Giant Daisies Rewrite the Rules of Evolution
Charles Darwin (1809–1882) was a British naturalist whose work transformed biology by providing a unifying explanation for the…
Hidden Parasite Found in Popular Portuguese Lake Raises Health Concerns
Trichobilharzia franki is an avian schistosome that cycles between waterfowl and freshwater snails, and can cause swimmer’s itch…
Plant extract improves grip strength in adults showing early stage sarcopenia
Commonly known as elephant grass or napiergrass, Pennisetum purpureum Schumach is widely grown in Taiwan, where it is…
Vampire Bats Are Moving into the US and Scientists Worry They Could Spread a Fatal Zombie Deer Disease to Humans
A deer showing signs of CWD. Credit: Wikimedia Commons In 2022, Peter Larsen awoke in the Guyanese rainforest…
Maverick Photographer’s Wildlife Images From the 1960s Document Animals in Crisis
Peter Beard, Roping Rhinos with Ken Randall in Hunting Block 29, 1964 © The Estate of Peter Beard,…
Iceland Just Got Its First Mosquitoes. Scientists Aren’t Ready for What Comes Next
Until recently, Iceland was considered the last Arctic nation without mosquitoes. That changed in October 2025, when insect…
Mapping the Technosphere: Architecture as an Interface Between Systems and Territories
Chilean Atacama Desert. Image by European Southern Observatory with known IDsCC-BY-4.0European Southern Observatory Images ESO files uploaded by…
Marine Animals in the Strait of Hormuz Don’t Get a Ceasefire
As noise levels rise, whales reduce their diving activity—effectively entering a forced fasting period that weakens them over…
Digitally native species are a necessary shift in taxonomic practice
Bánki, O. et al. Catalogue of Life (2025-11-16 XR) (Catalogue of Life Foundation, 2025); https://doi.org/10.48580/dgvbl. Miralles, A. et…
Choreographing Lagos: Dele Adeyemo on Dance, Cosmology, and Spatial Practices
The Cosmogony of (Racial) Capitalism. Image Courtesy of Dele Adeyemo Share Share Facebook Twitter Mail Pinterest Whatsapp Or…
Accelerating coral assisted evolution to keep pace with climate change
Costanza, R. et al. Changes in the global value of ecosystem services. Glob. Environ. Change 26, 152–158 (2014).…
A variety of jungle animals all use one type of tree as a latrine
A northern tamandua – a kind of anteater – using the fig tree latrine Tropical Canopy Ecology Project…