“Fatal Attraction” – Small Carnivores Scavenging for Scraps Risk Ambush
In many parts of the world, there is an imbalance in the food chain. Without top predators such as wolves and grizzly bears, smaller meat-eating…
In many parts of the world, there is an imbalance in the food chain. Without top predators such as wolves and grizzly bears, smaller meat-eating…
New Mitigation Strategy Bears Great Potential Permafrost soils in the Arctic are thawing. As they do, large additional quantities of greenhouse gases could be released,…
Kelp forest ecosystems at Tierra del Fuego remain relatively unchanged over 45 years. In the kelp forests of Tierra del Fuego, at the southernmost tip…
Climate change is a key factor contributing to the likely extinction of the Greek Meadow Viper, a new study has found. Researchers, working on behalf…
Keeping Cats Indoors Could Mitigate Adverse Effects to Wildlife Birds alighting on driveways and baby bunnies munching on lawn grass should keep something in mind:…
A global group of scientists is calling for an urgent rethink on a draft action plan to safeguard biodiversity. The provisional action plan[1], unveiled in…
What We Don’t Know (About Lakes) Could Hurt Us As the power of extreme weather events increase with climate change, a team of scientists warn…
Study examines the resilience of freshwater ecosystems contaminated by Roundup herbicide. One of the world’s most widely used glyphosate-based herbicides, Roundup, can trigger loss of…
Pesticides can impair brain growth in baby bumblebees, affecting their ability to perform a simple learning task as adults, according to a new study. Imperial…
Why do predators sometimes lay dormant eggs — eggs which are hardy, but take a long time to hatch, and are expensive to produce? That…
A new species of land snail, previously unknown to science, was discovered by a group of citizen scientists. They were working together with scientists from…
Cornell researchers have found a new species of soil bacteria – which they named in memory of the Cornell professor who first discovered it –…
Like many people, plants are less active at night. The agency’s ‘space botanist’ can see when they begin to stir, and start their day. Although…
Toxic and invisible oil spread well beyond known satellite footprint, fishing closures. Toxic and invisible oil spread well beyond the known satellite footprint of the…
Temperature experiments found that a shrew-like species may not be able to adequately respond physiologically to prolonged heat waves. Numerous questions remain unanswered as to…
Scientists from the University of La Serena, Newcastle University, UK, and the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile surveyed ranchers to find out what they thought…
Habitat loss, pesticide use, and, surprisingly, artificial light are the three most serious threats endangering fireflies across the globe, raising the specter of extinction for…
Enough energy to power all households in the USA and Mexico; enough nutrients to meet ~13% of world fertilizer needs; enough water to fill Lake…