Longer growing seasons may sound beneficial. Trees may take up more carbon and offer better shade. But there are downsides. A ...

As jewelflowers spread into California from the desert Southwest over the past couple of million years, they settled in ...

Short for biological diversity, biodiversity is the range of variation found among microorganisms, plants, fungi, and animals. Some of this variation is found within species, such as differences in ...

Properly managing forests requires tools that offer up-to-date information on forest dynamics.

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Two life forms living together helped spark the evolution of all complex life. By learning to appreciate this process more ...

Planet Earth. Talking Plants Plants have more than thorns and thistles to protect themselves—they can cry for help. ... Several months ago Dicke helped produce a special issue of the journal ...

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From ancient creatures frozen in time to investigations of threatened life today, these shots BMC Ecology and Evolution photo contest showcase life on Earth.

By ecology I mean affection for the natural world, our life-giving Earth. Ecology would also mean politics of environmental protection, which would override all military strategies and business ...

∎ Fernwood: On April 20, you can join a cleanup of the riverside from 10 to 11:30 a.m., learn about spring woodland wildflowers on a guided tour from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., or have your kids join a ...