Latest News Releases19 April

Online farmers' markets valuable when crisis events like COVID occur

University of Waterloo
Research News Release

New research is shining light on the importance of farmers' markets' ability to mitigate potential disruptions to distribution networks in the face of system shocks like the COVID-19 pandemic.

Journal: Nutrition Journal

Common plants and pollinators act as anchors for ecosystems

University of Colorado at Boulder
Research News Release

"Generalist" plants and pollinators play a crucial role in maintaining biodiversity and may also serve as buffers against some impacts of climate change, finds new University of Colorado Boulder research. The findings, published this month in Ecology, provide valuable insights for prioritizing the conservation of species that contribute to the strength of ecological communities.

Journal: Ecology

Videoconferences more exhausting when participants don't feel group belonging

American Psychological Association
Research News Release

Videoconferences may be less exhausting if participants feel some sense of group belonging, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association.

Journal: Journal of Applied Psychology

Under 30 and sexually active? It's a good idea to get tested for chlamydia and gonorrhea

Canadian Medical Association Journal
Research News Release

Anyone sexually active under age 30 should be offered testing for chlamydia and gonorrhea, according to a new guideline from the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).

Journal: Canadian Medical Association Journal
Funder: Public Health Agency of Canada

As plant/animal diversity wanes, is microbial life changing too? A perilously 'profound Ignorance'

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Research News Release

The downward trajectory of plant and animal diversity constitutes a key issue of the Anthropocene. Whether diversity is changing also in the world of microbes is unknown, however -- a "profound ignorance" -- because the importance of these microorganisms maintain Earth's habitability. A paper published today frames the rate of change of microbial biodiversity as an important question on which progress is possible.

Journal: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

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