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Ecology

Wild Canadian freshwater fish reveal opioid and antidepressant buildup downstream

April 16, 2026 Phys Org

Fish living downstream of wastewater treatment plants are accumulating antidepressants, opioids and other drugs of abuse in their bodies, according to a new study. Using a new analytical method they developed, a team of researchers […]

Ecology

Sex pheromone of a sandgrain-sized insect deciphered

April 16, 2026 Phys Org

Parasitic wasps of the genus Trichogramma are among the smallest insects in the world—yet they play an important role in natural ecosystems and agricultural landscapes as natural antagonists of pest species. Research teams from the […]

Ecology

Opioids and other drugs accumulating in freshwater fish

April 16, 2026 Phys Org

Fish living downstream of wastewater treatment plants are accumulating antidepressants, opioids and other drugs of abuse in their bodies, according to a new study. Using a new analytical method they developed, a team of researchers […]

Ecology

The secret sensory life of plants: Researchers are discovering how they see, hear, feel—and even remember

April 16, 2026 Phys Org

Plants are often seen as passive organisms, rooted in one place and largely unable to react to the world around them. But a new field of research is challenging these assumptions and showing that plants […]

Ecology

Warm-bodied sharks and tunas face ‘double jeopardy’ in warming seas

April 16, 2026 Phys Org

A new study reveals that some of the ocean’s most powerful predators are running hotter, and that they are likely paying an increasingly steep price for it. The significance of this headline finding is the […]

Ecology

Tomato industry taking steps to stop spread of parasitic weed

April 16, 2026 Phys Org

California’s processing tomato industry for the first time this past harvest season, agreed to voluntary equipment cleaning and notification guidelines to prevent the spread of branched broomrape, a parasitic weed that attaches to roots and […]

Ecology

Managing risks when intervening to help coral reefs

April 16, 2026 Phys Org

A new tool to help scientists and reef managers consider the ecological risks of different coral reef interventions around the world has been developed by researchers from the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS). The […]

Ecology

Tracing anglers in the Gulf Coast: New machine learning tools reveal when, where and how anglers fish

April 16, 2026 Phys Org

The Gulf Coast is recognized worldwide for its exceptional fishing opportunities, offering anglers a wide variety of species such as trout, red snapper, and grouper. Recreational fishing represents a significant—yet historically undermeasured—aspect of overall fisheries […]

Ecology

African elephant genomes reveal a past of continental connectivity and a future of increasing isolation

April 16, 2026 Phys Org

In the largest genomic mapping of Africa’s elephants to date, an international team of researchers shows that elephant history is defined by the ability to move across large distances and exchange genes throughout the African […]

Ecology

Foxes and birds could be ‘early warning system’ to survey spread of antibiotic resistance into ecosystems

April 16, 2026 Phys Org

Red foxes and birds regularly cross between human-dominated and natural ecosystems. For this reason, they may be heralds of spreading antibiotic resistance into ecosystems unexposed to antibiotic pressures, a study done in Italy showed. Results […]

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