Tag: ecology
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Invasive ants leave lions scrambling for prey on the savannah in an ecological chain reaction
Lions, elephants, zebras, buffalo, ants, and trees are all locked in an intricate ecological web in one Kenyan nature preserve. But that web is unraveling as a small invader disrupts the natural balance of things, according to a study published January 24 in the journal Science. The spread of an invasive insect across the savannah habitat of Ol…
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Study finds microplastics in nearly all American proteins: meat, fish and plants
An Environmental Pollution study published on Monday reviewed a wide range of meat, fish and vegetarian meat alternatives — and found that 88 percent of them contained some form of microplastics. Microplastics are tiny pieces of plastics the approximate size of a grain of sand or a human hair, which carry a host of potential health risks. Based on…