Tag Archives: Ecology

The PhyloChip can detect the presence of more than 60,000 species of bacteria and archaea. (All photos courtesy Eric Dubinsky and Laleh Coté) Click for a full size image New Technology Helps Pinpoint Sources of Water Contamination Berkeley Lab develops ...

Azteca ants, unsung heroes of coffee pest control. Kate Mathis, CC BY-ND Click for a full size image Parasitic flies, zombified ants, predator beetles – insect drama on Mexican coffee plantations Ants are voracious predators and often very good at ...

Greater sage grouse William Newmark. Click for a full size image Living on Borrowed Time Study of extinction rates following habitat loss offers hope that some species can be saved Unfortunately, loss of plant and animal habitat leads to local ...

This is one beech tree population in South Wales already suffering from the effects of drought. Alistair Jump Click for a full size image Droughts Across Europe Affect British Trees Most Environmental scientists from the University of Stirling have found ...

A blue wild indigo flower is rooted at the edge of an annual prescribed burn on Kansas State University’s Konza Prairie Biological Station, where ecologists are advising an increase in burning. Kansas State University Click for a full size image ...

photo credit : The Ohio State university How is rattlesnake venom like fine wine? Both have regional varieties In the deadly battle of snake vs. squirrel, home turf matters If you’re a rattlesnake, you want to bring the right weapon ...

Long-eared bat flying in a wind tunnel. Photo: Anders Hedenström / Lund University Click for a full size image Bats’ Flight Technique Could Lead to Better Drones Long-eared bats are assisted in flight by their ears and body, according to ...

In a sense, aren’t they one and the same? ‘Heads’ via shutterstock Click for a full size image Why it’s impossible to actually be a vegetarian In case you’ve forgotten the section on the food web from high school biology, ...

The highly regular spacing of fairy circles in Australia becomes visible in dense vegetation. The grasses in the foreground of the image are patchy as they rebounding from fire. (Brad Howe, Heliwest Group) Click for a full size image Mysterious ...

“I hope this report will raise the visibility of this issue globally and help spur more efforts to reverse the trend of pollinator declines,” says Emory biologist Berry Brosi, shown tending his research hive. (Bryan Meltz, Emory Photo/Video) Click for ...