ecology
Warmer Temperatures and Disease Decimated This West Coast Starfish in Two Years
“If it does disappear from these shores, it is gone from the planet.”
Watch Wolves Claim Their Territories in GPS Map of Their Movements
The cryptic lives of gray wolves in Minnesota’s Voyageurs National Park are revealed through stunning GPS location maps.
Every Single Sea Turtle in This Study Had Microplastics in Its Gut
The researchers tested turtles from all seven species, across three oceans.
As Ocean Predators Recover, Humans Need to Learn to Coexist
It’s great that sharks, whales, and sea otters are bouncing back in some marine areas. But it may also increase human-wildlife conflicts.
Mammals Can’t Evolve Fast Enough to Outrun Human-Caused Mass Extinction
Thanks to humans, arguably the worst species on the planet, we’re currently in the middle of a mass extinction event that threatens much of Earth’s biodiversity.
Ecosocialists Believe the Only Way to Stop Climate Change Is to Abandon Capitalism
This week's devastating IPCC report has brought the impending impacts of climate change, and just how far we are from meeting our goals to stop them, into crisp focus.
Tiny Organisms in Earth’s Most Unlivable Places May Help Us Find Alien Life
Luke McKay, an astrobiologist and microbial ecologist, is probing the extreme limits of life on Earth to answer bigger questions about the universe.
What I Learned About Our Planet By Watching 540 Hours of ‘Survivor’
CBS's 'Survivor' reaches more people than most nature documentaries and uses animals to comment on the human condition.
Lava, Land, and Life Forms
Hawaii’s erupting Kilauea volcano is the latest example of a powerful natural force for creating new life.
Don't Buy This: Why Tropical Fish Can Make Terrible Pets
You could be flushing money down the toilet—along with your dead fish.
Justice for the Swamp: Why We Hate Some Ecosystems and Not Others
It's not just the rainforests that need saving.
Fires Are Sometimes What a Forest Needs the Most
The Karuk Tribe in northern California has been prevented from practicing ceremonial landscape burns for 100 years. Now, ecologists are starting to realize that was a mistake.