New study finds that the nutritional value of prey within a single species can widely vary, offering key insights for food web dynamics and ecosystem change The hunt is on and a predator finally zeroes in on its prey. The animal consumes the nutritious meal and moves on to forage for its next target. But how much prey does a predator need to consume? Following a period of massive starvation among animals living along the California coast, University of California…
On January 13 at 0900 UTC/4 a.m. EST, Tropical Cyclone Ian's maximum sustained winds were near 65 knots/74.8 mph/120.4 kph, just at hurricane-strength. Just a…
A fascinating paper released today from a team of leading scientists, including Dr. Joel Berger of the Wildlife Conservation Society and University of Montana,…
Researchers examining the chemical warfare taking place on Fijian coral reefs have found that one species of seaweed increases its production of noxious…
Ocean dead zones – regions with levels of oxygen too low to sustain marine life – have grown to become a common feature of coastal regions around the world. A…
A Japanese mission from Waseda University’s Institute of Egyptology, under the direction of Prof. Jiro Kondo, discovered a new private tomb in the el-Khokha…
By the end of this century, droughts in Europe are expected to be more frequent and intense due to climate change and increased water use. These results, by…
Climate warming is changing the distribution of plants and animals worldwide. Recently it was shown that in the past two decades, European bird and butterfly…
December temperatures (preliminary)Global composite temp.: +0.27 C (about 0.49 degrees Fahrenheit) above 30-year average for December.Northern Hemisphere:…
Global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions continue to rise – in 2012 alone, 35.7 billion tons of this greenhouse gas entered the atmosphere*. Some of this CO2 is…
The loss of a major species from an ecosystem can have unintended consequences because of the connections between that species and others in the system….
The Amazon rainforest is the largest terrestrial reservoir or “sink” for carbon dioxide, a gas that has been linked to climate change. Through photosynthesis,…
Climate change will lead to regional water shortages. If the use of river water is not regulated, both water quality and biodiversity could be negatively…
After being inadvertently introduced in the United States from South America, Argentine ants have successfully invaded urban, agricultural, and natural…
According to a new study by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, population-dense cities contribute less greenhouse gas emissions per person…
However, certain stink bugs are beneficial, such as Podisus nigrispinus (Dallas), a predatory stink bug that is considered an important biological control…
Last year's gigantic landslide at a Utah copper mine probably was the biggest nonvolcanic slide in North America's modern history, and included two rock…
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