Evolutionary Biology

A unified analysis of global riverine eDNA reveals common associations of fish biodiversity with drainage characteristics

June 24, 2026

Senior, R. A. et al. Global shortfalls in documented actions to conserve biodiversity. Nature 630, 387–391 (2024). Article …

SScience

June 21, 2026

Experiments on comb jelly embryos reveal that a core developmental process shared across animals may trace back to…

HHealth

Lethal plague outbreaks in Lake Baikal hunter-gatherers 5,500 years ago

June 17, 2026

Barbieri, R. et al. Yersinia pestis: the natural history of plague. Clin. Microbiol. Rev. https://doi.org/10.1128/cmr.00044-19 (2020). Article PubMed …

WWildlife

Dwarf mongooses pre-emptively alter their behaviour relative to the threat posed by different rival groups

June 16, 2026

Braga Goncalves, I., Morris-Drake, A., Kennedy, P. & Radford, A. N. Fitness consequences of outgroup conflict. eLife 11,…

WWildlife

Polar Bears Hunt By Reading The Wind — A Biologist Explains How

June 10, 2026

From tracking invisible scent plumes on the wind to navigating a rapidly warming Arctic, the polar bear reveals…

EEnvironment

Latitudinal patterns and environmental correlates of plant root exudation

June 10, 2026

Jackson, R. B. et al. The ecology of soil carbon: pools, vulnerabilities, and biotic and abiotic controls. Annu.…

EEnvironment

Biodiversity loss will decrease the future creditworthiness of nations

June 6, 2026

Following recent innovations in the field of environmentally adjusted sovereign credit risk analysis31,56, a random forest classification model…

SScience

Different planning scales for renewable expansion yield distinct biodiversity trade-offs in China

June 3, 2026

Publisher’s note Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This…

WWildlife

Killer Whales Teach Their Children To Beach Themselves — A Biologist Explains Why

June 2, 2026

Along remote coastlines, killer whale parents teach their young how to intentionally beach themselves for prey in a…

WWildlife

Honey Badgers Survive Snake Bites That Kill Humans — A Biologist Explains How

June 1, 2026

Honey badgers became internet legends for seeming fearless, but the real science behind their cobra resistance is even…

EEnvironment

May 31, 2026

SScience

May 30, 2026

Leishmania are microscopic parasites spread by infected sand flies that cause leishmaniasis, a group of diseases ranging from…

A unified analysis of global riverine eDNA reveals common associations of fish biodiversity with drainage characteristics

Scientists Just Repeated a Nobel Prize-Winning Experiment in a Creature Older Than Jellyfish

Polar Bears Hunt By Reading The Wind — A Biologist Explains How

Latitudinal patterns and environmental correlates of plant root exudation

Biodiversity loss will decrease the future creditworthiness of nations

Different planning scales for renewable expansion yield distinct biodiversity trade-offs in China

Killer Whales Teach Their Children To Beach Themselves — A Biologist Explains Why

Honey Badgers Survive Snake Bites That Kill Humans — A Biologist Explains How

Ancient Goose Fossil Challenges Long-Held Theories About New Zealand Birds

Scientists Have Discovered These Deadly Parasites Are Secretly Swapping DNA