Corrugated metal pipes have been installed at cave and mine entrances to help bats access…
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.
In many parts of the world, there is an imbalance in the food chain. Without…
New Mitigation Strategy Bears Great Potential Permafrost soils in the Arctic are thawing. As they…
Kelp forest ecosystems at Tierra del Fuego remain relatively unchanged over 45 years. In the…
Climate change is a key factor contributing to the likely extinction of the Greek Meadow…
Keeping Cats Indoors Could Mitigate Adverse Effects to Wildlife Birds alighting on driveways and baby…
A global group of scientists is calling for an urgent rethink on a draft action…
What We Don’t Know (About Lakes) Could Hurt Us As the power of extreme weather…
Study examines the resilience of freshwater ecosystems contaminated by Roundup herbicide. One of the world’s…
Pesticides can impair brain growth in baby bumblebees, affecting their ability to perform a simple…
Why do predators sometimes lay dormant eggs — eggs which are hardy, but take a…
A new species of land snail, previously unknown to science, was discovered by a group…
Cornell researchers have found a new species of soil bacteria – which they named in…
Like many people, plants are less active at night. The agency’s ‘space botanist’ can see…
Toxic and invisible oil spread well beyond known satellite footprint, fishing closures. Toxic and invisible…
Temperature experiments found that a shrew-like species may not be able to adequately respond physiologically…
Scientists from the University of La Serena, Newcastle University, UK, and the Pontifical Catholic University…
Habitat loss, pesticide use, and, surprisingly, artificial light are the three most serious threats endangering…