Book Review: Never Home Alone
Never Home Alone is a 256 page deep dive into the mind of a chatty biologist. Every chapter focuses on a distinct use-case for biodiversity preservation.
Tag: ecology
Cultural Heritage and Citizen Science
Citizen science for your ears The latest episode of Citizen Science, the podcast from SciStarter, is the first of two…
Decolonizing Ecology for Socially Just Science
Opinion By Suzanne Xianran Ou (@suzanneou) and Adriana L. Romero-Olivares (@fungi_lover) Science attempts to describe nature at all scales, including…
Exploring the Science of Mountain Biodiversity
Mountain ecosystems contain vast biodiversity and species richness, offering opportunities to study mountain biodiversity.
Globalization and Its Environmental Impact
Globalization has many negative impacts on the environment. Corporations that benefit from globalization most must work toward sustainability.
When Aquatic Invasive Species Take Over
What is an aquatic invasive species? It is non-native species that has been introduced into an area, and it is…
Fire Management in California’s Chaparral Harms Birds
A fire management practice known as mastication, or mechanically crushing vegetation to prevent forest fires, threatens bird communities.
Shelf Life Video: Into the Island of Bats
Learn about the bats that live in Cuba with two researchers who are studying bats and biodiversity in this Caribbean nation
Amazonian Frog Uses Mimicry to Ward Off Ants
Amazonian frogs prevent ant attacks by releasing chemicals mimicking those of leaf-cutter ants.
Robust Rice Varieties Cut Costs and Pollution
By Neha Jain @lifesciexplore Climate change coupled with our growing population is putting tremendous pressure on world food production, especially…