Ecosystems

Life

Young tasmanian devil moms

Tasmanian devils have started mating much earlier in response to an epidemic, called facial tumor disease, that is wiping out much of their population.

Animals

Not-OK Coral

First big species audit finds coral extinction risks severely under-reported

Ecosystems

Aspiring to Save the Planet

The failure of the G-8 Summit to put some teeth in greenhouse-gas limits suggests it may be time for a global climate czar.

Health & Medicine

Animal rights and wrongs

Featured blog: Some animal-rights activists are taking a page out of the anti-abortionists' playbook and now bully animal researchers at home.

Science & Society

Climate Threatens Living Fossil

Thanks to global warming, within the lifetimes of certain reptiles in the South Pacific, all members of their species could be born male.

Animals

Mighty mites

Mites that were thought to be parasites to their host wasps turn out to be bodyguards, attacking intruders.

Animals

Live fast, die young

With a lifespan of just five months, the chameleon Furcifer labordi leads a briefer life than any other land-dwelling vertebrate.

Animals

Whaling, to be announced

The 60th meeting of the International Whaling Commission defers voting on deadlocked issues

Ecosystems

Ecosystem engineers

Nonnative earthworms are deliberately burying ragweed seeds, enhancing the weed’s growth, researchers report.

Agriculture

Bee-Loved Plantings

Zipcode-organized guidelines tell gardeners, farmers and others how to design a landscape that will not only entice pollinators but also keep these horticultural helpers happy.

Animals

Don’t blame the guys

Scientists take a new look at what drives female damselflies to look like males.

Ecosystems

Human ‘Signature’ in Fish Losses

Why the whales-ate-my-fish argument doesn't hold water.