Picture this: Over forty years ago, ‘s rivers and streams fell eerily silent where once playful river otters thrived. These sleek aquatic acrobats had nearly vanished, wiped out by decades of unregulated hunting and habitat destruction. What happened next became one of North America’s most remarkable wildlife comeback stories. In the early eighties, when most ...
Trail cameras in Arizona’s Sky Islands have been quietly recording a comeback story that once felt impossible: a jaguar slipping through oak canyons and grasslands, eyes flaring in infrared, rosettes crisp as constellations. After sporadic detections in 2023 and 2024, University of Arizona researchers confirmed a flurry of sightings this summer of a single male ...
Nature loves a deal, but it doesn’t always play fair. Across forests, reefs, and even our own bodies, species swap services like currency – until stress tips the balance and partners start to take more than they give. Scientists are now uncovering the fragile fine print in these ancient agreements, finding that cooperation can turn ...
The Mediterranean, sea of legend and thousand-year-old maritime heritage, is also a war zone for survival. Behind its glistening facade, an unseen conflict runs one of energy, competition, and precarious cohabitation between marine megafauna and humanity. A landmark research project has now charted the “energyscapes” of the Mediterranean’s largest predators to show where whales, sharks, ...
Ecosystem restoration is an essential practice aimed at reversing the degradation of ecosystems, recovering their ecological functionality, and enhancing biodiversity. This type of work is critical in mitigating climate change impacts, supporting wildlife, and securing natural resources for future generations. Let us explore eight transformative ecosystem restoration projects from around the world that are making ...
Scientists thought for a long time that plant roots followed a simple rule: the deeper you go, the fewer roots there are. But a new study published in Nature Communications has turned this long-held belief on its head. It shows that 20% of plants around the world grow a second set of roots more than ...
High mountain lakes in Europe were naturally fishless due to geographical barriers. However, recent studies revealed that humans introduced fish into these ecosystems much earlier than previously documented. Utilizing ancient environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis, researchers have traced fish presence in Lake Redon, located in the Pyrenees Mountains of Spain, back to the 7th century CE. ...
