Walking on Egg Shells: Understanding how Life History Contributes to Successful Egg Hatching in Birds.
Featured Image Caption: Altamira Oriole (Icterus gularis) constructs a nest in preparation for laying eggs. Photo by Ian Becker (author)
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Ecology
The Florida Scrub Jay: Cooperative Breeding Behavior
Featured Image Caption: An adult Florida Scrub Jay, Florida’s only endemic bird species. Image Source: ‘Florida Scrub-Jay’ by Mary Keim,
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Protists: The Soil Ecosystem’s Unsung Heroes
A new study highlights the lesser-known protists as champions of soil health and resilience.
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Gone With the Wind: Changing Climate Conditions Lead to Migratory Insect Decline in Eastern China
Migration is a key stage of many animals’ lives. However, a changing climate may be interrupting this routine travel for many species, including the rice leaf-roller moth. Recent research analyses the changing population dynamics of these moths during migration season and attempts to narrow down the source of these changes.
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Making Sense of Senses: How Well Can Birds Smell?
Many vertebrates in the animal kingdom have a highly-developed sense of smell, but what about birds? This article highlights what we know about how birds use olfaction to traverse their daily lives, and outlines what is still unknown.
Read MoreCoastal Forests Are Dying—And It’s Not Agriculture to Blame Anymore
The Disappearing Wetlands Wetlands are disappearing and it is more than only the drying of water. It is the silent
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Physical and Biological Impacts of Deep-Sea Mining are Still Apparent on the Seafloor after Four Decades
Scientists recently revisited the site of a deep-sea mining test performed over four decades ago to see how well the seafloor had recovered. Their research highlights the persistent impact of deep-sea mining on the physical and biological environment of the deep ocean’s abyssal plains.
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Infecting robot locusts with pathogens to study social immunity
Researchers observed the responses by live locusts to robot locusts infected with a fungal pathogen
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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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For elk reintroduced in the Missouri Ozarks, love is in the air
Habitat loss and overhunting decimated local elk populations in the 1800s. Now, researchers are finding new ways to return them to their native land.
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