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Environment Mar 1, 2022

US climate risks are rising: A scientist looks at the dangers future generations will have to adapt to

When I was a young researcher studying how forested ecosystems recover from wildfire, I brought my 6-month-old daughter with me to Yellowstone National Park. These forests are incredibly resilient to wildfire because they've ...

Plants & Animals Feb 8, 2022

In animal battles, cheaters can win

Two knights stand face to face. One has a plain average-sized sword. The other has a massive fear-inducing sword stained with blood. After one quick look at it, the first knight quickly puts his average sword away, backs ...

Plants & Animals Feb 7, 2022

Cocktail of drugs from sewage taint bonefish in Biscayne Bay and Keys, study finds

A cocktail of prescription drugs—from blood pressure medications to opioids—has found its way into the flesh of South Florida's population of bonefish, one of the state's most sought-after game fish, according to a study ...

Plants & Animals Jan 27, 2022

Europe's most valuable marine species to be "reduced to a fraction" of their current population size by 2100

Over one quarter of Europe's 20 most highly-fished marine species will be under extreme pressure by 2100 if nothing is done to simultaneously halt climate change, overfishing, and mercury pollution, according to a new UBC ...

Agriculture Jan 11, 2022

Researchers determine nutritional properties of protein in cricket, locust and silkworm pupae insect powders

As the human population grows to a predicted 10 billion by 2050 and overall land mass remains constant, traditional animal farming may become a less viable method for food production.

Environment Dec 23, 2021

Unprecedented die-offs, melting ice: Climate change is wreaking havoc in the Arctic and beyond

Forces profound and alarming are reshaping the upper reaches of the North Pacific and Arctic oceans, breaking the food chain that supports billions of creatures and one of the world's most important fisheries.

Plants & Animals Dec 17, 2021

Octopus, crabs and lobsters feel pain: How we found out

Does a lobster feel pain when you pop it in a pot? The UK government asked us to find out.

Ecology Nov 12, 2021

Lionfish—an invasive menace terrorizing Venezuela's coast

The dazzling, colorful lionfish is a must for any exotic aquarium, but it has also become a major threat to the western Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean.

Environment Nov 9, 2021

As climate change arrives in Connecticut, coastal towns face a precarious future

Along the banks of the Mystic River in Groton, Zell Steever points to landmarks he doesn't expect to survive climate change.

Ecology Nov 3, 2021

Can selective breeding of 'super kelp' save our cold water reefs from hotter seas?

Australia's vital kelp forests are disappearing in many areas as our waters warm and our climate changes.

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