Illumination Drives Bats Out of Caves, No Matter the Color of the Light
Artificial light influences the behavior of many nocturnal animals such as bats, which are very sensitive to all types of lighting. Particularly critical is the…
Ecology News
Polar Bears at Sea Have Higher Pollution Levels Than Those Staying on Land – Here’s Why
As the climate changes, myriad animal populations are being impacted. In particular, Arctic sea ice is in decline, causing polar bears in the Barents Sea…
Spying With Drones to Help Hippo Conservation Efforts
A new University of New South Wales (UNSW) study has shown that using a drone to film hippos in Africa is an effective, affordable tool…
More Biodiversity Loss Outside of Cities Due to Urban Growth
Researchers assess direct and indirect effects of urban growth on a global scale. Leipzig/Halle/Arlington. In a rapidly urbanizing world, the conversion of natural habitats into…
Ocean ‘Dead Zones’ With Almost No Oxygen to Sustain Life May Be Expanding Far Quicker Than Thought
Could Dark Carbon Be Hiding the True Scale of Ocean ‘Dead Zones’? Dead zones within the world’s oceans — where there is almost no oxygen…
Greater Evolutionary Diversity in Amazon Is Associated With More Forest Productivity
An international team of researchers led by the University of Leeds have revealed for the first time that Amazon forests with the greatest evolutionary diversity…
New Hope for Coral Reef Restoration From Playing Sounds of Healthy Reefs on Loudspeakers
Young fish can be drawn to degraded coral reefs by loudspeakers playing the sounds of healthy reefs, according to new research published today (November 29,…
Animals Including Sharks, Penguins and Turtles Can Help Humans Monitor Oceans
Sharks, penguins, turtles and other seagoing species could help humans monitor the oceans by transmitting oceanographic information from electronic tags. Thousands of marine animals are…
Helpful Insects and Their Response to Agricultural Landscape Changes
We might not notice them, but the crops farmers grow are protected by scores of tiny invertebrate bodyguards. Naturally occurring arthropods like spiders and lady…
Bald Eagles Across America Infected by Newly Discovered Virus
Researchers have discovered a previously unknown virus infecting nearly a third of America’s bald eagle population. Scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the U.S. Geological…
New Study on Human-Clam Relationships Over the Last 11,500 Years
A new study on the long-term relationship between humans and clams in B.C.’s Salish Sea is helping to inform modern marine resource management. Researchers from…
Lakes Worldwide Are Experiencing More Severe Algal Blooms – Costing of Billions of Dollars per Year
Climate Change Is Likely Hampering Recovery Efforts The intensity of summer algal blooms has increased over the past three decades, according to a first-ever global…
Investigating Impact of Human-Caused Noise Pollution on Birds on a Continental-Scale
Researchers explore the value of continent-wide analyses of anthropogenic noise pollution on birds. Anthropogenic noise pollution (ANP) is a globally invasive phenomenon impacting natural systems,…
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…
“Impressive” Memory and Navigation Revealed by Mako Shark Tracking off West Coast
These top predators travel far across the Pacific, returning to the same areas in the Southern California Bight each year. The largest effort ever to…
Many More Amphibian Species at Risk of Extinction
Frogs already knew it wasn’t easy being green, but the going just got a lot tougher for the 1,012 additional species of amphibians who have…
Earliest Animals Developed Later Than Previously Thought
Sponges belong to our earliest ancestors. However, fossils, molecules, and genes disagree on the rise of these early animals. A large international team of researchers…
Scientists Find Evidence Of A Protein That Existed When Life Began
How did life arise on Earth? Rutgers researchers have found among the first and perhaps only hard evidence that simple protein catalysts – essential for…
