Nature

Mountains are home to 85% of the world’s amphibian, bird, and mammalian species, despite covering only 25% of the Earth’s surface. This makes them a highly diverse ecosystem and a key focus for conservation efforts.This […]

As animals move across the desert, they leave tracks, diggings and droppings. For skilled trackers, reading these signs is like watching a movie. A story of who was there and what they were doing unfolds […]

A new study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution lifts the veil on what happens when octopuses and fish hunt together. As it turns out, this cross-species relationship is more complex than anyone expected.This post […]

Owning a home in Southern California isn’t just a dream for humans. Apparently, the bears want in on the market too.This post was originally published on this site

By all accounts, Milagra the “miracle” California condor shouldn’t be alive today.This post was originally published on this site

Temperature, rainfall, snow and extreme weather events are all factors linked to climate change that directly affect wildlife. Understanding the impact of these factors on the physiology, population dynamics and distribution of different deer species […]

Research shows a threatening development for two endangered primate species in Bangladesh: Phayre’s langurs (Trachypithecus phayrei) and capped langurs (Trachypithecus pileatus). In mixed groups of these two species, hybrids have been found and genetically confirmed. […]

The forecast at the beach today is cloudy, with a chance of sharks. At least, that’s the forecast that researchers at UC Santa Barbara would like to be able to provide. They’re leading a project […]

Marine animal forests rich in sea life have been found in the shallow waters around Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington.This post was originally published on this site

Hang Sun’s group from Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences has demonstrated the ecological and evolutionary effects of changes in plant reproductive strategies on phylogenetic evolution. The study is published in the journal […]