Temperature variation affects pathogens and their hosts in distinct ways, and these organisms are influenced…
Browsing: Ecology
Ecology is the scientific study of how organisms interact with each other and with their environments, from microscopic life to entire ecosystems. It examines the flow of energy and nutrients through food webs, the dynamics of populations and communities, and the impacts of environmental changes—both natural and human-induced. Ecologists seek to understand biodiversity, ecosystem resilience, and the balance that sustains life on Earth. Their research informs conservation efforts, climate change responses, and sustainable resource management. This page showcases the latest findings that reveal how life connects and coexists across our planet.
New research from Northern Arizona University shows rising temperatures are causing Earth’s coldest forests to…
The report, Spreading like Wildfire: The Rising Threat of Extraordinary Landscape Fires, finds an elevated…
MIT spinout Safi Organics uses farmers’ crop residue to make an organic fertilizer that can…
Communities within the West’s wildland-urban interface are booming in the very places where ecosystems are…
Research reveals that changing rainfall patterns, not just temperature, threaten the Miami blue butterfly, underscoring…
The decline of vultures in Ethiopia’s abattoirs is leading to ecological imbalances and increased feral…
Researchers estimate 9,000 undiscovered tree species, many in South America, stressing the need to protect…
Only 15 percent of global coastal areas remain intact, according to a University of Queensland-led…
The deep-ocean floor is the least explored ecosystem on the planet, despite covering more than…
Heat and drought exacerbated fire season in 2020, but cattle grazing and other human activities…
Japanese researchers have created a predictive model for red snow, linking its occurrence to snow…
Two new species of potentially invasive hammerhead flatworms from Europe (France and Italy) and Africa…
Number of Earth’s tree species estimated to be 14% higher than currently known, with some…
Research shows that natural tree regeneration in UK uplands is insufficient for climate goals, largely…
Scientists record the highest levels of atmospheric mercury pollution in the world in a pristine…
A new risk assessment framework indicated that no location is completely safe from biodiversity threats,…
University of Hawai’i researchers introduced a Fish Flow map, merging various scientific fields to trace…