Nature

The transmission of malaria by the Anopheles cruzii mosquito in the South and Southeast of Brazil was so alarming in the 1940s—with approximately 4,000 cases per 100,000 people—that the disease became known as bromeliad malaria. […]

Researchers at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) have imaged a heritable form of bacterial symbiosis inside the reproductive system of tiny crustaceans known as ostracods.This post was originally published on this site

Agriculture, wastewater, dams, the runoff of fine sediments from croplands and, last but not least, climate change with its rising temperatures are changing the quality and structure of freshwater ecosystems, especially rivers. However, until now […]

Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania is sold to the world as frozen romance and pure nature. But the real story today is at its feet, not its peak.This post was originally published on this site

A new study published today in The ISME Journal marks the first time scientists have shown a connection between respiratory microbes and the health of a free-ranging whale population.This post was originally published on this […]

Insectivorous birds found in the understory of the Eastern Himalayas are under threat due to habitat degradation, a new study from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has found.This post was originally published on this […]

To the casual observer, it’s nothing more than an abandoned golf course. But the land, along with other weedy, minimally maintained “marginal lands” in the Puget Sound area, is home to scores of wild bee […]

New research has shed light on the vast and largely unmonitored trade of wildlife around the world, revealing alarming threats to biosecurity and the survival of many species.This post was originally published on this site

People who live in the tropical areas where Aedes aegypti mosquitoes reside have probably known for centuries, or even millennia—thanks to their itchy bites—that the mosquitoes hunt most often at dawn and dusk. A new […]

Across North America, mountain lions, bears and gray wolves have made a remarkable comeback over the last 50 years. Once nearly exterminated, these animals have been recovering their populations and returning to the landscapes they […]