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How Plants Sniff out Unhealthy Neighbors to Fight Off Infection
March 5, 2012 — A new study sheds light on how plants sniff out unhealthy neighbors to fight off infection. People and animals are not the only ones who can smell. Plants are also able to perceive odors, but they ... > full story -
Unexpected Crustacean Diversity Discovered in Northern Freshwater Ecosystems
March 2, 2012 — Freshwater ecosystems in northern regions are home to significantly more species of water fleas than traditionally thought, adding to evidence that regions with vanishing waters contain unique animal ... > full story -
Anthropologists’ Work Prompts Republic of Congo to Enlarge National Park
March 2, 2012 — Research by anthropologists has spurred the Republic of Congo to enlarge its Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park boundaries to include the Goualougo Triangle. The Goualougo Triangle is a remote, ... > full story -
Overfishing Leaves Swaths of Mediterranean Barren
March 1, 2012 — Centuries of overexploitation of fish and other marine resources -- as well as invasion of fish from the Red Sea -- have turned some formerly healthy ecosystems of the Mediterranean Sea into barren ... > full story -
Study of Wildfire Trends in Northwestern California Shows No Increase in Severity Over Time
March 1, 2012 — Even though wildfires have increased in size over time, they haven't necessarily grown in severity nor had corresponding negative impacts to the ecosystem, according to a recent ... > full story -
Why Birds of a Feather Stick Together
February 29, 2012 — Some male birds are better at attracting females if they gather with close male kin, than in the company of distant relatives. The findings provide an intriguing account of why individuals help each ... > full story -
Genetics of Endangered African Monkey Suggest Troubles from Warming Climate
February 29, 2012 — A rare and endangered monkey in an African equatorial rainforest is providing a look into our climatic future through its DNA. Its genes show that wild drills, already an overhunted species, may see ... > full story -
Overfishing Threatens the Survival of Seabirds
February 28, 2012 — From gannets to seagulls, puffins to penguins, all seabirds suffer the same drop in birth rates when the supply of fish drops to less than a third of maximum capacity. Below the critical level of one ... > full story -
Coral Reef Study Traces Indirect Effects of Overfishing
February 27, 2012 — A study of the tropical coral reef system along the coastline of Kenya has found dramatic effects of overfishing that could threaten the long-term health of the ... > full story -
Study Extends the 'Ecology of Fear' to Fear of Parasites
February 27, 2012 — The ecology of fear, like other concepts from predator-prey theory, also extends to parasites, new research suggests. Raccoons and squirrels would give up food, the study demonstrated, if the area ... > full story
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