“Black hole stars,” making cookies from plastic, tiny sound-powered drones, and more. Astronomers have discovered a “black hole star,” an […]
Category: Ecology
Why did 1,000 world citizens bury their underpants?
Introducing the “underpants index” Van der Heijden et al. recruited 1,000 volunteers from 25 countries—240 of whom are listed as […]
Did seabird poop fuel rise of Chincha in Peru?
A nutrient-rich natural fertilizer Now Bongers has turned his attention to analyzing the biochemical signatures of 35 maize samples excavated […]
Tiny falcons are helping keep the food supply safe on cherry farms
Campylobacter is a common cause of food poisoning and is on the rise in Michigan and around the world. It […]
Bats eat the birds they pluck from the sky while on the wing
There are three species of bats that eat birds. We know that because we have found feathers and other avian […]
Even with protections, wolves still fear humans
This quickly became an issue, at least for some people. Mieczysław Kacprzak, an MP from Poland’s PSL Party, currently in […]
New body size database for marine animals is a “library of life”
Skip to content Marine Organizational Body Size (MOBS) database fills a crucial gap in understanding ocean biodiversity. Craig McClain photographing […]
Even the worst mass extinction had its oases
Some earlier plants might not have made it through the extinction since rock layers from the onset of the End-Permian […]
How whale urine benefits the ocean ecosystem
A “great whale conveyor belt” Credit: A. Boersma Migrating whales typically gorge in summers at higher latitudes to build up […]
An small microbial ecosystem has formed on the International Space Station
“One of the more similar environments to the ISS was in the isolation dorms on the UCSD campus during the […]