Climate and land use change threaten traditional food sources in Russia's Far East (Dec 13, 2024)
The distribution of traditional wild food sources in the Republic of Sakha could change significa...
Overfishing has halved shark and ray populations since 1970 (Dec 12, 2024)
A new analysis reveals that overfishing has caused populations of chondrichthyan fishes -- sharks...
Australia's extinction tally is worse than we thought (Dec 11, 2024)
A new study estimates that more than 9000 insects and other native invertebrates have become exti...
Well-meaning dogs led astray by rule-defying owners (Dec 11, 2024)
While good dogs never mean harm, they are often directed to remain on-lead in nature reserves to ...
Human disruption is driving 'winner' and 'loser' tree species shifts across Brazilian forests (Dec 10, 2024)
Fast-growing and small-seeded tree species are dominating Brazilian forests in regions with high ...
Biodiversity at risk in most rainforests (Dec 9, 2024)
New research has revealed less than a quarter of the remaining tropical rainforests around the gl...
Conservation paradox: Invasive species are often threatened in their native range (Dec 6, 2024)
Non-native species introduced by humans are among the main causes of global species decline -- th...
Spotted lanternflies in the US are living longer--and cities may be helping them spread (Dec 5, 2024)
Spotted lanternflies -- invasive insects that first landed in the United States a decade ago -- a...
After decades of plantation agriculture, coconut palms dominate over half of Pacific atoll forests (Dec 4, 2024)
Coconut palms are king throughout the tropics, serving as the foundation for human lives and cult...
Lifesaver for wild bees: The importance of quarries (Dec 4, 2024)
A research team has investigated the importance of limestone quarries for wild bee conservation. ...
Ecosystems: New study questions common assumption about biodiversity (Dec 3, 2024)
Plant species can fulfill different functions within an ecosystem, even if they are closely relat...
Insect fossil find 'extremely rare' (Dec 2, 2024)
Newly discovered insect fossils are so small they can barely be seen by the human eye but have be...
Sustainable land management practice successfully 'uproots' invasive Prosopis juliflora in East Africa (Dec 2, 2024)
The adoption of a sustainable land management practice (SLM) to manage invasive Prosopis juliflor...
Shells, teeth and bones of 'weird and wonderful organisms' provide historical environmental clues (Nov 27, 2024)
A groundbreaking international study shows how chemical fingerprints left by 'underappreciated' a...
Under-ice species at risk as Arctic warms (Nov 26, 2024)
'Specialist' lifeforms that live under Arctic sea ice are at risk as the ice retreats, new resear...
Crayfish map gives conservation a helping claw (Nov 25, 2024)
A new mapping project puts 427 crayfish taxa and over 100,000 observation records on the first se...
Managing forests with smart technologies (Nov 25, 2024)
Deforestation has remained a significant issue globally, with primary forests contributing to 16 ...
Scientists develop groundbreaking method for detecting DNA of invasive snakes in Florida (Nov 22, 2024)
Scientists have developed a pioneering tool that can pinpoint where invasive species have been, a...
Mixed forests reduce the risk of forest damage in a warmer climate (Nov 20, 2024)
Forests with few tree species pose considerably higher risk of being damaged and especially vulne...
Tree islands restore nature in oil palm plantations (Nov 18, 2024)
Southeast Asia's tropical forests are renowned for their biodiversity, but at the same time face ...
Diverse and diverging demands on forests in Germany (Nov 14, 2024)
Forests provide biodiversity, ecosystem functions, income and much more. How can these diverse an...
New study reveals half a century of change on Britain's iconic limestone pavements (Nov 14, 2024)
Fifty years of change on iconic limestone pavements has revealed mixed fortunes for one of the mo...
Frog populations once decimated by disease mount a major comeback (Nov 14, 2024)
Thanks to the consistent and focused efforts of researchers and conservationists to save, then re...
New species discovered with refined DNA technology (Nov 13, 2024)
Sometimes plants are so similar to each other that the methods developed by 18th century scientis...
More than one third of Vietnam's mammal species are at risk of extinction, study finds (Nov 12, 2024)
A recent study highlights that over one-third of Vietnam's 329 mammal species are threatened with...
More evidence that Europe's ancient landscapes were open woodlands: Oak, hazel and yew were abundant (Nov 12, 2024)
A new study finds that the disturbance-demanding plant species oak, hazel and yew were abundant i...
Scientists find space-for-time substitutions exaggerate urban bird--habitat ecological relationships (Nov 7, 2024)
A common way ecologists predict population counts may be an unreliable way of forecasting future ...
How gophers brought Mount St. Helens back to life in one day (Nov 6, 2024)
When Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980, lava incinerated anything living for miles around. As an e...
Researchers' new outreach strategy succeeds, sets blueprint for detecting invasive species in Florida (Oct 28, 2024)
Researchers are showcasing how a focused outreach initiative in Palm Beach County has led to a su...
Invasive plants drive homogenization of soil microbial communities across U.S. (Oct 28, 2024)
A new study reveals that invasive plants are reshaping soil microbial communities across the U.S....
Why langurs drink salt water (Oct 28, 2024)
A new study shows the remarkable adaptability of the critically endangered Cat Ba langurs. Despit...
Pythons can swallow even bigger prey than scientists realized (Oct 28, 2024)
Burmese pythons can consume prey even larger than scientists realized, according to a new study. ...
Move along, moose: Study reveals the 'most Canadian' animals (Oct 25, 2024)
What is the 'most Canadian' animal? Spoiler: it's not the beaver, or the moose. A new study ranks...
Human actions likely cause insect color change (Oct 24, 2024)
New Zealand's native stoneflies have changed colour in response to human-driven environmental cha...
Marri trees a lifeline for many native bee species in biodiversity hotspot (Oct 23, 2024)
New research has revealed Marri trees are critical to the survival of more than 80 species of nat...
New parasite discovered amid decline of California's unique Channel Island fox (Oct 23, 2024)
In the 1990s, the San Miguel Island fox nearly went extinct, with numbers dropping to just 15. A ...
Invasive flathead catfish impacting Susquehanna's food chain (Oct 22, 2024)
Flathead catfish -- native to the Mississippi River basin -- were first detected in the Susquehan...
Grasslands live in the climate change fast lane (Oct 16, 2024)
Grasslands are responding to climate change almost in real time, according to new research.
Nitrogen pollution and rising carbon dioxide: A joint threat to grassland biodiversity? (Oct 16, 2024)
An ecologically realistic 24-year field study of grasslands showed that elevated levels of carbon...
One in three plants call islands home: Many at risk (Oct 16, 2024)
From Tasmania to Madagascar to New Guinea, islands make up just over five per cent of Earth's lan...
Honey bees in demand: New contract strategies to support pollination services (Oct 15, 2024)
As the world's native bee populations are declining, crop production requiring pollinators increa...
Modern mass extinction in an Ecuadorean cloud forest found to be a mirage (Oct 15, 2024)
An international team of botanists finds no proof of extinctions in Centinela, but abundant evide...
Tube sock-like skunk covers more ground than deer, impacted by winter weather, study finds (Oct 15, 2024)
A study in the Cascade Range in Oregon of a tiny, elusive skunk found the animal can cover more g...
Adaptability of trees persists after millions of years of climate change (Oct 14, 2024)
Seven of the most common forest trees in Europe have been shown to be able to shelter their genet...
Environmental law reform needed to protect endangered marine species (Oct 8, 2024)
Researchers are calling for reforms to Australia's environmental laws, as threatened fish species...
Adding fall blooming plants may help both managed and wild bees in cities (Oct 8, 2024)
There are nearly 4,000 native bee species in the United States, contributing to pollination in ag...
New species of clearwing moth from Guyana discovered in Wales (Oct 7, 2024)
A new species of clearwing moth was found in Port Talbot, Wales. A few moths had been accidentall...
Oyster reefs once thrived along Europe's coasts -- now they're gone (Oct 3, 2024)
Oysters once formed extensive reefs along much of Europe's coastline -- but these complex ecosyst...
The rate of climate change threatens to exceed the adaptive capacity of species (Oct 2, 2024)
A recent study focusing on the Arctic Siberian primrose underscores the critical need to curb cli...
Megadiverse flowering plant family on isolated islands (Sep 30, 2024)
Asteraceae, a family of flowering plants which includes daisies, sunflowers and asters, are the m...