Ecology A pointless fashion trend or something else? Chimpanzees wear blades of grass in their ears and rears A team of researchers from Utrecht University, Durham University, and other institutions have observed something... How people perceive biodiversity through sight and sound A study published in People and Nature finds that both sight and sound influence perception... Collective behavior study explores whether pigeons track others' eye movements There's something magnetic about a group of people looking in the same direction—others will follow... Losing Asian elephants could unravel tropical forest ecosystem In a study published in the Journal of Animal Ecology, researchers from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical... Young brood-parasitic cowbirds may seek out unrelated adult females as role models Unlike most other bird species, the brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater) lays its eggs in the... Survey records more than 1,400 newts killed on Hong Kong roads in two months The Hong Kong newt (Paramesotriton hongkongensis), which has an orange-spotted belly and is typically 15... For fish, hovering uses double the energy of resting, study finds Fish make hanging motionless in the water column look effortless, and scientists had long assumed... Beyond the alpha male: Primate studies challenge male-dominance norms New findings by researchers at the University of Montpellier, the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary... Nature-friendly farming budget swells in UK—but cuts elsewhere make recovery fraught Nature in the UK appeared to receive a rare funding boost in the June spending... Overuse of riprap to prevent riverbank erosion is harming British Columbia's rivers Every spring, melting snow and heavy rainfall brings a higher risk of flooding and riverbank... Rain showers can dramatically impact fungal communities in urban lakes Rainfall can have dramatic effects on the microbial communities living in urban lakes, a new... It isn't all bloom and doom: Why algal blooms are becoming more prevalent Have you ever happened across a body of water completely covered in a mysterious green... How a new treatment for phobias could help cut pesticide use Scared of spiders, storms, dogs or more recently, mushrooms? New research reveals the surprising consequences... Wind energy industry must use the best ecological information to avoid unintended harm to wildlife As Australia's transition to renewable energy accelerates with increased momentum, the wind energy industry must... 'Killer bees' swarm close to Georgia border Spotted in Barbour County, Alabama, just over the Chattahoochee River from Georgia, Africanized bees—a hybrid... Older posts