Climate crisis is driving yellow-billed hornbill to local extinction

The yellow-billed hornbill, a cousin of fan-favorite Zazu from The Lion King, faces local extinction due to the climate crisis. Researchers investigated the effects of high air temperature and drought on the breeding success of southern yellow-billed hornbills in the Kalahari Desert between 2008 and 2019. This study is one of the first to research the impact of the climate crisis on population-level breeding success over a longer timescale.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-science-news/climate-crisis-is-driving-yellow-billed-hornbill-to-local-extinction

Official measures of research 'impact' are failing to keep pace with socially-networked academics

A survey of how academics use social media to encourage people to interact with their research argues that much of the public value of their work is probably being overlooked in official "impact" assessments.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-science-news/official-measures-of-research-impact-are-failing-to-keep-pace-with-socially-networked-academics

Does a home-based exercise program benefit patients after hip fracture surgery?

A study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society indicates that a 12-month home-based progressive and supervised exercise program can help to improve functioning and physical performance after patients undergo hip fracture surgery.

Climate change will force big shift in timing, amount of snowmelt across Colorado River Basin

New research predicts that changes in mountain snowmelt will shift peak streamflows to much earlier in the year for the vast Colorado River Basin, altering reservoir management and irrigation across the entire region.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-science-news/climate-change-will-force-big-shift-in-timing-amount-of-snowmelt-across-colorado-river-basin