Tag: Ecology/Environment

Credit: Jonny Armstrong, Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. - It's a familiar scene to anyone who's watched footage of brown ...

Light pollution can suppress melatonin production in humans and animals

Credit: Andreas Jechow, Icons made by Freepik Melatonin sets the internal clock. Researchers from Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland ...

Study: yes, even wild tigers struggle with work/life balance

Scientists track tigress in Russian Far East and learn there is lots of running around, wolfing down big meals, and ...

Research finds positive community action can help coral reef health

Research reveals lessons from the Pacific about balancing community and environmental needsCredit: Dr Fraser Januchowski-Hartley. New research has found that ...

New research shows domestic animals link virus spread among humans and wildlife

How domesticated animals hold key to spread of virusesCredit: Swansea University Our domesticated animals - both pets and livestock - ...

Amazon forest regrowth much slower than previously thought

The regrowth of Amazonian forests following deforestation can happen much slower than previously thought, a new study showsCredit: Marizilda Cruppe/Rede ...

Predatory lacewings do not care whether their prey detoxifies plant defenses or not

Lacewing larvae are able to detoxify plant toxins too, but in a different manner as their prey: Caterpillars of the ...

Mowing urban lawns less intensely increases biodiversity, saves money and reduces pests

Credit: Dr Chris Watson The researchers combined data across North America and Europe using a meta-analysis, a way of aggregating ...

Perpetual predator-prey population cycles

Research sheds light on a fundamental question in ecology almost as old as the science of ecology itselfCredit: Guntram Weithoff, ...

Watered down biodiversity: sample type is critical in environmental DNA studies for biomonitoring

Credit: Photo by Daryl Halliwell DNA-based biomonitoring relies on species-specific segments of organisms DNA for their taxonomic identification and is ...

Fossils of the future to mostly consist of humans, domestic animals

Credit: Karen Koy, Missouri Western State University. As the number and technology of humans has grown, their impact on the ...

Researchers discover how ant species uses abdomen for extra power during jumps

Researchers in the department of entomology at the University of Illinois have shown how a species of ant uses its ...

Star fruit could be the new ‘star’ of Florida agriculture

Credit: Ariel Friedenreich It's not just oranges that grow in Florida. Carambola, or star fruit as most in the United ...

Martin, Pappu, Yang among most highly-cited researchers worldwide