Across the tree of life, human activities are accelerating declines in biological species diversity, from deserts to oceans ...

Recently, the students in Dawn Smart’s environmental science class received an assignment for their local ecology unit: Get ...

Ecology is the study of how organisms interact with each other and their environment. It considers processes that occur at the population, community and ecosystem levels and has a particular focus ...

The results showed that drops in microbiome diversity result in effects that cut across many levels of biological ...

Jan. 29, 2025 — Researchers have identified priority areas for conserving the black-tailed prairie dog in the United States. Protecting these regions will also benefit North America's Central ...

On the slope of a Utah mountain, lives the world's oldest living organism. It has lived there for thousands of years, living in harmony with the natural world around it, but today it is being slowly ...

Parasitoid ecology is a fascinating area of study that examines the interactions between parasitoids—organisms that live on or in a host organism and ultimately kill it—and their hosts.

A new published study by several Audubon scientists shows that improving identification and observation of female birds can ...

The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is concerned the rising temperatures of Lake Coeur d'Alene could result ...

Mountain Research Station – six weekends. Jan 25/26, Feb 1/2, 8/9, 15/16, 22/23, & Mar 1 (Sat only) Wintertime offers insights into the natural history of organisms and function of ecosystems that are ...

Life isn't always a beach for Phillip Island's beloved penguins, who have been found to divorce their partners and find a new mate if they aren't satisfied with the number of young filling the ...

Some people might be wondering what is going on at the Shawnee Bottoms NICHES property in Fountain County near the Wabash ...