Have you ever wondered how city life affects animals like frogs? A new study reveals that urban Túngara frog tadpoles develop ...

Road ecology, the scientific study of how road networks impact ecosystems, presents a perfect opportunity for community ...

With more than half the world now living in cities and urban land cover expected to increase by about 1.2 million square ...

California ground squirrels are as commonplace as the seeds, acorns, and grains they’re often seen nibbling. Yet, scientists ...

The latest addition is the Marine Organismal Body Size (MOBS) database, an open-access resource that—as its name implies—has ...

This dramatic shrinking is the phenotypic manifestation of a change to the cod genome that’s been brought on by overfishing. That’s the message from a new study that has demonstrated, for the first ...

So far, the Marine Organismal Body Size Database includes the maximum size of some 85,200 marine species. Biologists have launched a database of marine animals’ body sizes that they say could help ...

Mysterious animals believed long gone may be reclaiming territory across the U.S. South, raising questions about ecology, ...

Movement ecologists study how animals move in ecosystems together with other individuals of the same or other species. When animals appear to move together, ecologists often assume they're interacting ...

They’re also a bit of a bridge between land and water, depending on the species. “All animals with a backbone and a shell are turtles,” says Jeffrey Lovich, Research Ecologist at the U.S ...

Tibetan argali, despite having a simpler diet, possess a more diverse and flexible gut microbiome, while blue sheep show broader dietary preferences and stronger microbial metabolic adaptation to ...

Mercury contamination is surfacing as a serious concern in parts of Georgia and South Carolina, particularly in regions like the Okefenokee Swamp. University of Georgia researchers found ...