Researchers and volunteers in Texas documented birds of different species preening one another. Experts say the behavior may be more common than documented.

In one of the most remote and harsh environments on Earth, three penguin species are telling a story that’s about much more ...

Imagine an asteroid striking Earth and wiping out most of the human population. Even if some lucky people survived the impact, Homo sapiens might still face extinction, because the social networks ...

When an individual directly alters the resource-attaining behavior of other individuals, the interaction is considered interference competition. For example, when a male gorilla prohibits other males ...

Trophic relationships are key to understanding changes in the distribution of certain species, according to a study led by the US, involving experts from 26 countries An international team led by the ...

Harmful algal blooms, sometimes called HABs, occur when algae grow out of control. Algae are photosynthetic organisms that mostly live in water and rely on the sunlight for energy. Because of climate ...

A simple change in species composition can impact the course of evolution: A research team from the University of Bern and the University of British Columbia in Canada shows that the presence of just ...

Researchers from Leipzig published a gigantic digital map displaying the full diversity of life through thousands of photos. The so-called LifeGate encompasses all 2.6 million known species of this ...

A formula can be used to predict what happens when a new species is introduced into an ecosystem -- whether it will establish itself in the community or fail to gain a foothold and die out. When a new ...

Aim: To synthesize published knowledge on palm–frugivore seed dispersal observations and to test whether broad-scale differences in geographic coverage, diversity, composition and functional structure ...