Parasite Problems Call for Microbiome Maintenance
How the bacteria living inside of us may protect us against harmful infections.
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![Women play a central role in agriculture, where pesticide exposure is common. Even without direct occupational contact, proximity to croplands and related activities can increase exposure, with emerging evidence suggesting these chemicals may disrupt hormonal pathways and influence reproductive development in girls. [[File:Role of women in agriculture in Punjab (5712932498).jpg|Role_of_women_in_agriculture_in_Punjab_(5712932498)]]. Source: Public domain via Wikimedia commons](https://i0.wp.com/envirobites.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Role_of_women_in_agriculture_in_Punjab_5712932498.jpg?resize=800%2C445&ssl=1 "Environmental Pesticide Exposure and Reproductive Development: Recent Evidence on Menstruation and Breast Development in Girls")
Fire and Animal Behavior: How Forest Fires are Mediating Predator-Prey Interactions
Fires, both from intentional and unintentional sources, have been altering our ecosystems for as long as history has been recorded, yet little is known about how these occurrences affect animal behavior, especially concerning predator-prey interactions. Countless factors, including the extent of the fire and the adaptability of both predator and prey to these new conditions affect the behavior and survivability of both predator and prey. In the end, change is inevitable, but if we improve our understanding of how fires influence animal behavior, we can then help rehabilitate affected populations in more effective and efficient ways.
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Las Ranas Congeladas Ayudan a Entender Cómo Conservar Órganos Humanos Para Trasplante
Los órganos humanos para trasplante son escasos y difíciles de mantener con vida. Se han utilizado métodos para prolongar su vida, pero aun así solo se llega a satisfacer el 10% de la necesidad mundial de trasplantes al año. Existen especies de ranas que son capaces de sobrevivir el invierno utilizando mecanismos no convencionales. ¿Y si en los mecanismos de estas ranas encontramos una manera de preservar la viabilidad de los órganos humanos para trasplante por mas tiempo?
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How Citizen Science Led to The Discovery of Tree-Dwelling Toads
Two groups of citizen scientists in the UK discovered something previously unknown to science– toads living in trees. Read on to learn about how citizen science and collaborations with scientists can lead to more interesting questions and discoveries.
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Fenced Off: What Attracts our Wild Neighbors to our Yards?
Though you may expect to only spot wildlife in natural areas such as parks, urban animal visitors are likely more common than you’d think! What kind of animals might be spotted in human-dominated areas, and how do they interact with our backyards?
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Managing soil carbon for short and long-term benefits: Have we cracked the code?
Increasing carbon in soils has potential to help fight climate change and support crop growth, but researchers are still figuring out if and how we can do both at the same time. Read on to find out if they’ve discovered a solution!
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Buried Alive: How Plants Bounce Back from Volcanic Debris
When a volcano erupts, what happens to plants growing nearby? Some are buried by volcanic tephra, dust and rocks thrown into the air by the volcano. Amazingly, newly published results suggest that this might not kill the plant community under the debris.
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Beyond Expelling Organs at Predators: What Else Are Sea Cucumbers Hiding?
Featured image caption: Sea cucumbers are echinoderms that live on the ocean floor worldwide. Some species are also edible and
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Microplastics In Our Fish: How Fish Food Is Affecting Our Food Supply and Our Health
Microplastics are small plastic particles ranging in size from 1μm (the size of a human hair) to 5mm (the size of a pencil-top eraser) that don’t dissolve in water and are usually fragmented from larger pieces of plastics. That sounds like something that should never end up on our plates, right? Well, researchers have found that these small plastics have, unfortunately, found their way into our food chain.
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Los Movimientos De Tiburones Pueden Servir Para Diseñar Mejores Áreas Marinas Protegidas
Las áreas marinas protegidas (AMP) pueden ser muy eficaces para proteger la vida marina, y lo son aún más cuando se utilizan los movimientos reales de la fauna para orientar el trazado de sus fronteras. Utilizando la telemetría, los científicos pueden crear zonas protegidas que beneficien la poblaciones de tiburones y pueden observar la eficacia para reducir la pesca ilegal en las AMP.
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