Wild Animals Lose Fear of Predators Quickly After They Start Encountering Humans
Most wild animals show a suite of predator avoidance behaviors such as vigilance, freezing, and fleeing. But these are quickly reduced after the animals come…
Most wild animals show a suite of predator avoidance behaviors such as vigilance, freezing, and fleeing. But these are quickly reduced after the animals come…
The largest-ever study of tree rings from Norilsk in the Russian Arctic has shown that the direct and indirect effects of industrial pollution in the…
Researchers at Washington State University have predicted how and where the Asian giant hornet, an invasive newcomer to the Pacific Northwest, popularly dubbed the “murder…
Researchers have discovered why the tropics and a handful of other areas across the globe have become the most biodiverse places on the planet. The…
Although less than one percent of all water in the world is freshwater, it is what we drink and use for agriculture. In other words,…
Climatic conditions are changing at an unprecedented rate, affecting mainly fish, amphibians and reptiles, ectothermic animals that are unable to generate their own internal heat….
Seabird species such as gulls and pelicans are often overlooked when it comes to conservation and can struggle to capture the public eye. To raise…
The Delft University of Technology student start-up Loop has developed a living coffin made from mycelium. The Living Cocoon helps the body to ‘compost’ more…
Europe’s primary forests: What to protect? What to restore? Primary forests are forests without any signs of past human use and where ecological processes are…
Seeds that float in the air can hitchhike in unusual places — like the air-intake grille of a refrigerated shipping container. A team of researchers…
Ongoing land clearing for agriculture, mining, and urbanization is isolating and disconnecting Earth’s protected natural areas from each other, a new study shows. Lead author…
Plant and animal species across the world are steadily disappearing due to human activity. A major new IIASA-led study suggests that without ambitious, integrated action…
Biological control of insect pests – where ‘natural enemies’ keep pests at bay – is saving farmers in Asia and the Pacific billions of dollars,…
Long-term ecological site study shows no net insect changes. Scientists have been warning about an “insect apocalypse” in recent years, noting sharp declines in specific…
Satellite images have revealed that there are nearly 20% more emperor penguin colonies in Antarctica than previously thought. Scientists, at the British Antarctic Survey, have…
From shy ferns to idle meerkats and bathing king eiders, the Seventh BMC Ecology Image Competition has produced an eclectic array of images that showcase the beauty…
Plastic from used personal protective equipment (PPE) can, and should, be transformed into renewable liquid fuels — according to a new study, published in the…
Research lays out viable pathway to “break the plastic wave.” A new analysis by The Pew Charitable Trusts and SYSTEMIQ finds that without immediate and…