What does narcissism have to do with ecology?
A group of researchers from the Nicolaus Copernicus University, the SWPS University in Warsaw, and the University of Waikato in New Zealand have for some time been scientifically looking at the relationship between different types of identifications.....»»
Being social generates larger genomes in snapping shrimp
In an article scheduled to publish in PNAS, on June 7, 2021, a team of researchers led by Columbia University's Dustin R. Rubenstein, a Professor of Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology, found that within the same genus of marine snapping shr.....»»
Beyond synthetic biology, synthetic ecology boosts health by engineering the environment
There's a lot of interest right now in how different microbiomes—like the one made up of all the bacteria in our guts—could be harnessed to boost human health and cure disease. But Daniel Segrè has set his sights on a much more ambitious vision.....»»
Lake habitats are disappearing as the climate changes
Global warming is increasing the temperatures of lakes worldwide—are species finding the temperatures they need to survive? Researchers led by scientists at the Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) have quantified the.....»»
Small hydropower plants do more harm than good: Conflicting goals in European environmental and energy policy
Hydropower is renewable, but mostly not environmentally friendly. A study led by the Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) shows for Romania how the expansion of hydropower runs counter to the goals of EU environmental po.....»»
Primates Change Their "Accent" To Avoid Conflict
New research has discovered that monkeys will use the "accent" of another species when they enter its territory to help them better understand one another and potentially avoid conflict. Phys.Org reports: Published in the journal Behavioral Ecology a.....»»
Embryos of many species use sound to prepare for the outside world
It's well known that reptiles depend on temperature cues while in the egg to determine a hatchling's sex. Now, researchers writing in the journal Trends in Ecology & Evolution on May 26 say that embryos of many different animal species also rely on a.....»»
Decolonising ecology? How to adopt practices that make science more equitable
Knowledge systems outside of those sanctioned by Western universities have often been marginalized or simply not engaged with in many science disciplines, but there are multiple examples where Western scientists have claimed discoveries for knowledge.....»»
Quantifying crop nitrogen use may result in huge difference in efficiency estimates
Assistant Prof. Quan Zhi and Prof. Fang Yunting from the Stable Isotope Ecology Research Group of the Institute of Applied Ecology at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, cooperated with researchers at the University of Maryland, U.S., investigated three.....»»
Climate change sends tropical species racing to higher elevations while temperate counterparts lag behind
A team of scientists from the University of British Columbia, the University of California, Santa Cruz, and the University of Miami published a new study in Ecology Letters showing how rising temperatures resulting from climate change are affecting w.....»»
Evolution of a smile: 400 million year old spiny fish overturns shark theory of tooth origins
Teeth play a central role in the ecology of most vertebrates—for catching prey, processing food and even attracting a mate. It's no surprise that scientists such as ourselves have long been interested in how teeth first evolved......»»
Archaeologists have discovered the earliest anthropogenic landscape on Earth
As far as we know, humans as a species have been around for at least 300 000 years. Recently, we have come to realize that our impact on the climate and earth's ecology is unsustainable. Landscape change driven by humans is nothing new, however......»»
Mating with relatives? Not a big deal in nature
We usually assume that inbreeding is bad and should be avoided under all circumstances. But new research performed by researchers at Stockholm University, published in Nature Ecology and Evolution, shows that there is little support for this assumpti.....»»
Ancient food webs can chart sustainable futures
At first glance, it might seem that archaeology and ecology don't have much in common. One unearths the ancient human past; the other studies the interactions of living organisms. But taking the long view in understanding humans' influence on ecosyst.....»»
Counting flying foxes by using drones equipped with thermal cameras
Scientists from Western Sydney University and the Taronga Conservation Society have published a new method in the journal Remote Sensing In Ecology and Conservation for detecting and counting flying-foxes in tree canopies by using thermal camera-equi.....»»
Research outlines innovative legal strategies for conserving big-game migration corridors
A new interdisciplinary study led by University of Wyoming researchers brings together approaches from ecology, economics and law to explore emerging big-game migration corridor conservation strategies meant to protect the phenomenon of migration acr.....»»
People have shaped Earth"s ecology for at least 12,000 years, mostly sustainably
New research published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) shows that land use by human societies has reshaped ecology across most of Earth's land for at least 12,000 years. The research team, from over ten institution.....»»
Island gigantism and dwarfism the result of evolutionary island rule
It is an old-standing theory in evolutionary ecology: animal species on islands have the tendency to become either giants or dwarfs in comparison to mainland relatives. Since its formulation in the 1960s, however, the 'island rule' has been severely.....»»
Recent wildlife documentaries affect public understanding of wider conservation
Research led by the University of Kent's Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE) has found that the personification of animals in recent wildlife documentaries leads to significant misinformation and creates problems for public understan.....»»
Study finds rapid evolution in foxgloves pollinated by hummingbirds
Researchers have found common foxgloves brought to the Americas have rapidly evolved to change flower length in the presence of a new pollinator group, hummingbirds. The findings are published in the British Ecological Society's Journal of Ecology......»»
Women in cities less likely to have children
A new study in Behavioral Ecology finds that women are less likely to procreate in urban areas that have a higher percentage of females than males in the population......»»