. The new study considered that these problems can only be solved by implementing a global approach known as … Read more

A vaccine for bees, “an important step” to save the hives

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A vaccine for bees, “an important step” to save the hives

Published on : 21/01/2023 – 17:19 A vaccine was developed in the United States to protect bees from a very contagious disease, American foulbrood, responsible for the destruction of hives. But if it represents hope, this vaccine will not respond to all the threats weighing on these insects, according to Cédric Alaux, specialist in bee … Read more

Alert ! Coral decimated by new disease in Thailand

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Alert ! Coral decimated by new disease in Thailand

Antonio Kaczmarek 1 hour ago 4 mins The so-called ‘yellow streak’ disease is threatening corals in the Gulf of Thailand, here in the Surin Islands Nature Park. This is more bad news for marine biodiversity: in the Gulf of Thailand, a mysterious disease attacks the coral. Responsible for large yellow spots that cover entire sections … Read more

in 2030, 30 percent of the land will have to be protected area

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in 2030, 30 percent of the land will have to be protected area

AFP extension ANNOUNCEMENTS•today, 09:45•Edited today, 11:06 The nearly 200 countries attending the United Nations Biodiversity Summit in Montreal agreed on measures to protect ecosystems and animal and plant species. After nearly two weeks of negotiations, an agreement was reached. It was agreed, among other things, that by 2030 at least 30 percent of all land … Read more

Manatees In Florida: Can Manatees Still Be Rescued?

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Manatees In Florida: Can Manatees Still Be Rescued?

Too many are still dying But did these “unprecedented acts” actually achieve anything? When asked by the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, a spokesman said the mass deaths of manatees were “an ongoing event”. Current manatee mortality statistics range from January 1, 2022 to December 2, 2022. During that time, 760 manatees died, fewer than … Read more

Northern reindeer run out of places to graze

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Northern reindeer run out of places to graze

Los herd of reindeer they have a long history in Northern Norway, Sweden and Finland and have shaped the mountainous landscape of the region called Fenoscandinavia, which includes the Scandinavian and Kola peninsula, Karelia and Finland. Now a study published in Scientific reports shows that most of these lands are threatened by the expansion of … Read more

Biodiversity. 39 new species emerge from the bottom of the Pacific Ocean

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Biodiversity. 39 new species emerge from the bottom of the Pacific Ocean

Psychropotes longicauda – or gummy squirrel -, psychropotes verrucicaudatus, peniagone vitrea… These names to “sleep under water” are those of new species discovered by researchers from Natural History Museum British at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. And these are not the only ones: in all, thirty-nine new organisms have been unearthed in the abyss … Read more

Recultivation in Grevenbroich: This is where the “Organic Champions League” plays

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Recultivation in Grevenbroich: This is where the “Organic Champions League” plays

May 20, 2022 at 2:31 p.m Recultivation in Grevenbroich : This is where the “Organic Champions League” plays – The qualified geographer and biologist Gregor Eßer has been in charge of the recultivation research center at RWE Power for six years. Here he can be seen at one of the shallow “troughs” in which yellow-bellied … Read more