Invasive water plant becomes breeding ground for a lethal cyanobacteria. The alarm bells began ringing when dozens of eagles were found dead near an Arkansas…
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University of Alberta biologist Stephanie Green captures a lionfish for her research on invasive species. Green led a new study suggesting that managing invasive species…
In North Carolina USA, male blue ghost fireflies (Phausis reticulata) glow while searching for mates. Their flightless females are highly vulnerable to trampling, as they…
The system lowered the temperature inside a test system in an outdoor environment under direct sunlight by more than 12 degrees Celsius (22 degrees Fahrenheit).…
Fish fecal pellets collected from the Santa Barbara Channel off California. Credit: Grace Saba New research has shown that carbon in feces, respiration, and other…
1984 – 2018 In the past 35 years, one third of large rivers in the United States have changed their dominant color, often due to…
Camera trap image of a chimpanzee feeding on orange fruit behind someone’s house in Caiquene village. Credit: E Bersacola and Kim Hockings / Cantanhez Chimpanzee…
Scanning electron microscopy image of ragweed pollen. Credit: Lewis Ziska If you live with seasonal allergies and feel like the pollen seasons feel longer and…
Lions in the wild. Credit: Associate Professor Enrico Di Minin, University Of Helsinki Recreational hunting — especially hunting of charismatic species for their trophies —…
Ellsworth Mountains, on transit to Subglacial Lake Ellsworth, December 2012. Credit: Peter Bucktrout, British Antarctic Survey Lakes underneath the Antarctic ice sheet could be more…
New research suggests that overhunting by humans was not responsible for the extinction of mammoths, ground sloths, and other North American megafauna. A new study…
Amazon deforestation. Credit: Oregon State University A survey of more than 18,000 land parcels spanning 2 million square miles across 63 countries shows that a…
A dead bat at a wind farm. Credit: Fiona Mathews One of the most abundant bats in Europe may be attracted to wind turbines, a…
Elephants in woodland as seen from space. Green rectangles show elephants detected by the algorithm, red rectangles show elephants verified by humans. Credit: Satellite image…
January 5, 2021. (Click image for wider, high-resolution view.) A bird-loving farmer living near Florida’s Pelican Island helped spur the creation of a national system…
This decade must be the turning point, where we transform humanity’s relationship with nature and put the planet on a path to recovery, argues a…
The whitespotted eagle ray (Aetobatus narinari) break apart hard shells like clams, oysters and conch using their fortified jaws to access the prey’s soft tissues.…
Stanford researcher Ryan Searcy collects water samples from a tide pool at the Fitzgerald Marine Reserve, in Moss Beach, California. Credit: Meghan Shea Using water…