Sentences with phrase «alien species»

Duolingo today releases its full Klingon language course, so you can now grunt and spit in the tongue Star Trek «s famously warlike alien species.

Another Nebula Award winner, The Forever War tells the story of a soldier recruited to battle an aggressive alien species light - years from Earth.

Alien Abduction: Some of us dream of meeting new alien species and exploring the galaxy, but few of us want to make this journey against our wills.

But not all alien species qualify as invasive.

The US government's official definition is an alien species «whose introduction causes or is likely to cause economic or environmental harm or harm to human health.»

[xeno - + - cide (as in homocide, suicide, etc.)-RSB- the killing or attempted killing of an entire alien species; the killing of a single alien.

Thus xenocide implies the killing of «others», which could include alien species but is not restricted thereto.

Other potential impacts of shipping are ship strikes on mammals, introduction of alien species through fouling and in ballast water, disruption of migratory patterns of mammals, noise, and garbage and other debris.

It is important to note that these impacts do not take account of ancillary stresses on species due to over-harvesting, habitat destruction, landscape fragmentation, alien species invasions, fire regime change, pollution (such as nitrogen deposition), or for plants the potentially beneficial effects of rising atmospheric CO2.

Episodic wet periods may increase vulnerability to invasive alien species and subsequent fire outbreaks and this, combined with land overuse, will increase vulnerability to degradation and desertification (Dukes and Mooney, 1999; Dube and Pickup, 2001; Holmgren and Scheffer, 2001; Brooks et al., 2004; Geist and Lambin, 2004; Lioubimtseva and Adams, 2004).

Ecological surprises include rapid and abrupt changes in temperature and precipitation, leading to an increase in extreme events such as floods, fires and landslides, increases in eutrophication, invasion by alien species, or rapid and sudden increases in disease (Carpenter et al., 2005).

Rising temperature enlarges the pool of alien species that could establish themselves, enables the warm - water species (native and alien) present in the sea to expand beyond their present distributions, and provides the thermophilic aliens with a distinct advantage over the native Mediterranean biota.

At the same time, increasing movement of people and goods in the modern world, combined with land use changes worldwide, increases the likelihood that alien species are accidentally transported to new locations and become established there.

In the Antarctic, tourism is expected to increase, and risks exist of accidental pollution from maritime accidents, along with an increasing likelihood of the introduction of alien species to terrestrial environments.

There are many actions which can be taken to reduce, but not eliminate, the risk of alien species invasions, such as the treatment of ballast water in cargo ships and wood products, strict quarantine applied to crop and horticultural products, and embargos on the trade and deliberate introduction of known invader species.

Other key areas that require attention include quantification of the effect of trawling and mining on benthic habitats, assessment of the impacts of alien species, quantification of the impacts of pollution (sewage and storm water) in the nearshore environment, and the quantification and prediction of future climate change effects.

Increased abundances of invasive species: As climate change alters water temperatures, habitat, and fish communities, conditions that once were barriers to alien species become conduits for establishment and spread.91 This migration will alter drastically the fish communities of the Great Lakes basin.

Smith, A. L., N. Hewitt, N. Klenk, D. R. Bazely, N. Yan, S. Wood, I. Henriques, J. I. MacLellan, and C. Lipsig - Mummé, 2012: Effects of climate change on the distribution of invasive alien species in Canada: A knowledge synthesis of range change projections in a warming world.

Effects of climate change on the distribution of invasive alien species in Canada: A knowledge synthesis of range change projections in a warming world

«[b] y failing to adequately limit population growth, reassess the role of an economy rooted in growth, reduce greenhouse gases, incentivize renewable energy, protect habitat, restore ecosystems, curb pollution, halt defaunation, and constrain invasive alien species, humanity is not taking the urgent steps needed to safeguard our imperilled biosphere.»

100 of the world's worst invasive alien species: a selection from the global invasive species database.

Rachel Maclean's music for the Glasgow based band Errors, which she made whilst in - residence at Wysing early in 2015, takes us into the mind of an apparently alien species who stumbles upon a world of lost humans.

The film casts a relationship between man and machine in which humanity is denigrated to serve an alien species born from its own hands.

The only time the story of The Bureau gets a little wonky is during the closing hours when another alien species is introduced, which changes up the landscape of the players involved, but also adds choices to how you want your campaign to end.

You'll have to deal with managing resources and a number of different alien species that may look to do you harm.

Players take control of the titular Helldivers, locked in a struggle along three separate fronts against unique alien species.

Gameological: If an alien species discovered Hokra as the last remnant of humanity, what would they learn about us?

Set in the 2030s, Prey casts you as Morgan Yu, brother (or sister) of Alex Yu, who runs operations aboard the space station Talos I where the team is studying an alien species known as mimics.

A NEW BREED OF ENEMY: A diverse cast of enemies from powerful new alien species to the ADVENT, enforcers of the alien regime, offer a distinct tactical challenge.

Alhough, Space Faring Destroyer of Ancient Alien Species doesn't have the same ring to it.

Getting to level 60 in Battlefront allows players to unlock everything available to them in the game, ranging from character customization (including, on the Rebel side, to be able to play as a wider variety of alien species) to weapons and outfits.

Names and release dates for that extra content hasn't been detailed yet, but they will include a new playable alien species, as well as new weapons, vehicles, missions, and rewards.

It was revealed over time though that he was in fact a Saiyan, an alien species who thrived on warfare and conquering planets.

Zamarian, the brutal alien species, are in the final stage of destroying and finishing off the human race.

At some point after, an alien species shows up to colonize with the humans and share the minerals.

Bioware has launched a brand new cinematic trailer for Mass Effect: Andromeda, showing off new alien species, story details, and properly introduces us to the story's villain.

For example, it is brilliant to be an alien species with inhuman powers, running up walls or jumping up ledges.

This means that Scott is not designing weaponry of an alien species, and instead of designing over-detailed glamorous animations or weaponry with lots of particle effects and moving parts.

I love the narrative and deep lore associated with Mass Effect, and I'm looking forward to the new environments and alien species that I'll encounter when this title launches in March.

Frontier have been building to a major update for the game, with the first alien species being released as part of the 2.4 patch.

Commander - in - Chief is a pretty difficult job, especially in this twisted universe, as the alien species known as Zin, led by none other than Zinyak, descends on Earth, capturing your colleagues and partners and lays waste to D.C. in the process.

As players traverse through the world killing off what few members remain of the hostile alien species, ability - centric puzzles lay scattered across the land.

The Gameological Society: If an alien species discovered Murdered: Soul Suspect as the only remnant of human civilization, what would they learn about us?

You are the X-Morph — an alien species that invades Earth to harvest its resources.

The game is a hyper sensory romp through an interplanetary park with Sonic, Tails, and the Wisps, a cute alien species at the core of Robotnik's latest scheme (yes, more new characters — but these ones don't talk, thank God).

From humble beginnings, as players leave their home planet and explore the unknown, to tense «first contact» moments with alien species, to the difficult choices and responsibilities of managing diplomatic relationships with other star - faring races.

Instead of interacting with alien species and understanding the way of their worlds, you are usually shooting at them while someone drones on about the history of Mars.

Several alien species of Goombas appear in this game as well.

Retool is a 3D hacking puzzle game set on incomplete orbital defense stations that circle around Sinai, home planet of the alien species known as Onix.

mixture between a Space Pirate and another unknown Alien species.