#ecology

#ecology

Warren skillfully links our contemporary understanding of place names to the rich histories and connections that shape our relationship with birds, showcasing nuances in language and culture.

In times of food scarcity, tiny roundworms exhibit a fascinating behavior where they form towers, creating a living structure that enables them to access larger animals for nutrients.

The fourth annual Mendocino Urchin Festival offers a deep dive into culinary delights and marine education, emphasizing the importance of sea urchins in ecosystem health.

The article details the launch of the BirdCLEF+ 2025 competition, aiming to create a classification model for identifying bird species from audio, expanding beyond existing classifiers.

Things like anoles probably won't break the skin if they bite you. They'll just leave little indentations.

Afghanistan's Qosh Tepa Canal will redirect 20-30% of the Amu Darya River flow, threatening Central Asia's water security by drastically reducing water supplies for downstream countries.

From a hummingbird's point of view, the feeders are a no-brainer. Imagine you have a bunch of flowers and the shape of the flower is going to constrain how efficiently you can feed from that flower.

"Florida has the distinction of being one of the most pestiferous places on the planet. That museum is teaching us that we need to learn something about mosquitoes and viruses and plants and water and our place in that ecology."

In 1859, Thomas Austin notoriously introduced rabbits to Australia, which led to significant ecological consequences, impacting native wildlife and contributing to agricultural challenges.

Waller-Bridge's commentary, blending humor with nature's profundity, captures both the intelligence of octopuses and the challenge of understanding them without anthropomorphism.

"The trees will just be screaming with all these males singing," Kritsky said to FOX Weather. "I have measured the intensity - the highest I've found is just over 100 decibels."

The bats probably learn which frogs are worth pursuing over time, suggesting that juvenile bats initially respond to toxicity rather than palatability.

The long-term ecological impact of the Vietnam War, including degraded ecosystems and dioxin-contaminated soils and waters, remains evident fifty years later.

This latest one jumps on the fungal-panic bandwagon: Saylor has nipped back 100 years to locate the original spores at the root of a pestilence that has eradicated most of life on Earth.

The transition from living forest to marsh isn't necessarily a tragedy; marshes also play important roles in coastal ecosystems.

"Earth Day serves as a reminder, but engaging with environmental themes through films year-round can keep children aware and passionate about protecting the planet."

"Our testing process is very exact. Beyond collecting standard acoustic data, each team member must agree, unanimously and unhesitatingly, that natural quiet prevailed throughout the testing period."

Auke-Florian Hiemstra's investigation into coot nests shows how urban wildlife incorporates human debris, revealing a unique layer of interaction between birds and human history.