Ecologists have long sought clarity on the dietary habits of different animal species. For scientists, it wasn't obvious how herbivores in Yellowstone National Park, who subsist on grasses, ...

As their name suggests, carrion beetles eat dead animals. These insects also lay their eggs on the deceased animals so their larvae can eat the meat when developing. But they aren't the only bugs ...

You've heard "leave no trace" when hiking—here’s the science behind why it’s crucial to leave wild environments the way you found them.

it is important to understand where and to what extent human-caused stressors are impacting marine ecosystems. In a new study, researchers estimated the impact of human activities on more than 21,000 ...

Team at the University of Tübingen’s Senckenberg Centre for Human Evolution and Palaeoenvironment finds omnivorous ancestor ...

An invasive species is an organism that is "non-native (or alien) to the ecosystem under consideration ... been "incredibly devastating" to native animals in Australia, said West Australia ...

Perched at over 12,000 feet above sea level, far from any roads or human habitation, lies an otherworldly ecosystem that seems to have been frozen in time. Among the white salt plains, scientists have ...

This may be the result of humans intruding into remote, isolated wild animal ecosystems, or when wild animals are driven to venture into human habitats or are purposely brought into human environments ...

"It's very gratifying to know that one of the world's most critically endangered animals is doing well and breeding within the safety of the fenced area," Howe said in a statement. Based on the ...

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driver of ecosystem processes, etc; - Phytolith analyses in palaeoecology, provided there are clear implications in topics such as plant/animal/ecosystem evolution, climate change, and human ...