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Ecology Aug 18, 2026

Hidden losses of amphibians and dragonflies in Berlin's municipal water supply

A new study led by researchers at the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin shows that Berlin's dragonfly populations have declined by more than half since 1963, while populations of frogs, toads and newts have fallen by more than ...

Environment Aug 18, 2026

Climate doom may discourage climate action, but there's a way to counter it

Every summer is getting hotter. Wildfires are blazing, and the worst is yet to come. There's nothing to be done—we're doomed! Sound familiar?

Plants & Animals Aug 18, 2026

Most mammal species discovered in the Global South since 1990 end up in Northern collections

According to a study by Brazilian scientists published in the journal npj Biodiversity, most new mammal species described over the past 35 years are housed in institutions in countries of the so-called Global North, even ...

Plants & Animals Aug 18, 2026

From the coasts to the plains, bird flu could threaten not just birds—but their homes

Yesterday, I woke to a cold, damp Canberra morning—and silence. The trees around my home were empty of feathered silhouettes. Even the usual bright-eyed, warble-voiced magpies were absent.

Social Sciences Aug 18, 2026

Retro phone trend reveals growing desire to disconnect

From wall-mounted smartphone docks to old-fashioned coiled-phone handsets, a growing trend for retro phone accessories may be a sign that many people are looking for ways to create distance from their smartphones.

Plants & Animals Aug 17, 2026

How plants selectively silence jumping genes while protecting essential ones

Histone variants help establish DNA methylation at transposons (jumping genes) while preventing this epigenetic modification from spreading to essential genes in plants, a study from the Institute of Science Tokyo reveals. ...

Biotechnology Aug 17, 2026

AI learns to spot tomato diseases using nearly 9,000 field images

A breakthrough in AI-driven crop disease detection is set to reduce harvest losses and chemical-related health risks, thanks to a first-of-its-kind tomato leaf dataset comprising almost 9,000 images.

Social Sciences Aug 17, 2026

UK children begin unsupervised outdoor play nearly a year later than their parents did, survey shows

Researchers have found that children are now nearly 11 when they first start playing outdoors without supervision. That's more than a year older than their parents' generation, with parents reporting they played outdoors ...

Environment Aug 17, 2026

World off-track on nearly every food system goal, latest assessment reveals

The latest study from the Food Systems Countdown Initiative (FSCI) reveals the stark reality of where global food systems transformation stands: for most indicators on health, environment, livelihoods, governance and resilience, ...

Plants & Animals Aug 16, 2026

Flightless beetles evolved distinct snail-hunting shapes on Japan's largest island

Islands are widely recognized as natural laboratories of evolution. The ocean restricts movement among islands, allowing isolated populations to adapt to different environments and, at times, diverge into new species. However, ...

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