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Humans aren’t the only animals that have names for each other − and studying animals that use names can teach researchers more about how human names evolved.
Understanding how humans came to exert such enormous pressure on Earth’s ecosystems can inform more sustainable ways of living.
NoMowMay is a catchy concept, but it doesn’t provide the food that native North American pollinators need or lasting support for them.
Wild turkeys were overhunted across the US through the early 1900s, but made a strong comeback. Now, though, numbers are declining again. Two ecologists parse the evidence and offer an explanation.
Sometimes it seems the night is just buzzing with insects. But are there really more insects out at night? We analysed all the evidence on insect activity across the day–night cycle to find out.
The last time that these two groups of cicadas emerged from underground together, Thomas Jefferson was president.
My passion for earthworms and ecology led me to continuing Darwin’s experiments in his own ‘back garden’
Rather than just a small change here or there, taking real action on climate change and biodiversity requires a fundamental, system-wide reorganisation.
Agroecology could be an effective way to address food insecurity and respond to the climate crisis. However, significant hurdles remain.
Rock dust is only part of the story of soil. Living creatures, many of them too tiny to see, keep that soil healthy for growing everything from food to forests.
Our plant species are pickier about their preferred temperature range than you would expect. That means many will have to move south, seeking cooler climes.
When Frank Herbert sat down in 1963 to start writing ‘Dune,’ he wasn’t thinking about how to leave Earth behind. He was thinking about how to save it.
Solar development isn’t always good for the land, but pairing it with agriculture can produce multiple benefits.
The state’s largest wildfire on record tore across the heart of Texas cattle country, and more days of strong winds were forecast. A rangeland ecologist explains why the flames spread so fast.
Australia could still take action in the fight against Varroa that wasn’t possible elsewhere. But to do so, we need to fill urgent gaps in bee research.
On a small, remote island in the Pacific Ocean, an unlikely predator feasts on the world’s largest albatross colony. Researchers are trying to figure out how to stop these murderous mice.
Michael Varnum explains new research on the role ecological factors play in the differences between cultures. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
Maths plays a crucial role in new research which finds that bats “leapfrog” their way home at night.
Each year, hungry plant-eating animals do billions of dollars of damage to valuable plants. We need prevention methods that don’t involve killing them.
Top contributors
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Matthew Flinders Professor of Global Ecology and Node Leader in the ARC Centre of Excellence for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures, Flinders University
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Professor of Conservation Biology, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor in Entomology, University of Sydney
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Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
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Lecturer in the School of Applied Sciences, Edinburgh Napier University
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Professor in Ecology, Charles Sturt University
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Senior Research Scientist of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut
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Associate Professor, Ecology, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Professor of Biology, Boston University
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Associate Professor of Wildlife Ecology, University of Florida
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Assistant Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut
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Professor of Sustainability, Azim Premji University
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Emeritus Professor of Ecology, University of Salford
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Professor of Pyrogeography and Fire Science, University of Tasmania
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Mycology, West Virginia University