Ecology

The habitat of 30 species of sharks, rays, and chimaeras, also called ghost sharks, overlap with areas where proposed deep-sea mining may occur, according to new research published in Current Biology and led by University […]

From droughts to disease, coffee and chocolate are under threat, but scientists and farmers are working together to keep these daily treats on the table.This article was originally published on this website.

Swansea University has led an international team of marine scientists and practitioners—spanning 18 countries—in calling for urgent reform to the licensing and regulation of marine and coastal restoration projects.This article was originally published on this […]

While anglers are celebrating a strong start to the salmon season, a new Simon Fraser University study warns coho salmon are under serious threat.This article was originally published on this website.

In the summer of 2022, toxins produced by the brackish-water algae Prymnesium parvum killed about 1,000 metric tons of fish, snails, and mussels in the River Oder. In a study published in the journal Ecotoxicology […]

Television nature programs and scientific papers tend to celebrate the perfection of evolved traits. But the father of evolution through natural selection, Charles Darwin, warned that evolution would produce quirks and “blunders” that reflect a […]

New research from Griffith University has measured individual tree heights across 3.1 million hectares in the New South Wales Northern Rivers Region, revealing a level of detail not captured before, including old growth forests and […]

Fear of the fabled “big bad wolf” has dominated the public perception of wolves for millennia and strongly influences current debates concerning human-wildlife conflict. Humans both fear wolves and, perhaps more importantly, are concerned about […]

Many people have probably seen birds picking up small pieces of man-made materials, like strips of a plastic bag or paper litter, and taking them into their nest. This behavior appears to be fairly widespread […]

October is Space Month. At Duke University, space research is more than just science—it’s a bold journey across disciplines. This is the first in a series of stories featuring innovators, dreamers and doers shaping the […]