New research from the University of Georgia suggests that the spread of baker’s yeast is linked to past human migration, ...

We need small-scale farming on a human scale, that creates jobs and generates income, produces high-quality food and supports living organisms. This alternative is a bulwark against bio-aggressors and ...

Research conducted by Rutgers University on seemingly untouched polar regions has uncovered the presence of mercury pollution ...

Hidden beyond the rush of Pacific Coast Highway, the Malibu Lagoon is a breathtaking sanctuary teeming with migratory birds, rare fish and vibrant plant species. But beneath its serene surface, this ...

Mindy Weisberger’s book, Rise of the Zombie Bugs, explores the sophisticated—and macabre—relationships between zombifying ...

Recent findings suggest that light pollution can affect lakes including producing toxic algae and altering carbon cycling.

Understanding how genes influence complex behaviors remains one of biology's most fascinating challenges. Now, however, in a recent study, researchers have compiled a comprehensive dataset documenting ...

In 2020, the Legislature also authorized Ecology to issue a “drought advisory” when drought conditions are developing, but an emergency declaration is not justified. We use drought advisories and ...

A new DNA probes allow for efficient surveying of the hidden lives of squids and octopuses in the deep sea. This development ...

Forest ecology is the study of all aspects of the ecology of wooded areas, including rainforest, deciduous and evergreen, temperate and boreal forest. It includes the community ecology of the ...

The dormant algae cells remained buried at the bottom of the Baltic Sea for thousands of years, and made a full recovery once ...