Latest ecology and evolution News

Fossil face discovery highlights challenges faced by Europe’s earliest settlers
More Information, Faster, With New AI Monitoring Tool
Hot frogs and sizzling salamanders: climate change is pushing amphibians to their limits
DNA detectives in Antarctica: probing 6,000 years of penguin poo for clues to the past
Smart is sexy: evolution of intelligence partly driven by love
Graduating foresters choose specialist careers in Forestry
Floating solar increases greenhouse gas emissions on small ponds
Secret Lives Of Phillip Island’s Divorcing Penguins
The secret lives of Phillip Island’s divorcing penguins
Cavity-nesting birds decorate with snake skin to deter predators
Planning for spring’s garden? Bees like variety and don’t care about your neighbors’ yards
Research reveals bill to recover Australia’s threatened species
Small wins in early life lead to inequality in adulthood
Spotted Lanternflies in the US Are Living Longer-and Cities May be Helping Them Spread
Using DNA To Identify Seabird Bycatch 2 December 2024
Carbon Credits Scheme Failing Threatened Species
Bluetooth technology unlocks urban animal secrets 
Miniature backpack-like tags offer insight into the movement of hummingbirds
Bats’ and birds’ evolutionary paths are vastly different
Vampire bats – look beyond the fangs and blood to see animal friendships and unique adaptations
Ancient humans were so good at surviving the last ice age they didn’t have to migrate like other species – new study
Rare Florida fossil finally ends debate about how porcupine jaws and tails evolved
Invasive caterpillars can make aspen forests more toxic for native insects – a team of ecologists explains how
How do ecosystems collapse? Our study shows evolution plays a role – and can delay a disaster
New study reveals evolution’s role in ecosystem stability and tipping points
Warm winters are waking snakes early. Here’s what that means for them and us
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NSF-funded postdocs to research education across disciplines
Wasps can be pests in NZ – but they have potential to be pest controllers too
Colourful fruit-like fungi and forests ‘haunted by species loss’ – how we resolved a 30-year evolutionary mystery
Understanding freshwater soundscapes in the Brazilian Amazon
Sea lions wearing cameras and trackers map new habitats
Our new tech helps find hidden details in whale, cassowary and other barely audible animal calls
Program Develops Inclusive Leaders
Lion with nine lives breaks record with longest swim in predator-infested waters 
More Carbon In Soil Can Control Weeds, In Some Cases
We mapped the entire bilby genome – and now we can use poo to save Australia’s ‘Easter bunny’ from extinction
Extreme bushfires increasing in number and intensity
Extreme wildfires are on the rise globally, powered by the climate crisis
High fliers: pleasure-seeking parrots are using aromatic plants, stinky ants and alcohol
African elephants address one another with name-like calls − similar to humans
Are Plants Intelligent? It Depends On Definition
Scientists warn that greener drug design is urgently needed to address environmental pollution
In Life Cycle Diagrams, Small Changes Make a Big Difference
Corals Can Bounce Back After Heatwaves
New data confirms swift parrot population fears
Australia must lead the world on nature restoration through ambitious interpretation of international law
Murderous mice attack and kill nesting albatrosses on Midway Atoll − scientists struggle to stop this gruesome new behavior