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Researchers Create Stream Biome Gradient Concept to Study Stream Ecology

Kansas State University scientists and collaborators have developed a new method for studying a variety of streams--including tropical, prairie or forested streams--across continents.

3 Feb 2015

Climate Change Linked to Shrinking Range of American Pika

The American pika, a small animal with a big personality that has long delighted hikers and backpackers, is disappearing from low-elevation sites in California mountains, and the cause appears to be climate change, according to a new study.

3 Feb 2015

New Study Uncovers Intriguing Mysteries of Mussel Life

Ecologists sometimes look to mussel species, a well-studied and foundational genus in estuaries, as model organisms for assessing the condition of coastal habitats, which are crucial for people and well as the broader environment.

2 Feb 2015

Geologists Reveal Icelandic Crust is Rising Due to Melting Glaciers

The Earth's crust under Iceland is rebounding as global warming melts the island's great ice caps, a University of Arizona-led team reports in an upcoming issue of Geophysical Research Letters.

31 Jan 2015

University Of Sheffield Research Reveals Marine Ecosystems in Danger Due to Neglect

New research by the University of Sheffield has warned of the increasing risk of extinction to our marine life.

31 Jan 2015

Insect Herbivores Find and Feast on One Kind of Plant in Their Local Ecosystem

Insects are picky eaters, and not the voracious eat-everything-in-sight bingers that devour all the plants in your garden.

30 Jan 2015

Arctic Warming Promotes Interchange of Fishes Between Oceans

For millions of years, large parts of the marine biotas of the North Atlantic and North Pacific have been separated by harsh climate conditions in the Arctic.

29 Jan 2015

Aquatic Resources Need Protection in Canada's Changing Landscape

The Tar Sands in Alberta, potential development in the Ring of Fire in northern Ontario, declining timber harvest and farming - human activity is transforming Canada's landscape, yet many of the country's aquatic resources remain unprotected, according to research by ecologists at the University of Toronto.

28 Jan 2015

Stream Biome Gradient Concept May Help Conserve Streams and Protect Water Quality

Kansas State University scientists and collaborators have developed a new method for studying a variety of streams — including tropical, prairie or forested streams — across continents.

23 Jan 2015

Climate Change Could Have Disastrous Effects on Sea Turtle Conservation Efforts

A new University of Central Florida study is sounding the alarm about climate change and its potential impact on more than 30 years of conservation efforts to keep sea turtles around for the next generation.

23 Jan 2015