Nature

A new paper published in Frontiers in Marine Science presents lessons learned from and practical strategies for how small coastal communities can respond to increasing risks from sea-level rise and coastal flooding through coordinated actions, […]

Vast online archives of photos, videos and sound recordings collected by the public are reshaping how scientists study the natural world, allowing researchers to answer questions that were once out of reach. A new study […]

March’s record heat made it the most abnormally warm month in recorded U.S. history, bringing plants into bloom early and coaxing animals out of their winter hiding places ahead of schedule. Among the creatures making […]

A new study published in Earth’s Future introduces the eLTER Framework of Standard Observations (eLTER SO)—a structured, harmonized system designed to support consistent long-term environmental observation across Europe. The paper, “Achieving harmonized and integrated long-term […]

Draped in a uniform coat of vibrant grass-green and possessing eyes that shimmer like amber, a newly discovered pitviper is the latest hidden jewel to be found in the misty mountains of western Sichuan, China.This […]

Lord Howe Island lies in the middle of the ocean, about 700 kilometers northeast of Sydney. It’s covered in lush forest and fringed by the world’s most southerly coral reef ecosystem.This post was originally published […]

An international team of ornithologists has overturned one of the oldest assumptions in natural history by directly documenting how common cuckoos lay their eggs in host nests located inside cavities. The findings, published in the […]

Each spring, the meadows and hillsides of the Mediterranean draw tourists to admire flowering orchids. But in some regions, these astonishing blooms are steadily declining—or at risk of disappearing altogether.This post was originally published on […]

In his time spent in the lush canopies of Costa Rica’s cloud forest, UConn Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Ph.D. student Jeremy Quirós-Navarro has worked as an arborist, helped place camera traps, collected plant […]

A humpback whale repeatedly restranding in shallow waters in the Baltic Sea for more than three weeks has become the focus of a complex debate about reconciling compassion for animals with ethical, evidence-based decision making.This […]