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May 1, 2025
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Apr. 28, 2025 — New research asks how local and regional factors determine the makeup of plant species in grasslands. Researchers from a restoration ecology lab are attempting to solve a longstanding question in community ecology: how do regional and local factors ...
Apr. 28, 2025 — Even under today's climatic conditions, the long-extinct straight-tusked elephant could still live in Europe. This is the conclusion of a recent study. For this finding, the research group combined fossil finds with reconstructions of past ...
Apr. 28, 2025 — Through intensive breeding, humans have pushed breeds such as pug dogs and Persian cats to evolve with very similar skulls and 'smushed' faces, so they're more similar to each other than they are to other dogs or ...
Apr. 22, 2025 — Some species that breed over large geographic areas can still be adapted to a fairly narrow range of climates, making them more vulnerable to climate change than previously thought. Also, species with larger brains (relative to their body size) tend ...
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Apr. 25, 2025 — A new study has found worrying signs that climate change may be undermining the capacity of Arctic fjords to serve as effective carbon sinks. The ...
Apr. 24, 2025 — Once thought resistant to invasion, California's deserts are losing native plants to aggressive weedy species like Saharan mustard. New research shows its spread is disrupting biodiversity and ...
Apr. 23, 2025 — A new study has revealed that an incentive program increased live releases of endangered species caught as bycatch. However, unexpectedly, the ...
Apr. 23, 2025 — In the soils of Earth's wetlands, microbes are in a tug-of-war to produce and consume the powerful greenhouse gas methane. But if the Earth gets too ...
Apr. 23, 2025 — A new study found that some rattlesnakes are producing simpler venoms containing fewer and more focused toxin families than complex venoms -- a surprising discovery that challenges long-held ideas ...
Apr. 22, 2025 — New research shows that Lesser Goldfinches, a small songbird traditionally found in Southwest USA, are expanding their range northward through the Pacific Northwest at an unprecedented rate, ...
Apr. 21, 2025 — In a new study, researchers used more than 5 million measurements from individual trees across much of eastern North America and showed the rate at ...
Apr. 21, 2025 — What roils beneath the Earth's surface may feel a world away, but the activity can help forge land masses that dictate ocean circulation, climate ...
Apr. 21, 2025 — The study highlights the transformative potential of the Rights of Nature, which views nature as a rights-bearing entity, not merely an object of regulation and subjugation by extractive industries. ...
Apr. 17, 2025 — A new butterfly species, Satyrium curiosolus, was discovered in a recent study at Blakiston Fan in Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta. It has unique evolutionary history, having likely remained in ...
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Apr. 17, 2025 — A professor's casual hike in the High Sierra turned into a new elevation record for California's highest tree, the Jeffrey pine, which wasn't formerly known to grow at extreme ...
Apr. 17, 2025 — A new study has investigated how the relationship between mean annual precipitation (MAP) and grassland biomass changes when one or more nutrients are added. The authors show that precipitation and ...
Apr. 16, 2025 — Researchers examined teeth and skulls of 99 extinct crocodylomorph species and 20 living crocodylian species to reconstruct their dietary ecology and identify characteristics that helped some groups ...
Apr. 16, 2025 — The pedunculate oaks typical of Leipzig's floodplain forest and other German oak forests are struggling to regenerate in the understorey due to a lack of light. One reason for this is the ...
Apr. 15, 2025 — Wildflowers growing on land previously used for buildings and factories can accumulate lead, arsenic and other metal contaminants from the soil, which are consumed by pollinators as they feed, a new ...
Apr. 15, 2025 — A new study used modern methods to reassess a foundational study in biology that explained how ecologically similar species of wood warblers coexist. The research team examined foraging behavior, ...
Apr. 14, 2025 — New DNA probes allow for efficient surveying of the hidden lives of squids and octopuses in the deep sea. This development provides an effective tool for marine ecological research and conservation ...
Apr. 11, 2025 — A novel paper is widening understanding of how species interact within ecosystems via the so-called 'Internet of Nature.' The paper reveals that species not only exchange matter and energy ...
Apr. 10, 2025 — Transplanting seagrass meadows? Yes, it's possible -- and it works! The proof is in Monaco, with the successful transplantation of 384 m of Posidonia oceanica. Posidonia oceanica is an essential ...
Apr. 10, 2025 — New research into the overlooked environmental impact of pet dogs has found far-reaching negative effects on wildlife, ecosystems and ...
Apr. 9, 2025 — New research suggests conservation efforts could more effectively identify and protect bird species at greatest risk from climate change by better understanding the range of specific conditions they ...
Apr. 9, 2025 — Bird species that do well in urban areas are more colorful and less ...
Apr. 9, 2025 — In 1962, when environmentalist and author Rachel Carson penned 'Silent Spring,' alerting the world to the dangers of the pesticide DDT, it was the reproductive threat to birds -- the bald ...
Apr. 9, 2025 — A new genomic study has uncovered long-lost genetic diversity in mammoth lineages spanning over a million years, providing new insights into the evolutionary history of these ...
Apr. 8, 2025 — Ecologists are investigating the decline of insect populations in the world's tropical forests. Insects, the most abundant and diverse group of animals on Earth, are experiencing alarming ...
Apr. 8, 2025 — Japan's Ryukyu Islands, which includes Okinawa, are the exclusive home to two rare mammals, the Amami rabbit and Ryukyu long-furred rat. These animals are hard to observe, but conservationists ...
Apr. 4, 2025 — A hidden threat facing one of Australia's most iconic birds has been uncovered in a new study. The critically endangered regent honeyeater once numbered in the hundreds of thousands, but their ...
Apr. 3, 2025 — Drastic declines in biodiversity due to human activities present risks to understanding animal behaviors such as tool use, according to new research. Shrinking animal populations make the study of ...
Apr. 2, 2025 — Buzzing insects may be seen as pests -- but globally, hundreds of fly species migrate over long distances, with major benefits for people and nature, new research ...
Apr. 1, 2025 — More mammals were living on the ground several million years before the mass extinction event that wiped out the dinosaurs, new research has ...
Thursday, April 17, 2025
- A New Record for California's Highest Tree
- Nutrients Strengthen Link Between Precipitation and Plant Growth, Study Finds
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
- Secret to Crocodylian Longevity
- Experiment in Floodplain Forest: Using Tree Mortality to Support Oak Regeneration
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
- Growing Wildflowers on Disused Urban Land Can Damage Bee Health
- Foraging on the Wing: How Can Ecologically Similar Birds Live Together?
Monday, April 14, 2025
Friday, April 11, 2025
Thursday, April 10, 2025
- Transplanting Posidonia Oceanica: Conservation of Seagrass Meadows
- Man's Best Friend May Be Nature's Worst Enemy, Study on Pet Dogs Suggests
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
- European Bird Declines Linked to Range of Climatic Conditions Experienced
- Colourful City Birds
- Mapping Mercury Contamination in Penguins of the Southern Ocean
- Mammoth Genetic Diversity Throughout the Last Million Years
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
Friday, April 4, 2025
Thursday, April 3, 2025
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
- Mammals Were Adapting from Life in the Trees to Living on the Ground Before Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid
- A Borrowed Bacterial Gene Allowed Some Marine Diatoms to Live on a Seaweed Diet
- The Food and Fuel That Farms Itself
Monday, March 31, 2025
Friday, March 28, 2025
Thursday, March 27, 2025
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
- New Species Revealed After 25 Years of Study on 'inside Out' Fossil -- And Named After Discoverer's Mum
- How Elephants Plan Their Journeys: New Study Reveals Energy-Saving Strategies
- If Native Plants Are Going to Survive Climate Change, They Need Our Help to Move -- Here's How to Do It Safely
- The Devastating Human Impact on Biodiversity
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
- Ocean Eddies -- The Food Trucks of the Sea
- Ecosystem Disrupted Following the Disappearance of Great White Sharks
- Climate Cost of Global Trawling Still Uncertain
Monday, March 24, 2025
- How Extreme Weather Threatens Nature's Essential Services
- Introduced Pacific Oysters Provide Biodiversity Benefits in Port River
Friday, March 21, 2025
Thursday, March 20, 2025
- Aotearoa Once Home to Elephant Seals
- Peatlands' Potential to Capture Carbon Upgraded as Temperatures Rise
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
- Red Coral Colonies Survive a Decade After Being Transplanted in the Medes Islands
- Natural Insect Predators May Serve as Allies in Spotted Lanternfly Battle
- Time Is Not the Driving Influence of Forest Carbon Storage
- Conservation Efforts Are Bringing Species Back from the Brink, Even as Overall Biodiversity Falls
- Conservation Efforts Analysis Reveals Which Actions Are Most Helpful for Endangered Species Status
Monday, March 17, 2025
Friday, March 14, 2025
Thursday, March 13, 2025
- US Bird Populations Continue Alarming Decline
- The Long Wait for Bees to Return to Restored Grasslands
- Social Media Can Help Track Species as Climate Changes
- Brown Trout Proven to Successfully Navigate Beaver Dams
- New Name for One of the World's Rarest Rhinoceroses
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
- New Study Explores the Link Between Diet, Blood Sugar and Cancer Risk Across Species
- No Need to Wing It: Bat Activity in Winter Analyzed
- Want to Preserve Biodiversity? Go Big
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
- Rare Frog Rediscovered After 130 Years
- Acoustic Monitoring Network for Birds Enhances Forest Management
- Boreal Forest: Taking Taiga's Temperature
Monday, March 10, 2025
Friday, March 7, 2025
- Earth's Orbital Rhythms Link Timing of Giant Eruptions and Climate Change
- Nearly Half of Popular Tropical Plant Group Related to Birds-of-Paradise and Bananas Are Threatened With Extinction
- Scientists Develop Advanced Forest Monitoring Systems: Will Forests Monitor Themselves in the Future?
Thursday, March 6, 2025
- Tropical Forests in the Americas Are Struggling to Keep Pace With Climate Change
- Adaptability of Some Coral Reef Fish to Rising Temperatures
- Plants Struggled for Millions of Years After the World's Worst Climate Catastrophe
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
- The Yucca and the Moth: How Extreme Weather Impacts the Timing of Biological Events
- Insect Populations Are Declining -- And That Is Not a Good Thing
- Caribou Migration Patterns Are Shrinking
- Iconic Australian Bird Reveals Hidden Farming Talent
- Satellite Image Analysis Delivers New Insight Into the Functional Diversity of Tropical Forests
- The Pot Is Already Boiling for 2% of the World's Amphibians
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Monday, March 3, 2025
- Who Gets the Lion's Share? Ecologists Highlight Disparities in Global Biodiversity Conservation Funding
- Sea Otters Help Kelp Forests Recover -- But How Fast Depends on Where They Are
- Caribou Case Study Offers a New Model to Manage Species at Risk
Friday, February 28, 2025
Thursday, February 27, 2025
- Climate Change Increases the Risk of Tree Mortality in Urban Boreal Forests
- The International Space Station Is Overly Sterile; Making It 'dirtier' Could Improve Astronaut Health
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
- Genomic Tools Provide Clearer View of Health for Endangered Bats
- Shark Activity in South African Reef Revealed by Citizen Scientist Scuba Divers
- Beyond the Burn: Harvesting Dead Wood to Reduce Wildfires and Store Carbon
- Earliest Evidence for Humans in Rainforests
- Fish Teeth Show How Ease of Innovation Enables Rapid Evolution
- New Spatial Mechanism for the Coexistence of Tree Species
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
- Successful Strategies for Collaborative Species Conservation
- New Manzanita Species Discovered, Already at Risk
- Giant Ice Bulldozers: How Ancient Glaciers Helped Life Evolve
- Environment Nudges Birds to Fast, or Slow, Life Lane
Monday, February 24, 2025
- Unexpected Discoveries in Study of Giraffe Gut Flora
- Research Provides New Detail on the Impact of Volcanic Activity on Early Marine Life
Friday, February 21, 2025
- Underwater Mics and Machine Learning Aid Right Whale Conservation
- AI Unlocks the Emotional Language of Animals
- The Rising Tide of Sand Mining: A Growing Threat to Marine Life
Thursday, February 20, 2025
- Scientists Decode DNA of White Oak Tree
- Scientists Call for Efforts to Protect Habitats of Critically Endangered Shark Species
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
- We Can Farm More Seafood While Minimizing Its Impact on Biodiversity
- Urban Environments Promote Adaptation to Multiple Stressors
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
- Repeated Invasions Shape NZ's Bird Life
- Rapid Environmental Change Can Threaten Even a Peaceful Daisyworld
Monday, February 17, 2025
- Animals as Architects of Earth: First Global Study Reveals Their Surprising Impact
- Reintroducing Wolves to Scottish Highlands Could Help Address Climate Emergency