Ecology

Relief may be in sight for kākāpō affected by an extremely painful disease, thanks to a University of Otago—Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka-led study.This article was originally published on this website.

Results from a long-term field experiment shed new light on how grasslands can be restored for nature, the environment, and for farmers.This article was originally published on this website.

Australia’s population of southern right whales has experienced substantial growth since the late 1970s when they began to recover from whaling, but a new study reveals troubling signs in their numbers visiting Australia’s coastline—potentially marking […]

As urban development continues to creep further into Earth’s oldest and most diverse rainforests, a Swansea University-led study reveals native and invasive small mammals aren’t just adapting to their changing habitats—they may also be sharing […]

Marine habitats are facing unprecedented threats, with 66% of coastal areas already altered and degraded. Bottom-contact fisheries, which use indiscriminate trawling, physically damage almost 5 million square kilometers of the seafloor each year.This article was […]

Animal research on biomusicality, which looks at whether different species are capable of behaving in ways that show they recognize aspects of music, including rhythm and beat, remains a tantalizing field at the intersection of […]

Increased vegetation growth in European mountains, driven by climate and land-use changes, reduces the genetic diversity of medicinal plants, suggests a new study using satellite data and genetic analyses on Greek mountain tea.This article was […]

Biologists waded through knee-high vegetation in Florida until they reached a spot where purple flowers grew in cone-like formations—then the team got out the glow-in-the-dark caterpillars.This article was originally published on this website.

Busy tourist season is nearly upon Yosemite National Park and officials are warning visitors to be cautious of “one of the most dangerous animals” in the park—and it turns out it doesn’t have claws.This article […]

Piles of smelly seaweed have washed ashore on Miami Beach and Key Biscayne, a stinky reminder that this is sargassum season.This article was originally published on this website.