Many wild animals lose their fear of predators rapidly after they start encountering humans. Most wild animals show a suite of predator avoidance behaviors such…
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The world’s largest hornet, the Asian giant hornet has been encountered in the Pacific Northwest. New research at Washington State University predicts where the hornet…
Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Rhodes Drive, Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa. Researchers have discovered why the tropics and a handful of other areas across the globe…
Although less than one percent of all water in the world is freshwater, it is what we drink and use for agriculture. In other words,…
Specimen of Iberian emerald lizard (Lacerta schreiberi) in the region of La Vera (Cáceres, Spain). Credit: Adeline Marcos Climatic conditions are changing at an unprecedented…
The Delft University of Technology student start-up Loop has developed a living coffin made from mycelium. The Living Cocoon helps the body to ‘compost’ more…
Primary forests are crucial for biodiversity conservation and store high quantities of carbon in biomass, therefore helping to mitigate climate change. Credit: Tzvetan Zlatanov Europe’s…
With backpack vacuums, the research team went looking for nonnative plant seeds on air-intake grilles of refrigerated shipping containers — and found thousands of them.…
“More than 90 percent of protected areas are isolated, in a sea of human activities.” Credit: James Wheeler Ongoing land clearing for agriculture, mining, and…
This artwork illustrates the main findings of the article, but does not intend to accurately represent its results. Credit: IIASA Plant and animal species across…
Emperor penguins live in Antarctica, which is not only remote and inaccessible, but temperatures can drop to –50°C. Studying penguin colonies is therefore extremely difficult.…
Overall Winner: “Sick” by David Costantini. Viruses are a significant ecological concern because they are responsiblefor a variety of pathological effects in wildlife. This picture…
[embedded content] Research lays out viable pathway to “break the plastic wave.” A new analysis by The Pew Charitable Trusts and SYSTEMIQ finds that without…
A laser-etched, energy absorbing, water wicking metal surface, continually angled directly at the sun, provides a cheap, efficient way to purify water from sunlight. The…
Credit: © Spanish Council for Scientific Research While developing biodegradable food packaging from upcycled cheese whey and almond shells, the EU-funded project YPACK has discovered…
Researchers “counted” Japanese jack mackerel (Trachurus japonicus) in Maizuru Bay, Japan, through quantitative measurements of environmental DNA concentration. Credit: Reiji Masuda, Kyoto University River water,…
In a study published recently in Ecology and Evolution, an international team of researchers focused on what can happen to ocean ecosystems when fishing pressure increases…
Beavers Gnawing Away at the Permafrost The large rodents are massively changing landscapes in the Arctic, which could have serious consequences for the frozen soils…
KIST research team used plant-originated tannic acid to develop a flame-retardant carbon fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP). Credit: Korea Institute of Science and Technology Non-toxic, flame-retardant composite…
Movebank data worldmap. Credit: MPIAB/ MaxCine An international team of scientists is investigating how animals are responding to reduced levels of human activity during the…