Ecology

Like us, plants and fungi have complex economies. By burning fossil fuels, we’ve been devaluing their currency.

New research has discovered that wildfire smoke hurts these primates’ voice—and health.

Elated researchers watched baby octopuses hatch en masse near Pacific Ocean hydrothermal vents

As “zombie” fires become more common, new research shows they arise from an unexpected source

Smart, adaptable and loud, parrots are thriving in cities far outside their native ranges

Humans prey on more vertebrate species for use as pets and in medicine and other products than we do for food

Experts explain why tick-borne illnesses are increasing in the U.S. and offer tips to prevent bites

The destruction of the Kakhovka Dam threatens both agriculture and nature reserves, a Ukrainian conservationist says

The most comprehensive census yet of the hippos in Colombia that are descended from several imported by drug-cartel leader Pablo Escobar reveals that there could be twice as many of the invasive animals as previous estimates indicated

It turns out there are two species of mysterious, venomous pygmy lorises

A new study found more than 5,000 new species in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, a mineral-rich area of seafloor that companies aim to mine for critical materials

Efforts to eradicate invasive rats that have decimated native species on islands around the world are beginning to bear fruit