Plant species can fulfill different functions within an ecosystem, even if they are closely related to each other. This ...

Ecology is the study of interactions between organisms and their environment. Biodiversity and ecosystem services are essential for the well-being of humans, living, and nonliving organisms. The study ...

Campaigners hope a new study into the condition and use of a chalk stream will help conserve it for future generations.

The people you spend the most time with outside your home might be playing a role in the composition of the microbes residing ...

A species of wood-eating fungus didn’t need a brain to pass a cognitive test with flying colors, and researchers say this ...

Germany’s Green party has been accused of spending £200,000 of taxpayers’ money on a biased study against nuclear energy, ...

Sperm are the most diverse and rapidly evolving cell type. Why sperm have undergone such dramatic evolution is a mystery that ...

Ecologists also study how temperature influences the ecology and evolution of species. Organisms generally slow down or freeze when conditions are cold, but overheat and lose function as ...

The Program in Ecology and Evolution (PiEE) is an interdisciplinary doctoral program focusing on the scientific study of the relations between organisms and their environments. Research interests of ...

The Great Lakes are used as the subject to examine environmental issues. A combination of reading, lecture, and discussion will be used to study the unique ecology, biology, and history of the Great ...