Spiders are declining in livestock-grazed areas, while ticks and mites are increasing. This change affects ecosystems and disease risks.

NOAA researcher Nate Manua told the Marine Mammal Commission that the Northeast Pacific is experiencing an unusually strong marine heatwave tied to a broad pan‑basin warming pattern and a rapidly developing El Niño, with warm anomalies extending into the subsurface and altering variability tied to the PDO.

For reasons that aren’t entirely clear, people started kissing under mistletoe in 18th century England. Perhaps because mistletoe stays evergreen throughout the year, flourishing while trees are dormant,...

New research shows that superb lyrebirds farm their prey in forests, reshape ecosystems, and even lower bushfire risks.

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Committee adopts seafood task force report emphasizing salmon and climate challenges for Alaska.

A study of Kenya’s Winam Gulf is shedding light on how harmful algal blooms may evolve in a warming climate. Scientists identified toxin-producing cyanobacteria that threaten water supplies, wildlife,...

The conservation module found real benefits from conservation practices for efficiency and in‑stream flows, but presenters warned many measures’ net effects are poorly measured, can create trade-offs between sectors, and require better-defined goals and coordinated implementation.

North American beavers released in Patagonia cause significant ecological disruption.

Mosquitoes have been discovered in Iceland in a first for the island nation, which has long been one of the world's mosquito-free places, a researcher told AFP Monday.

Antarctic krill don’t just sequester carbon in their poop; they also make carbon-rich pellets out of leftovers. But microplastics may throw a wrench in the works.

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