Tag: Ecology
Do chemicals in sunscreens threaten aquatic life? A new report says...
Robert Richmond, University of Hawaii and Karen Glanz, University of Pennsylvania
Studies have shown that the same active ingredients...
Coyotes are here to stay in North American cities – here’s...
David Drake, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Bret Shaw, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Mary Magnuson, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Coyotes have become...
The westward spread of zebra and quagga mussels shows how tiny...
Christine Keiner, Rochester Institute of Technology
The zebra mussel has been a poster child for invasive species ever since...
Light pollution is disrupting the seasonal rhythms of plants and trees,...
Yuyu Zhou, Iowa State University
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Should we protect nature for its own sake? For its economic...
Bradley J. Cardinale, Penn State
As spring phases into summer in North America, with trees flowering and birds migrating,...
Beyond flora and fauna: Why it’s time to include fungi in...
Matt Kasson, West Virginia University; Brian Lovett, West Virginia University, and Patricia Kaishian, Bard College
It’s no secret that...
When endangered species recover, humans may need to make room for...
Veronica Frans, Michigan State University
Imagine discovering a sea lion in the middle of the woods, more than a mile inland from the beach. Or...
E.O. Wilson’s lifelong passion for ants helped him teach humans about...
Doug Tallamy, University of Delaware
E. O. Wilson was an extraordinary scholar in every sense of the word. Back...
EXPLORING NATURE
New study measures titanium in Apollo rock to uncover Moon’s early chemistry
Advik D. Vira, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emily First, Macalester College
The Earth and the Moon may look...
