Ecology

There are millions of species on Earth that we still know nothing about. Researchers call these species “biological dark matter,” but new methods can provide us with a better overview more quickly.This article was originally […]

Scientists don’t just want their results to be published; they want them to be published in the most influential journal they can find. This focus on a high impact factor is driven by their concerns […]

One of the main discoveries of a new study is the identification of new variants in genes associated with insecticide resistance in Anopheles mosquitoes, the primary vectors of malaria in West Africa, and potential novel […]

Tracy Rittenhouse, associate professor of natural resources and the environment in UConn’s College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources (CAHNR), was doing an experiment to study ranavirus epidemics in wood frogs. When Meghan Parsley, then […]

Researchers at Durham University, in collaboration with international partners, have developed a robotic system that allows for continuous, long-term observation of honeybee colonies.This article was originally published on this website.

Biofilms—slimy communities of bacteria—grow on all sorts of surfaces: from glaciers and hot springs to plant roots, your bathtub and fridge, wounds, and medical devices such as catheters. Most biofilms are composed of multiple bacterial […]

In the world of zebra finches, males sing, and females were thought to just listen. But a new study by Daniela Vallentin at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence has overturned this assumption.This article […]

Researchers have further advanced understanding of social relationships in female mammals, highlighting the critical role oxytocin plays.This article was originally published on this website.

Many plankton journey from the cold, dark depths of our oceans to the surface, only to eventually drift down again into the darkness in a perpetual rhythm. Yet, how single-celled phytoplankton, most of which have […]

A new study has raised questions about current approaches to predicting the risk of vessel strikes on whales.This article was originally published on this website.