Ecology
- Why are tropical forests so diverse? New study examines role of 'natural enemies': Analysis contradicts commonly held hypothesis of community ecology (28 Aug 2018)
- Ocean acidification research makes a strong case for limiting climate change (18 Aug 2018)
- Microplastics: No small problem for filter-feeding ocean giants (18 Aug 2018)
- Climate Change Is Acidifying Our Lakes and Rivers the Same Way It Does With Oceans (18 Aug 2018)
- Ocean acidification accelerates erosion of coral reefs: Researchers found that increased activity by worms and other organisms act on coral skeletons (14 Aug 2018)
- Corals are becoming more tolerant of rising ocean temperatures: Scientists replicate landmark study to determine changes in coral sea temperature tolerance over time (14 Aug 2018)
- Each tropical tree species specializes in getting the nutrients it needs (06 Aug 2018)
- Animals and fungi enhance the performance of forests (02 Aug 2018)
- Homo sapiens developed a new ecological niche that separated it from other hominins (01 Aug 2018)
- Climate change to overtake land use as major threat to global biodiversity (21 Jun 2018)
- The Alps are home to more than 3,000 lichens (17 Jun 2018)
- How trees coexist—new findings from biodiversity research (17 Jun 2018)
- Evolution of China's flowering plants shows East-West divide between old, new lineages (17 Jun 2018)
- Estimating species loss from habitat clearing (17 Jun 2018)
- Tropical diversity takes root in relationships between fungi and seeds (29 Apr 2018)
- Tiny microenvironments in the ocean hold clues to global nitrogen cycle (22 Apr 2018)
- 3 Reasons Why It's a Good Idea to Resurrect a Species (19 Apr 2018)
- Jena Experiment: Loss of species destroys ecosystems (30 Nov 2017)
- EU trade ban brings down global trade in wild birds by 90 percent (30 Nov 2017)
- Are cities affecting evolution? (19 Nov 2017)
- 27-Year Study Finds the Amount of Insects Flying in the Air Has Declined 75 Percent (19 Nov 2017)
- Latest ocean warming review reveals extent of impacts on nature and humans (26 Oct 2017)
- Fruit-eating increases biodiversity (24 Oct 2017)
- Waterside lighting drastically disrupts wildlife in the surrounding ecosystem (20 Oct 2017)
- Shallow soils promote savannas in South America (20 Oct 2017)
- Habitat loss is the top threat to Australia's species (17 Oct 2017)
- Evolution: The beneficiaries of mass extinction (11 Oct 2017)
- Urbanization costs five billion years of evolutionary history (11 Sep 2017)
- Strong interaction between herbivores and plants (10 Sep 2017)
- Scientists engineer animals with ancient genes to test causes of evolution (22 Mar 2017)
- World's food and energy systems key to tackling global biodiversity decline (17 Mar 2017)
- Temperature drives biodiversity (17 Mar 2017)
- Impact of climate change on microbial biodiversity (17 Mar 2017)
- The unique ecology of human predators (28 May 2016)
- Study shows cloud patterns reveal species habitat (16 Apr 2016)
- Why many similar species coexist within complex ecosystems (15 Apr 2016)
- Diet affects the evolution of birds (14 Apr 2016)
- Plants survive better through mass extinctions than animals (13 Apr 2016)
- Predators, parasites, pests and the paradox of biological control (12 Apr 2016)
- The ocean below: Scientific plan measures ocean’s carbon cycle, predicts its future conditions (05 Apr 2016)
- Study charts changes in island biodiversity as oceans rose over past 20,000 years (05 Apr 2016)
- Coral on a chip cracks coral mysteries (25 Mar 2016)
- Biodiversity brings disease resistance: Novel study (22 Mar 2016)
- Seeing the light: Army ants evolve to regain sight and more in return to surface (15 Mar 2016)
- Ocean oases: How islands support more sea-life (15 Mar 2016)
- Half of the Amazonian tree species are endangered (15 Mar 2016)
- Pharmaceutical residues increasingly disrupt aquatic life: A hidden global change (05 Feb 2016)
- US Forest Service releases findings on the effects of drought for forests and rangelands (02 Feb 2016)
- Topography shapes mountain biodiversity (02 Feb 2016)
- Diversity of nature formulated (02 Feb 2016)
- Unique high-resolution map on bat diversity in Africa (29 Jan 2016)
- Phytoplankton like it hot: Warming boosts biodiversity and photosynthesis in phytoplankton: Warmer temperatures increase biodiversity and photosynthesis in phytoplankton, researchers have found (18 Dec 2015)
- Environment and climate helped shape varied evolution of human languages (17 Nov 2015)
- Without humans, the whole world could look like Serengeti (28 Oct 2015)
- More rain leads to fewer trees in the African savanna (20 Oct 2015)
- Large trees -- key climate influencers -- die first in drought: First systematic review of patterns, 38 worldwide forests studied (30 Sep 2015)
- Cold snap: Climate cooling and sea-level changes caused crocodilian retreat: Fluctuating sea levels and global cooling caused a significant decline in the number of crocodilian species over millions o (28 Sep 2015)
- Special issue: Forest health (07 Sep 2015)
- Tiny plant fossils offer window into Earth's landscape millions of years ago (05 Sep 2015)
- How many trees are in the world? 3 trillion, apparently (04 Sep 2015)
- Biodiversity belowground is just as important as aboveground (02 Sep 2015)
- If humans never existed, Europe would be one giant zoo (26 Aug 2015)
- Global change: Trees continue to grow at a faster rate (20 Jul 2015)
- Planktonic world: First scientific results from the Tara Oceans expedition (12 Jul 2015)
- New study shows the importance of jellyfish falls to deep-sea ecosystem (04 Jul 2015)
- How the fossilized past can help predict our oceans' future (07 Jun 2015)
- Bugs and slugs ideal houseguests for seagrass health (20 May 2015)
- Study reveals strong links between Antarctic climate, food web (11 Jul 2014)
- Animals built reefs 550 million years ago, fossil study finds (29 Jun 2014)
- Study grapples with ocean climate stress challenge (24 Jun 2014)