Nature

When exposed to an increase in the water temperature of their habitat, zebrafish, three-spined stickleback and flounder adapt more quickly than goldsinny wrasse, which dwells in deeper waters.This post was originally published on this site

Scientists have seen a recent upward trend in the relative abundance of Maugean skate in Macquarie Harbor and it’s a potential sign that the wild population of this iconic endangered species has improved, with research […]

The clownfish-anemone living arrangement is one of the most widely recognized examples of symbiosis. Researchers have made a breakthrough in understanding how anemonefish can live safely among sea anemones without being stung by their venomous […]

Greater monitoring of the risk of diseases spread by insects is needed in environments where animals and people coexist, say researchers after studying the effect of livestock on spiders in the Himalayas.This post was originally […]

The Apennine brown bear, also known as the Marsican brown bear (Ursus arctos marsicanus), is a unique and critically endangered subspecies of brown bear found only in the remote and rugged Apennine Mountains of central […]

In September 2018, a wildfire burned nearly two thousand hectares of shrubland on the Pichu Pichu volcano, an ecologically significant area in the Peruvian Andes. Unlike Mediterranean ecosystems, where vegetation has evolved strategies to withstand […]

Reintroducing wolves to the Scottish Highlands could lead to an expansion of native woodland which could take in and store one million metric tons of CO2 annually, according to a new study led by researchers […]

A Victorian government decision to allow dingo culling in the state’s east until 2028 has reignited debate over what has been dubbed Australia’s most controversial animal.This post was originally published on this site

A new Colorado State University study of the interior U.S. West has found that tree ranges are generally contracting in response to climate change but not expanding into cooler, wetter climates—suggesting that forests are not […]

In 1862, Charles Darwin predicted the existence of a moth with a long tongue based on a comet orchid’s nectar spurs. This was confirmed in 1903 with the discovery of a long-tongued hawkmoth, illustrating morphological […]