Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology and the University of Kiel have provided experimental evidence ...

Summer is the season for flies, which belong to an insect group that scientists call Diptera. Many fly species are more ...

From tropical rainforests to coral reefs, some of Earth’s most diverse ecosystems are also the most stable. This staggering diversity stands in opposition to ecological theory, which for decades has ...

A new perspective published in Biological Diversity links plant functional traits to ecological resilience, offering a more ...

A study conducted by researchers from Murdoch University in Australia and Dalian Ocean University in China has found that offshore windfarms can improve marine ecosystems and diversify aquatic food ...

Plants do not stay silent. New research shows how plant diversity changes smell based communication across ecosystems.

Diversity and Distributions, Vol. 31, No. 5 (May 2025), pp. 1-15 (15 pages) Aim: The rapid decline in freshwater biodiversity and growing disturbances in adjacent terrestrial systems (deforestation, ...

Current federal policy shifts, which are forcing significant funding cuts and other changes to innovation programs, are creating challenges for local ecosystem builders. But ecosystem building is ...

A massive ice age wiped out ocean life 445 million years ago, reshaping ecosystems and setting the stage for jawed fish ...