Like many parasites, nematomorphs are known to manipulate the behavior of their hosts to complete their life cycles. Also known as horsehair worms, among other names, these creatures develop in their ...

In northeastern North America, a 500-mile-long stretch of mountains runs from the Adirondacks in New York to the Gaspé Peninsula in eastern Quebec. Nearly 70 million people live within a day’s drive ...

The Ecological Society of America (ESA) presents a roundup of five research articles recently published across its esteemed journals. Widely recognized for fostering innovation and advancing ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) tropical forests stretch across an extraordinary landscape of rivers, wetlands, savannas and towering trees. But in a forest this vast, biodiversity doesn’t ...

Researchers at the Centre for Ecosystem Management (CEM), together with scientists from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Cornell University, Great Lakes Fishery Commission and the Ontario ...

With summer comes the warmth and sunshine that wine grapes need to thrive. It also comes with more vineyard-destroying rodents. To keep vermin at bay while reducing the need for harmful pesticides, ...

Wildlife populations are responding to rapid environmental change in ways that can reshape ecosystems and inform conservation efforts. At this year’s Ecological Society of America (ESA) Annual Meeting ...

Sageland Collaborative works with landowners, governments, researchers and volunteers to put science into conservation action. Photo credit: Sierra Hastings Sageland Collaborative is a non-profit ...

Large language models (LLMs) are gradually transforming research in the life sciences in ways that extend far beyond improving productivity, and becoming a new normal before scientists have agreed ...

As climate change, habitat loss, invasive species, and overexploitation continue to reshape ecosystems worldwide, a central challenge for scientists and natural resource managers is understanding what ...

Artificial intelligence is increasingly becoming part of the ecological toolkit, helping researchers analyze large environmental datasets, uncover patterns in complex systems and develop new ...

Members of the ecological community are encouraged to submit public comments on a sweeping proposed rule that, if finalized, would fundamentally change how federal research grants are awarded, ...