Nipah virus outbreaks stem from environmental change that brings humans into closer contact with infected animals.

As climate change accelerates, the risk of sudden, large-scale shifts in ecosystems is growing. A new USGS study examines the mechanisms behind these abrupt ecological transformations—known as ...

To state something very obvious, sharks are dangerous. Much of that danger has to do with their teeth — both in terms of how ...

Daisyworld is a basic planet filled with two kinds of daisies that together regulate the temperature to maintain ideal conditions. If the planet heats up or cools down too quickly, all the daisies ...

Frameworks of ecological risk assessments. a, Traditional dose–response linear models for conventional approaches. b, Nonlinear response patterns framework for natural ecosystems under multiple ...

Mountain ecosystem research has come to the forefront as regions of exceptional biodiversity, unique ecological dynamics, and ...