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Ecological network research has typically focused on flows of matter and energy, but species also exchange information signals and cues that influence behaviour and movement. This Perspective argues t...

Mushrooms in 19th-century watercolors: The paintings of a self-taught female mycologist are featured at the New York State Museum.

Researchers say problem could increase number of people at risk of starvation by 400m in next two decades

In the heart of Utah’s Uinta Mountains, a team of scientists is re-creating historical pictures to study how much, and how quickly, ecosystems are changing.

Underground fungal networks are “living algorithms” that quietly help regulate Earth’s climate. Now scientists know what makes them so efficient.

Theory suggests life history plays a key role in the ability of organisms to persist under fluctuating environmental conditions. Synthesising a collection of global data resources, we demonstrate a l...

This study is the first to explore the response of Amazon precipitation to complete deforestation using a global storm-resolving model Despite a strong decrease in evapotranspiration, mean Amazon...

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The Pulitzer Prize-winning science writer talks about burnout from covering the pandemic and how bird-watching gave him a new sense of hope.

The evolution of full heterotrophy from photosynthetic ancestors is a longstanding question in evolutionary ecology. Our study demonstrates that coralloid rhizomes in a photosynthetic orchid p...

Using canopy temperature as a proxy, we show that urban tree health and function varies across Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN Trees in more urbanized areas and areas further from blue/green spaces exhi...

A scary-looking creature with “devil” in its name was spotted close to the surface off Tenerife, a Spanish island.

The first full draft of the assessment, on the state of America’s land, water and wildlife, was weeks from completion. The project leader called the study “too important to die.”

While some Angelenos cast around for someone to blame, a whole cooperative emergency-response system whirred to life.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...

The loss of genetic variation means species may be less resilient to climate change and other stressors

Their feathers, roosting behaviors and adaptability help birds survive the cold, “nature’s proving ground.”

Scientific Reports - Wild Andean camelids promote rapid ecosystem development after glacier retreat

The president wants to convene the rarely used panel, which has the power to carve out exemptions to the Endangered Species Act. Here’s what to know.

Ectomycorrhizal fungi in the genus Tuber form hypogeous fruiting bodies called truffles. Many Tuber species are highly prized due to their edible and aromatic ascomata. Historically, there has been...

Over the past 50 years, the length of skating season in some parts of Canada decreased by a third. By 2050, some regions may not see one at all.

An emerging frontier in ecology explores how organisms integrate social information into movement behavior and the extent to which information exchang…

Characterization of free-breeding dogs in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone establishes a mechanism for genetic mapping studies.

As people have shaped the natural world, so wildlife – from mahoganies to magpies – has had to evolve to survive

Changing climate risks for high-value tree fruit production across the United States, Shawn Preston, Kirti Rajagopalan, Matthew Yourek, Lee Kalcsits, Deepti Singh

Litter produced by exotic grasses is known to negatively impact native species through multiple mechanisms. While litter removal is a potential restoration tool to recover native species, the effects...

Scientists surprised to find so many animals unknown to science in Alto Mayo, a well-populated region

The rapid global loss of biodiversity, especially in the Neotropics, underscores the need to understand how deforestation impacts endemic plant species' extinction risk and conservation status. Due t...

We tend to look at environmental problems in isolation. A holistic approach would be more effective, a new report says.

I had read about how the rapid warming of the Arctic was upending the landscape and its people. Now I’ve seen it.

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The story of how a gendered word became a universal pronoun says a lot about how language evolves.

Background Natural and anthropogenic disasters can have long-lasting impacts on the genetics and structure of impacted populations. The 1986 Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant disaster led to extensive con...

Radioisotopes in the bones of an 18-month-old boy who lived almost 13,000 years ago indicate that his mother ate mostly mammoths.

A greater degree of Late Quaternary hominin morphological variability is present in eastern Asia than previously assumed. Indeed, a number of distinct populations are present, some that now have new s...