1+ hour, 16+ min ago   (323+ words) As extreme rainfall, heat waves, and droughts grow more frequent, the question of what keeps ecosystems from collapsing has moved from academic interest to policy urgency. Scientists have long known that biodiversity supports ecosystem function, but how it confers stability…...

58+ min ago   (194+ words) EurekAlert! Isolated populations of this threatened species of butterfly reside in the mountains of Kanto. Credit: Osaka Metropolitan University Genetic disturbance represents a critical threat to species conservation by eroding evolutionary history and compromising population fitness. A geographically isolated population…...

1+ hour, 33+ min ago   (329+ words) But beyond the surprise factor, the unusual sighting is also encouraging people to help scientists track where these insects are appearing. The conversation started with a Reddit post showing a yellow European mantis — Mantis religiosa — with the poster saying they…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (561+ words) They pre-date dinosaurs, eat food using their legs and contain blue blood that we use to keep us healthy. Horseshoe crabs are the supreme, if offbeat, survivors of the invertebrate world. Often called “living fossils” for visually obvious reasons – horseshoe…...

13+ hour, 3+ min ago   (552+ words) Stockton University has received a $2.44 million grant to make critical infrastructure improvements to its Marine Field Station and Coastal Research Center, the school announced. “This project will create a strategically located working waterfront to support coastal science in Atlantic and…...

5+ hour, 17+ min ago   (1043+ words) The annual hunt for lionfish off the coast of Florida (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission) A diving research expedition, called the Lionfish Invitational, caught more than 150 invasive lionfish on a multi-day excursion 120 miles into the Gulf to spear hunt…...

2+ hour, 29+ min ago   (375+ words) IndexBox Search across reports, market insights, and blog stories. SAAM Unveils New Biodiversity Plan to Integrate Ecosystem Conservation into Operations SAAM has unveiled a newly crafted Biodiversity Plan, which revises its Environmental Policy and embeds the preservation and responsible use…...

2+ hour, 27+ min ago   (482+ words) Daily Pioneer The Western Ghats: A decade of delay The Western Ghats have been mapped and studied for over a decade, yet there is no consensus on how much of this landscape must be protected, and at what cost? On…...

12+ hour, 22+ min ago   (215+ words) Traverse City Record-Eagle Bioenchantment is a new term describing the flush of awe nature inspires. The term coined by Richard Louv in his latest book, “Noticing: Intimate Encounters with the Natural World,” encourages us to tap the depths…...

4+ hour, 43+ min ago   (246+ words) Kingsnakes earned their name in part because of their tendency to prey on other snakes. They are ophiophagous, meaning they eat snakes, and they subdue prey by constriction. "Any snake species that has 'king' in its name means it eats…...