Area of Focus: Toxicology

May 9, 2024

Frogs adapt to salty conditions from de-icing

But if salt content gets higher, they won’t be able to keep up

May 1, 2024

Shedding light on vanishing fireflies

Climate and other factors are reducing firefly populations

April 16, 2024

Harmful flame retardants appear in peregrine falcon eggs

Some of the chemicals were phased out years ago

March 13, 2024

Chemical pollution interferes with pollinator work

Fossil fuel chemicals may affect pollination at night

February 28, 2024

What is killing fishers in New Hampshire?

Biologists are embarking on a study to see what role rodenticides may play

February 7, 2024

Rodenticides widespread in Italian wolf carcasses

Animals near cities had higher quantities of the pest-killing chemicals

January 25, 2024

AI can help track manatees

Manatee counts can provide a proactive way to help struggling manatee populations

January 9, 2024

Wild Cam: Common insecticides may hamper shorebird migration

Neonicotinoids wash into wetlands in the Prairie Pothole region

January 8, 2024

For wildlife in rehab centers, humans are the culprit

Researchers discover trends using 600,000 records from wildlife rehabilitation centers

December 8, 2023

Researchers get baseline data for contaminant in U.S. amphibians

Understanding methylmercury levels can help determine when species may be at risk from the toxin