Ecology

Discoveries Fossil skull discovery reveals when land animals first learned to eat plants

A CT-scanned skull from Nova Scotia reveals a stout early land vertebrate with teeth built to crush plants; pushing back the rise of herbivory.

Discoveries Scientists reveal the staggering number of insects flying in the sky above the US Rebecca Shavit

Discoveries Fungi’s ancient origins: How they shaped life on Earth a billion years ago Joseph Shavit

Green Impact Trees anticipate and synchronize their behaviors to solar eclipses

Discoveries Oldest preserved Arctic ecosystem discovered in Norwegian cave

Green Impact Study finds groundwater loss is spiraling out of control – affecting billions worldwide

Green Impact Rivers release ancient carbon dioxide into the atmosphere – reshaping climate science

Green Impact Andes wildlife is replanting the Earth – one dung pile at a time

Green Impact The disappearance of great white sharks has scientists concerned

Discoveries Why are tropical birds more colorful than birds from elsewhere?

Discoveries How big could dinosaurs really get?

Discoveries Groundbreaking study reveals how species diversity on Earth changed over the first 65 million years

Discoveries These safe havens must be preserved to prevent ‘the sixth great extinction of life on Earth’

Discoveries Researchers use AI to decode and understand orangutan communication

Discoveries Groundbreaking discovery could revolutionize forensic science, study finds