Ecology

Animal Behavior Ecosystems Insects Biodiversity Predator-Prey Relationships Wetlands Forest Fires Pollination Wildlife Urban Ecology

Ferris Fire Expands as California Team Assumes Command

Critical fire weather is forcing expanded evacuations, complicating suppression efforts.

Pollen‑Eating Heliconius Butterflies Evolved Dramatically Slower Ageing

Netherlands Garden Mole Count Sets Record With 28,442 Molehills

Parasitic Ant Queens Orchestrate Worker-Led Matricide, Study Finds

Static Electricity Steers Pest-Killing Nematode’s Mid-Air Jumps, Experiments Show

Assam's New Bent-Toed Gecko Named for Forest Department

UK Spider Season Begins as Low-Cost Peppermint Oil and Plants Touted as Deterrents

Robotic Fiddler Crab Reveals How Males Adjust Courtship to Rival Displays

Edmonton Selects Black-Billed Magpie as Official City Bird

Amber Fossils Extend Ophiocordyceps Lineage Back to 133 Million Years

Rare Titan Arum Unfolds 2.36-Meter Bloom at Berlin Botanical Garden

New Definition of Venom Encompasses Plant- and Mate-Manipulating Toxins

Gespinstmotte Caterpillars Envelop Berlin Trees in Largest Webs Seen in Years

Study Reveals Mammals Transitioned to Ground-Based Living Before Dinosaur Extinction

Hummingbird Chick Found Mimicking Dangerous Caterpillar in Panama

Annual Bat Beauty Contest Highlights Conservation Efforts

New Study Reveals Octopuses Hunt with Fish, Enforce Cooperation with Punches

Study Reveals Logging Thresholds for Tropical Forest Conservation

75-Year-Old Man Rescued After Four Days Trapped in Maine Bog

Woodlice Set Record as Smallest Seed Dispersers