Ecology

New research finds that territorial behavior and diet help explain why some birds sing more often at dawn, challenging traditional theories about dawn choruses.This article was originally published on this website.

Researchers have found that chunks of “flipped” DNA can help fish quickly adapt to new habitats and evolve into new species, acting as evolutionary “superchargers.”This article was originally published on this website.

Scientists have discovered a gruesome microbial survival strategy: when food is scarce, some bacteria kill and consume their neighbors.This article was originally published on this website.

We’ve seen it happen. For example, a visit to the Ouzoud waterfalls in Morocco’s High Atlas led to an encounter with a group of nearby tourists feeding chips—supplied by the tour guide—to some waiting Barbary […]

Japan’s declining population in agricultural regions could be having a damaging impact on biodiversity—a trend that could spread through East Asia and Europe as global fertility rates fall—according to an international study.This article was originally […]

Scientists from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego were able to “hear” the impacts of a marine heat wave and even economic slowdowns by analyzing 15 years of ocean sounds […]

A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reveals that the Saimaa ringed seal is evolutionarily more differentiated than previously known. In fact, the study suggests that, instead of a subspecies, […]

Experts from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) have analyzed how targeted management of invasive alien species (IAS) can reduce extinction risks for threatened species across the European Union (EU), in line with […]

Prairie dogs are the Paul Reveres of the Great Plains: They bark to alert neighbors to the presence of predators, with separate calls for dangers coming by land or by air.This article was originally published […]

Notice giant black bees buzzing around your backyard? That could spell trouble for your deck or fence, according to David Headrick, Cal Poly professor emeritus of entomology and pest management.This article was originally published on […]