Elephants Benefit From Having Older Siblings – Especially Sisters
A study of semi-captive Asian elephants in Myanmar has found that calves benefit from having older sisters more than older brothers. The findings are published…
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Forests on Caffeine: Coffee Waste Can Boost Tropical Forest Recovery
A new study finds that coffee pulp, a waste product of coffee production, can be used to speed up tropical forest recovery on post agricultural…
How Cold War Spy Satellite Images Allow Scientists to Analyze Historical Ecological Change
Researchers are using Cold War spy satellite images to explore changes in the environment, including deforestation in Romania, marmot decline in Kazakhstan and ecological damage…
See the Incredible Winning Images of the British Ecological Society Photography Competition
An image of a flying Dalmatian Pelican, taken by Alwin Hardenbol, has been awarded Overall Winner in the British Ecological Society’s annual photography competition, ‘Capturing…
Researchers Observe Sophisticated Tool Use in Ants for the First Time
Researchers have observed black imported fire ants using sand to draw liquid food out of containers when faced with the risk of drowning. This is…
Fascinating Experiment Shows Orb-Weaver Spiders’ Distinct Yellow/Black Pattern Essential for Luring Prey
Researchers from Australia, Singapore, Taiwan, and the UK placed cardboard cut-out models of the golden orb-weaver, Nephila pilipes, onto real webs in the field. Testing…
Small Predators Most Likely to Be Lost Due to Human Land-Use According to Global Study
Researchers Analyzed Over One Million Records Representing Over 25,000 Species Across 80 Countries A first of its kind, global study on the impacts of human…
Mowing Lawns Less Increases Biodiversity, Reduces Pests and Saves Money
The researchers combined data across North America and Europe using a meta-analysis, a way of aggregating results from multiple studies to increase statistical strength. They…
Alien Species Spread by Private Boats in the Mediterranean
This is the first study in the Mediterranean to combine boat and marina sampling data with crew surveys to better understand the role these boats…
Nature Documentaries Don’t Show Threats to Nature, but Increasingly Talk About Them
Researchers analyzing recent BBC and Netflix nature documentaries found that although they increasingly mention threats to nature, visual depictions of these threats remain scarce, potentially…
