Area of Focus: Habitat Ecology

August 29, 2025

Osprey chicks are dying in their nests

As their populations plummet in the Chesapeake Bay, some scientists point to overfishing

August 27, 2025

SC dolphins contain microplastics even before birth

All stranded dolphins tested in the Charleston estuary are contaminated

August 25, 2025

Microplastics from tires may not harm butterflies

Cabbage white and monarch caterpillars can survive with tire particles in their diets

August 22, 2025

Climate change is speeding up polar bear aging

For every degree of warming since the 1960s, polar bears have aged more quickly, altering their natural life history

August 18, 2025

Scientists pinpoint the cause of mysterious sea star disease

The bacterial culprit that melts sea stars in massive marine die-offs is finally identified

August 11, 2025

Can penguin poop chill the planet?

Gas emitted from penguin guano may be the oddest climate change hero

August 7, 2025

The 20-ton python purge

Every Valentine’s Day, scientists follow invasive snakes to breeding piles, a strategy that’s helped remove over 20 tons from the Everglades

August 6, 2025

Swift foxes’ return to Tribal land will connect populations

Fort Belknap population sits between established populations in Canada and Wyoming

August 5, 2025

‘Alligator Alcatraz’ could threaten fragile ecosystem

Historic conservation battleground sees renewed legal fight over detention facility

August 4, 2025

Plovers on the edge

NYC Parks uses ‘dynamic management’ approach to support endangered birds and local community