Ecology is the study of interactions between organisms and their environment. It's a broad field, spanning biology, engineering, policy, and environmental management. There are numerous ecology ...

Sometimes the smallest environments can make the biggest impact. From calming anxiety to sparking curiosity, living ...

A common household pet is revealing an unexpected ecological influence. Through carefully controlled experiments, researchers ...

A UC Santa Barbara researcher published a paper detailing the intricate impact that kelp forests along local beaches have ...

Ecosystems are changing in a way that cannot be reversed, transforming into human-made "freakosystems." In these environments, native and non-native species live together. Such systems provide ...

The idea of digital ecosystems that feel as natural and interconnected as the physical world isn’t new; the metaverse and digital twins are concepts plenty of laypersons are familiar with. Yet even ...

Conventional wisdom among ecologists holds that the more species there are inhabiting an ecosystem, the less vulnerable any one species will be to a threat like a parasite. A new study of tadpoles ...

Middle school environmental science becomes more impactful when NGSS standards are linked with authentic conservation work and local projects. Connecting concepts like biodiversity and energy flow to ...

Bill Hilf, a veteran systems architect and conservationist, argues that we must prioritize system diversity and "recovery ...