Tag: Biodiversity

Scientists observe cases of gorillas touching and grooming the bodies of dead individuals, with potential implications for the spread of ...

New study questions effects of reintroducing top predators

Credit: Daniel Stahler For years, scientists have assumed that when top predators are reintroduced to an ecosystem, the effects are ...

Otherworldly mirror pools and mesmerizing landscapes discovered on ocean floor

Credit: Schmidt Ocean Institute GULF OF CALIFORNIA, MEXICO - While exploring hydrothermal vent and cold seep environments, Dr. Mandy Joye ...

Global eradication of ‘fly of death’ not ethically justified, researchers conclude

Credit: Photo courtesy of Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. - The tsetse fly, also known as the "fly of death" ...

Wild bees flock to forested areas affected by severe fire

Credit: Jim Rivers, OSU CORVALLIS, Ore. - A groundbreaking two-year study in southern Oregon found greater abundance and diversity of ...

Brightly-colored fairy wrens not attacked by predators more than their dull counterparts

In "Conspicuous Plumage Does Not Increase Predation Risk: A Continent-Wide Test Using Model Songbirds," published in the American Naturalist, Kristal ...

Saffron comes from Attica — origin of the saffron crocus traced back to Greece

Credit: Frank Blattner/IPK The origin of C. sativus has long been the subject of speculation and research, as this knowledge ...

Should I stay or should I go?

Kyoto University sheds light on social drivers of animal dispersalCredit: Kyoto University/Andreia Martins Why would boys and girls choose different ...

Scientists measure extent of recovery for critically endangered black abalone

Loss of habitat causes double damage to species richness

Credit: Imre Potyó Loss and fragmentation of habitat are among the main reasons why biodiversity is decreasing in many places ...

New Bombali ebolavirus found in Kenyan bat

Evidence for a widespread virus reservoir in AfricaCredit: Paul Webala Until recently, five ebolavirus species were known, with three of ...

Love Island: Flamboyant males get the girls on Madagascar

In two new species of rare giant stick insects, males turn livid blue or multicolored at sexual maturity -- but ...

Marine protected reserves do more than restore fish

UMass Amherst, Smithsonian, Florida research reports wider ecological benefitsCredit: UMass Amherst/Brian Cheng AMHERST, Mass. - In a new analysis of ...

ESA tipsheet for April 1, 2019

Upcoming research in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment Get a sneak peek into these new scientific papers, publishing April ...

Russian scientists found out how a male-hating bacterium rejuvenates

A team from Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University together with their Russian colleagues carried out genetic analysis of the symbiotic ...

The evolution of bird-of-paradise sex chromosomes revealed

Birds-of-paradise are a group of songbird species, and are known for their magnificent male plumage and bewildering sexual display. Now, ...

Tiger geckos in Vietnam could be the next species sold into extinction, shows a new survey

The endemic reptiles are already proposed to be listed by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild ...

Three Konstanz researchers win prestigious Human Frontiers grants

March 29, 2019

Projects by Dina Dechmann, Alex Jordan and Ariana Strandburg-Peshkin are among 34 selected in global competition Dina Dechmann, Alex Jordan ...

How do species adapt to their surroundings?

March 29, 2019

Study explores the coevolution of lifespans and plasticity Several fish species can change sex as needed. Other species adapt to ...

Sweeping census provides new population estimate for western chimpanzees