Nature

Antibiotic resistance in the environment is a growing and largely overlooked crisis receiving inconsistent attention that may very well have dire consequences for human health, according to a new study led by the University of […]

North America has lost an estimated 3 billion birds since 1970—a nearly 30% drop across species—mostly due to habitat loss and degradation. So when a team of researchers repeated a bird population study they did […]

One of the wolves being tracked by Colorado researchers was found dead in Wyoming in late July, state officials announced on August 6.This post was originally published on this site

Japanese rice fish, known as medaka, are small, easy to breed, and reproduce daily, making them widely used as model organisms around the world.This post was originally published on this site

Large ocean animals can be protected throughout much of their lifecycle by huge Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), new research shows.This post was originally published on this site

Most trees in the Amazon (90%), the Atlantic Forest (90%), or the Cerrado, the Brazilian savanna-like biome (60%), depend on animals to disperse their seeds, ensure their reproduction, and keep the forest standing. Birds, mammals, […]

Much of the scallop farming techniques used in the U.S. derive from practices in Japan, where scallops have long been a part of the country’s seafood industry. Researchers from the University of Maine are working […]

Conservation should focus on protecting natural “processes”—not just specific species, researchers say. Current policies often focus on flagship animals, with priority given to rare and well-known species like pandas and polar bears.This post was originally […]

Cicadas coordinate their early morning choruses with remarkable precision, timing their singing to a specific level of light during the pre-dawn hours.This post was originally published on this site

More than a decade since the start of the longest ocean warming event ever recorded, scientists are still working to understand the extent of its impacts. This unprecedented heat wave, nicknamed “The Blob,” stretched thousands […]