The Honeybees Versus the Murder Hornets
Teams of volunteers now hunt Asian hornets landing on British soil, but detection is only the tip of the iceberg, says Elmes. The true challenge is tracing the hornet back …
ecology
The Earth Will Feast on Dead Cicadas
Much like an unexpected free dinner will distract you from the leftovers sitting in your fridge, this summer’s cicada emergence will turn predators away from their usual prey. During the …
Europe Is Struggling to Coexist With Wild Bears
It was around 5 pm on March 15, and the light was fading fast, when Constantin and Tatiana were attacked by the bear. The young couple, aged 29 and 31 …
Citizen Zoo Is Rewilding the UK, One Grasshopper at a Time
The large marsh grasshopper was once ever-present across Eastern England’s wetlands. But after decades of habitat destruction, these handsome insects are now fragmented and locally extinct, holding out in the …
Less Sea Ice Means More Arctic Trees—Which Means Trouble
Like a nice wool blanket can help a human baby stay warm and healthy, so too does a baby white spruce get protection from a blanket of snow. At the …
Ocean Temperatures Keep Shattering Recordsâand Stunning Scientists
So whatâs going on here? For one, the oceans have been steadily warming over the decades, absorbing something like 90 percent of the extra heat that humans have added to …
Here’s Scientific Proof Your Cat Will Eat Almost Anything
Don’t let their fluff fool you: Your cat was built for murder. Felines, no matter how chonky, eepy, or boopable, are remarkably adaptable obligate carnivores, down to eat just about …
Cicadas Are So Loud, Fiber Optic Cables Can ‘Hear’ Them
One of the world’s most peculiar test beds stretches above Princeton, New Jersey. It’s a fiber optic cable strung between three utility poles that then runs underground before feeding into …
California’s Giant Sequoias Are in Big Trouble
According to Blom, whose group favors thinning dense stands of young trees and reducing accumulations of vegetation and woody debris from the forest floor through prescribed burns or mechanical methods, …
The Hidden, Awful Way That Climate Change Imperils Animals
The preference change might have had something to do with the crabs’ nutrient needs changing as their metabolism speeds ramped up. If they’re generating higher pinch forces at higher temperatures, …