Mesopelagic fishes are an important element of marine food webs, a huge, still mostly untapped food resource, and great contributors to the biological carbon pump,…
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A selection from the zooplankton collection at the NTNU University Museum. The collection is safely stored in anticipation of future researchers, who may find it…
Artist’s reconstruction of Ignacius dawsonae surviving six months of winter darkness in the extinct warm temperate ecosystem of Ellesmere Island, Arctic Canada. Credit: Kristen Miller,…
Juvenile North American red squirrel in the Yukon, Canada. Credit: Ryan Taylor Imagine overhearing the Powerball lottery winning numbers, but not being aware of when…
Scientists in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution challenge three commonly held beliefs regarding the abilities of common mycorrhizal networks (CMNs), which are underground fungi…
Humans have inhabited Hispaniola for roughly six thousand years, during which time the island’s rodent diversity dwindled from 11 species to just 1. By determining…
A picture of the tropical kelp forest. Credit: Charles Darwin Foundation/University of Malaga The Charles Darwin Foundation-led research holds importance due to the discovery of…
These monogenean worms (Microcotyle sebastis) were dissected from the gills of a preserved copper rockfish specimen from the UW Fish Collection at the Burke Museum.…
An adult zebra shark at Shedd Aquarium’s Wild Reef exhibit. Credit: ©Shedd Aquarium/Brenna Hernandez Asexual reproduction is prevalent among animals such as starfish, deep-sea worms,…
Cinnamon-colored black bears are a unique subspecies of the American black bear that are known for their distinctive reddish-brown coat. These bears can be found…
Artist’s reconstruction of Ignacius dawsonae surviving six months of winter darkness in the extinct warm temperate ecosystem of Ellesmere Island, Arctic Canada. Credit: Kristen Miller,…
Direct or indirect interaction with nature is particularly important during childhood. Credit: Gladys Barragan-Jason A review of scientific literature suggests that urbanization is leading to…
Waterhemp can drastically reduce corn and soy yields, as seen on the right in a corn field in Essex County. Credit: Julia Kreiner, University of…
The tree of life is a metaphor used to describe the evolutionary relationships between all living organisms. It is represented as a branching diagram, with…
Location of identified multi-species ecological linkages and wilderness areas and ungulate migratory routes that intersect linkages between Yellowstone and Glacier park assemblages in the northern…
The Florida Reef Tract is the only living coral barrier reef in the continental United States and the third largest coral barrier reef system in…
Coral colonies of the species Colpophyllia natans and Orbicella faveolata maintained in the Experimental Reef Laboratory aquarium systems. These corals were rescued from a seawall…
Pandemics are global outbreaks of infectious diseases that spread rapidly and affect a large number of people. They can be caused by a variety of…
Gorilla. Taken by a wildlife camera. Credit: TEAM – Tropical Ecology Assessment and Monitoring Network A network of wildlife cameras and 2.3 million photos show…
An area prepared for planting in a degraded forest adjacent to the Kinabatangan River, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. Planting locations are marked with sticks. Credit: Lindsay…