Sep. 11, 2023 — A new study presents genomic evidence of hybridization between two closely related species of sea stars -- Asterias rubens, the common starfish, and Asterias forbesi, known as Forbes' sea ...
Sep. 7, 2023 — A new report presents major findings on the gravity of impacts from invasive alien species on our ...
Sep. 7, 2023 — An international team of scientists analysed publicly available sustainability reports released by 100 of the world's largest companies and found that around two-thirds of these global ...
Sep. 7, 2023 — New research shows that, in addition to trees, humble grasses also play an essential role in capturing ...
Sep. 5, 2023 — Scientists identify ways landowners in rural Brazil can find win-win situations with biodiversity and ...
Sep. 5, 2023 — Invasive alien species are animals that may pose a threat to biodiversity, but it's time to deal with that threat in a more ethical ...
Sep. 5, 2023 — Elephants, buffaloes and other heavy herbivores are effective against invasive plants. This is the conclusion of a new study that used Indian data, including data from the world's largest survey ...
Sep. 4, 2023 — Diversified farming is an important complement to forest protections for reversing tropical biodiversity ...
Aug. 31, 2023 — New research found that marine heat waves -- prolonged periods of unusually warm ocean temperatures -- haven't had a lasting effect on the fish communities that feed most of the world. The ...
Aug. 29, 2023 — In northern Yellowstone National Park, saplings of quaking aspen, an ecologically important tree in the American West, are being broken by a historically large bison herd, affecting the comeback of ...
Aug. 25, 2023 — A study on 'canopy soils' on old trees in Costa Rica shows they are important habitats and carbon stores that cannot easily be ...
Aug. 23, 2023 — Fresh research suggests that national parks enhance bird diversity inside their borders. Large parks also support higher diversity of both birds and mammals in nearby unprotected ...
Aug. 23, 2023 — An interdisciplinary team of researchers demonstrated that coral can be preserved through a new technique called isochoric vitrification. This process takes the selected coral fragments through the ...
Aug. 23, 2023 — A new study of cavity-nesting birds in Ecuador shows the influence of deforestation on their habitat and reproductive success. Nest boxes could ...
Aug. 23, 2023 — Researchers have identified a new pathway by which sugar is released by symbiotic algae. This pathway involves the largely overlooked cell wall, showing that this structure not only protects the cell ...
Aug. 23, 2023 — Researchers combined human and ecological factors to analyze the global scale of non-native tree species invasions. Human activity in hotspots of global trade, such as maritime ports, is linked to an ...
Aug. 22, 2023 — Researchers demonstrate that a vast multitude of birds and mammals can be detected by simply swabbing the DNA left behind by animals from leaves. They showcased the power of this approach in an ...
Aug. 17, 2023 — Conventional wisdom among ecologists holds that the more species there are inhabiting an ecosystem, the less vulnerable any one species will be to a threat like a parasite. A new study of tadpoles ...
Aug. 16, 2023 — Birds likely hold smart insights about coexisting in popular habitats -- especially as climate change looms. Scientists peel back layers of big data to tease out real-life ...
Aug. 16, 2023 — In the waters off the Hawaiian Islands, rates of calcification were measured in the deepest coral ...
