Tag: Ecology
Video: Slowing deforestation is the key to preventing the next pandemic...
Les Kaufman, Boston University
In a recent journal article, a team of biologists, medical scientists, environmental scientists and conservationists proposed a number of measures to...
Do wasps have a queen like bees do?
Caralyn Zehnder, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert...
Coastal fish populations didn’t crash after the Deepwater Horizon spill –...
F. Joel Fodrie, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
When the Deepwater Horizon oil spill released 4 to 5 million barrels of oil into...
It’s wrong to blame bats for the coronavirus epidemic
Peter Alagona, University of California, Santa Barbara
Genomic research showing that the COVID-19 coronavirus likely originated in bats has produced heavy media coverage and widespread...
It’s OK to feed wild birds – here are some tips...
Julian Avery, Pennsylvania State University
Millions of Americans enjoy feeding and watching backyard birds. Many people make a point of putting food out in winter,...
Rotting feral pig carcasses teach scientists what happens when tons of...
Brandon Barton, Mississippi State University and Abby Jones, Mississippi State University
The unprecedented wildfire raging across Australia is not only destroying human lives, but has...
How do we know when a species at risk has recovered?...
H. Resit Akcakaya, Stony Brook University (The State University of New York)
Around the world, animals and plants are disappearing at alarming rates. In May...
Battlefields around the world are finding new purpose as parks and...
Todd Lookingbill, University of Richmond and Peter Smallwood, University of Richmond
The horrors of war are all too familiar: lives lost, homes destroyed, entire communities...
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...
