How do we motivate people to protect ecosystems? At this stage in the climate crisis, many of us are very aware that ecosystem destruction and biodiversity loss are huge problems. However, there are also people who aren’t very aware of the scale of ecosystem destruction. Motivating these people to protect ecosystems – or at least stop destroying them – is a huge problem. A problem so big, some people have even tried to throw money at it.
Would you rather stab, or be on the receiving end of a stab? This may seem like a confronting question, but it’s the dilemma many flatworms face when a mating opportunity arises.
The expression “cunning as a fox” will need no explanation. Our fascination (or in some cases disregard for) the intelligence of animals, and our comparison of animals to our own levels of intelligence, have been a part of language for centuries.
What is a desert? How do animals and plants even survive in deserts? What can we do to survive in the desert as it gets increasingly drier?
Nature is complicated and the environment is vast. How can we possibly learn all there is to know about our surroundings? Aspects of our natural world like life population dynamics and life histories influence the very survival of species, but understanding these requires data from long time periods.
Solvin Zankl has been a full-time wildlife photographer for over 20 years. Read about how he became a photographer, how he specialized in deep-sea photography, and what his favorite animals to photograph are.
Every year after I am finished with Europe’s largest ecology conference I write a summary of my most memorable thoughts and experiences. Truth be told,
Invasive animals are a problem, but one additional problem they can bring is the parasites infecting them. Today’s study dissected a local food web to determine if an invasive snail host brought its parasites with it, and what that means for the resident species.
Perspectives on science, wildlife, travel and all things fascinating on our little blue dot
The Fisheries Blog: Your weekly spot for fun and engaging articles written by fish scientists from around the globe.
Boldly going where no forest ecologist has gone before
Discovering Dynamic Distributions - The virtual lab around Jonas Lembrechts
Don't need to be cool to be kind.
Bridging the gap between researchers, practitioners and policymakers
The Plankton and Policy Research Group at Plymouth University. PI: Dr Abigail McQuatters-Gollop
Ecology for the Masses 