How do fireworks change the behavior of wild birds? Credit: Helmut Kruckenberg Changes in bird behavior persist long after the fireworks are gone. Researchers from…
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Blyth’s Kingfisher (Alcedo hercules). Credit: Joe Tobias According to recent research, bird species with extreme or rare combinations of traits face the greatest danger of…
Michigan State University doctoral student Kyle Jaynes shines a light on a harlequin frog rediscoveries in Ecuador. Credit: Alex Achig-Vega Through literature review and fieldwork,…
Fruiting bodies of shaggy scalycap (Pholiota sp.) on a log just off the Appalachian Trail in Hanover, New Hampshire. Credit: Bala Chaudhary New scientific review…
Thousands of species are currently listed as “data deficient.” We know very little about a large number of species. Unfortunately, it is not always a…
Taken during the 2021 ‘desierto florido‘ event near Caldera, Chile. The purple background is due to Cistanthe longiscapa, the object of this study. Credit: Oven…
Examples of impacted insects: emperor dragonfly, Quino Checkerspot butterfly, yellow-banded bumblebee and hyperparasitoid Gelis agilis (from upper left to lower right). Credit: Tim Bekaert, Andrew…
Drone image of a car driving through the NamibRand Nature Reserve, one of the fairy-circle regions in Namibia where the researchers undertook grass excavations, soil…
Scientists have created a platform that identifies, defines, and describes the whole suit of the entire planet’s ecosystem for the first time. The research will help improve…
A peacock butterfly with eyespots on its wings. Credit: Dr. Hannah Rowland Dr. Hannah Rowland and Dr. John Skelhorn explain how these defensive patterns on moth…
The green iguana is indigenous to South and Central America, Mexico, and certain Caribbean islands, but due to their popularity as pets, they have become…
The researchers found that heat turns off the brain. Zebrafish experiments demonstrate how vulnerable freshwater and marine species may be impacted by climate change. When…
Illustration depicting the conservation actions and interventions addressed in this Essay and showing the major infrastructure required for each. Numbers relate to the following actions/interventions:…
Bristlecone pine in the White Mountains can live up to 5,000 years and act as massive carbon storage. Ecologists highlight the importance of preserving ancient…
The rim rock crowned snake was found dead in the Florida Keys, locked in lifeless combat with a giant centipede it had managed to swallow…
Fernanda, the only known living Fernandina giant tortoise (Chelonoidis phantasticus, or “fantastic giant tortoise”), now lives at the Galápagos National Park’s Giant Tortoise Breeding Center…
Evolution has long been thought to be random, however, a recent study suggests differently. Evolution might be less random than we thought. Evolution has long…
Analysis of the genome and proteome shows that eukaryotic evolution gave rise to the regulatory function of chromatin. Two meters of DNADNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid,…
Fernanda, the only known living Fernandina giant tortoise (Chelonoidis phantasticus, or “fantastic giant tortoise”), now lives at the Galápagos National Park’s Giant Tortoise Breeding Center…
Scientists advocate for the restoration of two keystone species: the gray wolf (pictured here) and the North American beaver. Credit: Gary Kramer / USFWS As…