Tag: Ecology/Environment

Purple algae are making the western Greenland Ice Sheet melt faster, as the algae darken the ice surface and make ...

Credit: Paul Butler Scientists are reconstructing the world's "pristine" prehistoric oceans. Ocean conservation is a global concern, but the researchers ...

Understanding model limitations could improve strategies to deal with mosquito-borne diseasesCredit: CDC/ Prof. Frank Hadley Collins. A computational analysis has ...

Credit: Christin Khan, NOAA Fisheries DURHAM, N.C. -- As new moms, North Atlantic right whales tone down their underwater vocalizations ...

Figuring out the genetic underpinnings of hornworts' weird biology could help researchers boost agricultural output, use less fertilizer, and gain ...

Credit: James Gathany The BioScience Talks podcast features discussions of topical issues related to the biological sciences. By altering the ...

Credit: Photo by Dana Cusano, Syracuse University; NMFS Permit #775-1875 On June 20, a whale researchers had named Punctuation was ...

The species is adapted to cold water and would not survive in rising water temperatures due to climate changeCredit: The ...

Credit: Valerio Hoyos-Villegas Four-leaved clovers may or may not bring good luck. What's indisputable is that all white clovers, whether ...

Credit: Brock Fenton Identifying how groups of animals select where to live is important for understanding social dynamics and for ...

Credit: Ocean Networks Canada/ CSSF-ROPOS Deep beneath the ocean's surface, surprisingly cute warty pink octopuses creep along the seafloor. But ...

Credit: Photo: Tapani Hopkins Scientists at the Biodiversity Unit of the University of Turku in Finland have studied the diversity ...

Credit: University of Notre Dame Believing in climate change has no effect on whether or not coastal homeowners are protecting ...

An olfactory co-receptor allows moths to avoid intraspecific competitionCredit: Danny Kessler, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology Ovipositing insects use ...