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    Study of 'spatial synchrony' using long-term data exposes ecological trends and could boost conservation, farming

    Populations of animals and plants separated by even thousands of miles can rise and fall together...

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    Tick researchers identify new strain of Rickettsia bacteria that causes spotted fever infections in humans

    In a residential backyard in Maine, Project ITCH researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst stumbled...

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    Wild bonobos study reveals that females team up to maintain power in their societies

    Biologically speaking, female and male bonobos have a weird relationship. First, there's the sex. It's the...

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    Climate change is now the leading threat to imperiled species, new study finds

    Authors of an article in BioScience reveal that climate change has become the most pervasive threat...

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    Global estimate finds mangrove forests nurture vast populations of commercially important marine species

    An international team of researchers with a variety of backgrounds has worked together to calculate a...

  • Paying fishers to release endangered catches could aid conservation

    A new study from the University of Oxford has revealed that an incentive program increased live...

  • Global map reveals seagrass meadows under threat—even inside protected areas

    A new global analysis finds that many of the world's most threatened seagrass meadows lie within...

  • Yeast DNA reveals ties to human migration and the last ice age

    Yeast is already a familiar ingredient to bakers and winemakers, but new research from the University...

  • What rattlesnake venom can teach us about evolution

    Researchers at the University of South Florida are uncovering new clues about how animals evolve by...

  • Big brains and big ranges might not save birds from climate change

    Biologists have long debated why some plants and animals can adjust to a wide range of...

  • Fishing bans can help kelp forests withstand marine heat waves

    Marine heat waves that seemed extreme just a decade ago will become commonplace by the end...

  • Oil cleanup agents do not impede natural biodegradation, research reveals

    Using spill-treating agents to clean up oil spills does not significantly hinder naturally occurring oil biodegradation,...

  • Insects are disappearing due to agriculture—and many other drivers, research reveals

    Insects are disappearing at an alarming rate worldwide, but why? Agricultural intensification tops the list of...

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    Non-native trees gain ground in eastern US, reducing native species diversity

    In the largest study of its kind, researchers at the Florida Museum of Natural History have...

  • Discovering 'pirate parasitism': Wasps can successfully exploit unsuitable hosts with help from another species

    Parasitoid wasps sometimes lay eggs in unsuitable host insects, a behavior that has traditionally been considered...

  • Curious isolation: New butterfly species discovered

    In the heart of Canada's Rocky Mountains, an unassuming yet remarkable butterfly has been quietly flying...

  • Simulations predict how pesticides may affect honeybee colonies

    Honeybees are essential pollinators for agriculture and natural ecosystems. Stressors like climate change, habitat loss and...

  • A new record for California's highest-elevation tree: Jeffrey pine found in High Sierra

    UC Davis Professor Hugh Safford was hiking for pleasure in California's High Sierra when he stumbled...

  • Personality test for bees: Research reveals differences in honey bee defense behavior within same colony

    Researchers from the Cluster of Excellence Collective Behavior at the University of Konstanz have discovered that...

  • Gorillas in Congo's Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park scratch the ground for truffles, not for insects as long assumed

    A recently published paper reveals that soil scratching by gorillas in Congo's Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park is...

  • Team captures first confirmed footage of a baby colossal squid

    An international team of scientists and crew on board Schmidt Ocean Institute's research vessel Falkor (too)...

  • Woodrats' immunity to snake venom changes with the weather, researchers discover

    The power of a rattlesnake's venom to incapacitate its prey may depend on more than just...

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    New pollen-replacing food for honey bees brings hope for survival

    Scientists have unveiled a new food source designed to sustain honey bee colonies indefinitely without natural...

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    Foraging on the wing: How can ecologically similar birds live together?

    A spat between birds at a backyard birdfeeder highlights the sometimes fierce competition for resources that...

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    Bumble bee decline tied to air pollution's disruption of gut microbiome

    A study of bumble bees has uncovered a potential reason for the insects' decline. By studying...

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    Shrews shrink in winter to conserve energy, study finds

    Newly published research from UNC Greensboro biology professor Dr. Bryan McLean and colleagues shows that the...

  • To avoid parasites, some fruit flies sacrifice sleep

    If you think doomscrolling leads to sleepless nights, imagine waking up in bed with a blood-sucking...

  • Fishing for cephalopod DNA allows for efficient marine surveying

    A new DNA probes allow for efficient surveying of the hidden lives of squids and octopuses...

  • Six decades of research bias: Fancy birds steal the spotlight, leaving drab species understudied

    If you like watching, reading, or learning about pretty, colorful birds, you're not alone. But it...

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    'Internet of nature' helps researchers explore the web of life

    A novel paper led by Dr. Ulrich Brose of the German Center for Integrative Biodiversity Research...

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    Global fisheries' nutrient extraction threatens ocean ecosystems and productivity, study finds

    The four billion tons of marine organisms that global fisheries extracted from the ocean between 1960...

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    Hantavirus hotspots revealed: Six new rodent species identified as carriers

    Hantavirus recently made news headlines as the cause of death for Betsy Arakawa, the wife of...

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    Venom characteristics of a deadly snake can be predicted from local climate

    Local climate can be used to predict the venom characteristics of a deadly snake that is...

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    Pharmaceutical pollution alters migration behavior in salmon, study shows

    In the largest study of its kind to date, a team of international researchers has investigated...

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    Bumblebee survival: Keeping killer moths at bay with strategic hive spacing

    A study published in Frontiers in Bee Science has shown that physical distance plays a leading...

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    Two new tapeworm species discovered in wild oval squid

    Researchers from the Physics and Biology Unit at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST)...

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    Who eats whom? New model for marine food webs calculates predator-prey relationships more precisely

    Marine food webs are highly complex. Until now, researchers have been unable to understand exactly how...

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    In Croatia's freshwater lakes, 'selfish' bacteria hoard nutrients

    Bacteria play key roles in degrading organic matter, both in the soil and in aquatic ecosystems....

  • Highly endangered sunflower star finds refuge in Canadian fjords

    A team of oceanographers and marine biologists at the Hakai Institute, working with a colleague from...

  • Can we really resurrect extinct animals, or are we just creating hi-tech lookalikes?

    From dire wolves to woolly mammoths, the idea of resurrecting extinct species has captured the public...

  • Caspian Sea's rapid decline threatens endangered seals, coastal communities and industry, study warns

    Water levels in the Caspian Sea—the world's largest landlocked water body—are getting lower, as hotter temperatures...

  • Love songs in the sand: Researchers listen in to fiddler crab courtship

    For the first time, a study led by University of Oxford researchers has listened in to...

  • Coral reefs exude myriad chemicals, fueling dynamic microbial recycling of nutrients

    New research reveals the remarkable chemical diversity of substances exuded by coral reefs and demonstrates that...

  • Even a sublethal insecticide dose may disrupt the pollinator mating process

    Insecticides can help protect crops against troublesome pests, but they also pose a risk for beneficial...

  • Parasites shrink starlings' range, impacting next generation's survival

    Infections with parasites often entail no recognizable signs in many wildlife species, but can still have...

  • Light pollution stimulates cyanobacterial growth and metabolic processes in lakes, large-scale experiment shows

    Everyone is familiar with the light dome that shows from afar where cities are brightly lit...

  • Predicting animal movements under global change

    On our planet, at any one moment, billions of animals are on the move. From migratory...

  • Study finds evidence that prehistoric rhinos lived in huge herds

    Rhinos that flourished across much of North America 12 million years ago gathered in huge herds,...

  • Farmers brought fish up the mountains of Europe as early as the 7th century, ancient DNA reveals

    Ancient DNA extracted from a sediment core from a high-altitude Pyrenean lake in Spain reveals that...

  • International team calls for new approach to estimate crop yield potential and gaps

    An international team of agronomists is calling for a new approach to estimate crop yield potential...