Ecology

A global effort to create a “microbial Noah’s Ark” to preserve the world’s diverse collection of healthy microbes before they disappear is now entering an active growth phase.This article was originally published on this website.

While laughter is often considered uniquely human, tied to language and sense of humor, all great apes produce remarkably similar vocalizations during play that share evolutionary origins with human laughter.This article was originally published on […]

The capacity to grieve for dying loved ones was long considered a uniquely human ability. But now, researchers from Japan have shown that humans are less unique in this respect than once thought.This article was […]

Scientists at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Queen Mary University of London have discovered that a new generation of ash trees, growing naturally in woodland, exhibit greater resistance to the disease compared to older […]

Squids first appeared about 100 million years ago and quickly rose to become dominant predators in the ancient oceans, according to a study published in the journal Science.This article was originally published on this website.

People dedicated to the art of grilling often choose lump charcoal—actual pieces of wood that have been turned into charcoal—over briquettes, which are compressed charcoal dust with other ingredients to keep the dust together and […]

Biological invasions are widely acknowledged as a serious threat to biodiversity, global economies, and a good quality of life. Yet, they are not universally perceived as a nuisance and are sometimes gaining—often unexpectedly—cultural acceptance in […]

A new study published in the Journal of Plant Ecology has found that temperate forest tree species, regardless of their root symbiosis with either ectomycorrhizal (ECM) or arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi, consistently prefer absorbing nitrate […]

Photographs of a leopard snapped by camera traps in forests in Bangladesh’s Chittagong Hill Tracts have raised hopes among conservationists working to save the critically endangered species.This article was originally published on this website.

It could be the plot of a summer sci-fi blockbuster: A creature feeds on its prey and inherits its “superpower.” Only this is real.This article was originally published on this website.