How this tiny snake could change our view of genetics (Apr 2, 2025)
By analyzing the flowerpot snake's unique genome, scientists are uncovering how the tiny reptile ...
A borrowed bacterial gene allowed some marine diatoms to live on a seaweed diet (Apr 1, 2025)
A group of diatom species belonging to the Nitzschia genus, gave up on photosynthesis and now get...
The food and fuel that farms itself (Apr 1, 2025)
Scientists have released new and more accurate genome sequences for five species of duckweed. The...
If native plants are going to survive climate change, they need our help to move -- here's how to do it safely (Mar 26, 2025)
Many native plants in the U.S. cannot possibly move themselves fast enough to avoid climate-chang...
Getting hit by lightning is good for some tropical trees (Mar 26, 2025)
Getting zapped with millions of volts of electricity may not sound like a healthy activity, but f...
The devastating human impact on biodiversity (Mar 26, 2025)
Humans are having a highly detrimental impact on biodiversity worldwide. Not only is the number o...
Ecologists document Utah's bee species and say beehive state is rich in bee diversity (Mar 25, 2025)
Understanding bee distributions is essential to protecting these vital pollinators. Since conserv...
How extreme weather threatens nature's essential services (Mar 24, 2025)
A new model suggests that timber production in Minnesota could decrease by half as windstorms int...
Introduced Pacific oysters provide biodiversity benefits in Port River (Mar 24, 2025)
The introduction of exotic species can pose significant challenges in the sustainable management ...
Tiny musky rat-kangaroos hold the key to explain why 'roos hop (Mar 19, 2025)
To understand why kangaroos hop -- a rarity among animals -- researchers have studied the musky r...
Natural insect predators may serve as allies in spotted lanternfly battle (Mar 18, 2025)
Insect predators found in the United States could help keep spotted lanternfly populations in che...
Time is not the driving influence of forest carbon storage (Mar 18, 2025)
It is commonly assumed that as forest ecosystems age, they accumulate and store, or 'sequester,' ...
How a hummingbird chick acts like a caterpillar to survive (Mar 17, 2025)
For the first time, scientists described a hummingbird chick potentially mimicking a poisonous ca...
Iguanas floated one-fifth of the way around the world to colonize Fiji (Mar 17, 2025)
The only iguanas outside the Americas, Fiji iguanas are an enigma. A new genetic analysis shows t...
The long wait for bees to return to restored grasslands (Mar 13, 2025)
Recovered grasslands need more than 75 years of continuous management to regain their biodiversit...
Social media can help track species as climate changes (Mar 13, 2025)
Social media can help scientists track animal species as they relocate in response to climate cha...
New species of killifish from Kenya already critically endangered (Mar 12, 2025)
A critically endangered new species of killifish sampled from an ancient forest in Kenya in 2017 ...
Death by feral cat: DNA shows cats to be culprits in killing of native animals (Mar 10, 2025)
Feral cats have long been suspects in killing native species reintroduced into Australian conserv...
Nearly half of popular tropical plant group related to birds-of-paradise and bananas are threatened with extinction (Mar 7, 2025)
A new analysis reveals that nearly half of the genus Heliconia, a group of tropical plants popula...
Scientists develop advanced forest monitoring systems: Will forests monitor themselves in the future? (Mar 7, 2025)
'Forests are among the most important ecosystems in nature, constantly evolving, yet their monito...
Tropical forests in the Americas are struggling to keep pace with climate change (Mar 6, 2025)
Tropical rainforests play a vital role in global climate regulation and biodiversity conservation...
Satellite image analysis delivers new insight into the functional diversity of tropical forests (Mar 5, 2025)
Satellite images from space are allowing scientists to delve deeper into the individual functions...
1,400 species found in guts of Asian hornets (Mar 4, 2025)
A study of Asian hornets has found about 1,400 different species in their guts.
Snakes on Sado Island coexist through differentiation of activity time, habitat, and diet (Feb 28, 2025)
Sado Island, Japan, is inhabited by seven species of snakes, the largest number in any isolated i...
Climate change increases the risk of tree mortality in urban boreal forests (Feb 27, 2025)
Climate change poses a particular risk to pine trees growing in dry areas, a new study conducted ...
Bark beetle infestation slows down tree growth early on (Feb 26, 2025)
Bark beetle-infested spruce trees begin to dry out already before any visible signs of tree morta...
New spatial mechanism for the coexistence of tree species (Feb 26, 2025)
The reason why so many tree species can coexist in species-rich forests has long been a subject o...
Hidden allies: Trees and fungi (Feb 26, 2025)
Researchers report on the influence of an endophytic fungus of the genus Cladosporium on the defe...
New manzanita species discovered, already at risk (Feb 25, 2025)
A new species of manzanita -- a native California shrub famous for its twisted branches and wildf...
Bite-size clue may help rediscover the missing desert rat-kangaroo (Feb 25, 2025)
An intriguing native Australian rat-kangaroo, thought to be probably extinct, may still be runnin...
Tree diversity increases carbon sequestration (Feb 25, 2025)
Forests planted with many different tree species have substantially higher aboveground carbon sto...
Unexpected discoveries in study of giraffe gut flora (Feb 24, 2025)
The gut bacteria of giraffes are not primarily determined by what they eat, but by the species th...
10 new sponge species near Hawaii (Feb 20, 2025)
Biologists, using a technique that explores both genes and structural characteristics, have intro...
Scientists decode DNA of white oak tree (Feb 20, 2025)
Highly valued economically, ecologically and culturally, the white oak (Quercus alba) is a keysto...
Urban environments promote adaptation to multiple stressors (Feb 19, 2025)
Animal populations from urban areas show significantly higher resilience to stressful environment...
Repeated invasions shape NZ's bird life (Feb 18, 2025)
New esearch shows Aotearoa has been increasingly accepting new bird species from around the world...
Reintroducing wolves to Scottish Highlands could help address climate emergency (Feb 17, 2025)
Reintroducing wolves to the Scottish Highlands could lead to an expansion of native woodland whic...
Protected habitats aren't enough to save endangered species, study finds (Feb 13, 2025)
In tropical forests, endangered species inside protected habitats are still in danger from threat...
Where do invasive species spread and why? Researchers take a novel approach to find the answer (Feb 12, 2025)
Researchers took a deep dive to understand why certain locations are more susceptible and attract...
Masquerading moth deploys unique optical tricks to evade predators (Feb 12, 2025)
Scientists have described a nocturnal moth's unique evolutionary trick in replicating the appeara...
Native bee populations can bounce back after honey bees move out (Feb 11, 2025)
Managed honey bees have the potential to affect native bee populations when they are introduced t...
Some species of baleen whales avoid attracting killer whales by singing too low to be heard (Feb 6, 2025)
New research finds some baleen whale species call at such deep frequencies that they're completel...
Plant power: A new method to model how plants move water globally (Feb 5, 2025)
Earth systems models are an important tool for studying complex processes occurring around the pl...
Forest landowner motivation to control invasive species depends on land use, study shows (Feb 4, 2025)
Many U.S. forests are privately owned, particularly in the Eastern and North Central part of the ...
The cost of preventing extinction of Australia's priority species (Feb 3, 2025)
A new study has estimated it would cost $15.6 billion per year for 30 years to prevent extinction...
Burn grasslands to maintain them: What is good for biodiversity? (Jan 31, 2025)
As grasslands get abandoned, controlled burning is discussed as a labor-saving method of keeping ...
Promoting cacao production without sacrificing biodiversity (Jan 30, 2025)
The productivity of cacao trees decreases with time, forcing farmers to renew their plantations b...
A window into the future of Amazonia (Jan 29, 2025)
New research from a team of tropical biologists forecasts some of the changes that may occur in t...
Protecting the Plains: Conserving prairie dogs will revitalize North America's grasslands (Jan 29, 2025)
Researchers have identified priority areas for conserving the black-tailed prairie dog in the Uni...
How Camellias evolved with the formation of the Japanese archipelago? (Jan 26, 2025)
Japan Sea element plants are generally thought to have evolved from closely related species on th...