Reduced activity during these fish's traditional spawning seasons could be caused by what researchers call a "phenological ...

The Journal of Arachnology, Vol. 44, No. 2 (2016), pp. 182-193 (12 pages) Rubber plantations in Southeast Asia have expanded greatly in recent decades, thereby increasing the amount of edges bounding ...

Researchers have analyzed the shifting patterns of entire dune fields on Earth and Mars, as seen from orbit, and found they are a direct signature of recent environmental change. This new tool can be ...

Knowledge of abiotic factors influencing the foraging ecology of nonbreeding shorebirds (Charadriiformes: Charadrii) is based on research conducted almost exclusively during the day. Consequently, we ...

Environment is not the only factor in shaping regulatory patterns -- and it might not even be the primary factor, according to a new Rice University study that looks at how cells' protein networks ...

Higher yields and fewer weeds are possible if farmers sow wheat, maize, soy and other crops in more uniform spatial patterns, according to researchers. More precise sowing can also help reduce ...

A research team from the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has systematically ...

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover completed its second martian year since landing inside Gale Crater nearly four Earth years ago, recording environmental patterns through two full cycles of martian seasons.

Health issues among American Indians, such as diabetes and substance abuse, are reaching epidemic levels. The majority of governmental and externally driven responses to these health issues have ...

What impact does climate change have on global mangrove forests, which play a vital role in coastal ecosystems due to their ability to survive in hostile environments that most trees can’t survive?