What do Fungi, Chameleons, and Humans All Have in Common? We’re all Heterotrophs
From chameleons to ghostly plants, Earth’s life forms have evolved ingenious ways to eat.
Tag: ecology
Flamingos Create Underwater Tornadoes to Suck Up Their Prey
Pink birds spin water tornados to trap prey like underwater spiderwebs
This Tree Survives Lightning Strikes—and Uses Them to Kill Its Rivals
This rainforest giant thrives when its rivals burn
The sex lives of plants are much wilder than you think
Sexus Botanicus, by Joanne Anton, is a lovely exploration of the surprising habits of plants and their pollinators.
These Squirrels Are Hunting and Eating Meat. Scientists Are Stunned — And They Have Video Proof
California ground squirrels surprise scientists with their newly discovered taste for mammalian flesh.
Alcohol consumption in the natural world is way more common than you thought
Ethanol is more than a human invention. New research reveals how animals across ecosystems encounter and adapt to ethanol.
Gray wolves are making a comeback in California — but not everyone is happy
After becoming virtually extinct in California, wolves are making a comeback.
Mushroom sprouting from a live frog in India baffles scientists
Scientists discover a frog in India's Western Ghats with a mushroom growing directly from its skin. Something like this has ...
How an organism that eats viruses may reshape our view of the food web
Virovory, the consumption of viruses for nutrients, could significantly impact the global carbon cycle and food web structures.
Stressed plants are very noisy, but you never listen
Plants also talk, and they talk a lot under stress, but we are not sure who listens to the different ...
Why do beavers build dams? Nature’s engineers can help us protect the environment
Beaver dams are great for maintaining the health of our ecosystems but it looks like both beavers and humans are ...
Most people think they’re doing more for the environment than everyone else — but that’s not how averages work
Ironically, it makes us put in less and less effort.
Beautiful ‘Capturing Ecology’ photo competition winners announced
Every year, the British Ecological Society runs the photo competition to "celebrate the diversity of ecology".
Climate change-induced forest fires threaten iconic conifers in western US
The Klamath is set to lose many of its iconic conifers, to be replaced by shrubs.
Fences threaten local fauna, instead of protecting it
Photo: conservationafrica.net In some parts of the world you can find fences that stretch for hundreds of miles, delimiting protected ...
Exotic plant species drive native plants into extinction contrary to reports
Native plants on a California reserve (in bloom on mounds in background) are found in marginal, patchy habitats following invasion ...
