Mammal and bird losses cut a plant’s ability to adapt to global climate change by 60 percent. Pictured: Cedar waxwing Andrew C via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY 2.0 Half of all plant species rely on ...
At first glance, plants may seem passive—but beneath their stillness lies a world of complexity and constant activity. Plants ...
Woodrats reveal how herbivores balance eating toxic plants and survival, offering insights into ecosystems and adaptation.
White storks migrating to Northern Europe nest up to a week earlier in warm weather, exposing them to extreme storms and threatening the survival of their chicks. Staple crops like barley, maize, rice ...
Plants are consistently threatened by various types of abiotic stress. Strides have been made over the past couple of decades in understanding the molecular mechanisms that regulate plant responses to ...
It’s no secret that warming temperatures, wildfires and flash floods are increasingly affecting lives across the United ...
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Endearing photos of bats show clever adaptations like long tongues
In his book The Genius Bat, ecologist Yossi Yovel explains why these mammals are a vital part of ecosystems, pollinating ...
As climate change accelerates, plants face mounting pressure to adapt to shifting ecosystems and environmental conditions. This challenge is especially urgent for crops—plants resilient to drought and ...
A common question throughout anthropology is, what makes us human? There are, of course, a million physical and cultural traits that make us human, and one of these traits is the variation in the ...
Seeds are the beginning of a plant’s life cycle, but a checklist of crucial steps needs to be taken to start their life cycle ...
Wildland fires have been a part of the Rocky Mountain ecosystems for millions of years, resulting from lightning strikes, volcanic eruptions, and spontaneous combustion. The plants and animals evolved ...
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