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…
The study, by David Ellison, Martyn Futter and Kevin Bishop at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), shows that reducing forest area reduces…
“Aviation is really important to the global economy. We better understand what it's doing to climate because it's the fastest growing fossil fuel-burning…
The science behind counting fish in the ocean to measure their abundance has never been simple. A new scientific paper in Nature Climate Change shows that…
The Wildlife Conservation Society tracked a southern elephant seal for an astonishing 18,000 miles – the equivalent of New York to Sydney and back again.WCS…
Remains of trees that have been hidden for thousands of years have been uncovered. They indicate that 13,000 years ago there were trees where there are now…
“It’s not possible to survey each square meter manually in the national park. That’s why I’ve done what experienced mushroom pickers do when they’re looking…
An analysis of bee collection data over the past 130 years shows that spring arrives about 10 days earlier than in the 1880s, and bees and flowering plants…
ut all the same, he'd opt next time for a handmade torture chamber.”Some people will complain about the heat, but from my viewpoint as a breeder, I love…
Scientists studying how tiny algae renew old or damaged cell proteins say their findings could be useful in developing crops suited to climates in which…
Roses are one of the leading cut flowers in the global floriculture trade. In the last few years, cut flower consumption and the market for high-quality…
Salt can have drastic effects on the growth and yield of horticultural crops; studies have estimated that salinity renders an about one-third of the world's…
“This was the stage when humans gradually shifted from hunting large mammals like mastodon and caribou to fishing, gathering and agriculture,” said…
What were the daily lives of modern humans like more than 50,000 years ago?Rare finds such as early ornaments, cave drawings and Middle Stone Age engravings…
National “red lists” are used by many countries to evaluate and protect locally threatened species. The ESA is one of the best known national lists and…
Global biodiversity is plummeting while biologists are fighting to keep score and reliable monitoring of threatened animals remains a major challenge. The…
A new model built around biological data from electronic tags, ear bone microchemistry and fisheries catch data for Atlantic bluefin tuna indicates fishing on…
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