Ecology & Zoology

An international team of scientists has overturned an ecological study on how some animals search for food. Previously it was believed that wandering albatrosses and other species forage using a Lévy…

Sugars made by plants are rapidly used by microbes living in their roots, according to new research by Professor Peter Young of the Department of Biology at York and Dr Philippe Vandenkoornhuyse of…

Shiny amber jewelry and a mucky Florida swamp have given scientists a window into an ancient ecosystem that could be anywhere from 15 million to 130 million years old. Scientists at the University of…

Bats are the most vocal mammals other than humans, and understanding how they communicate during their nocturnal outings could lead to better treatments for human speech disorders, say researchers at…

Researchers from Kent State University and the University of Bucharest, Romania, have discovered a new primitive crab species Cycloprosopon dobrogea in eastern Romania. Previously unexamined, these…

The following is a major report that I compiled while being assigned a project to develop strategies to improve the ecosystem of the Great Barrier Reef. ABSTRACT      …

While many are aware of the destruction of coral reefs, not many are actually aware of the extent of this destruction. The coral reefs of the world particularly in Floridian waters and the south…

A new study indicates that a popular type of genetically engineered corn--called Bt corn--may damage the ecology of streams draining Bt corn fields in ways that have not been previously considered by…

Cornell researchers and Sathguru Management Consultants of India have successfully led an international consortium through the first phase of developing a pest-resistant eggplant. By about 2009 this…

In public imagination, the sabre-toothed cat Smilodon ranks alongside Tyrannosaurus rex as the ultimate killing machine. Powerfully built, with upper canines like knives, Smilodon was a fearsome…