Large language models (LLMs) are gradually transforming research in the life sciences in ways that extend far beyond improving productivity, and becoming a new normal before scientists have agreed ...

Marine plastic pollution is a major and well-known component of pollution in the oceans. Examples of the impacts of plastic pollution on ocean life serve as some of the most evocative demonstrations ...

As climate change, habitat loss, invasive species, and overexploitation continue to reshape ecosystems worldwide, a central challenge for scientists and natural resource managers is understanding what ...

The Ecological Society of America (ESA) presents a roundup of four research articles recently published across its esteemed journals. Widely recognized for fostering innovation and advancing ...

Members of the ecological community are encouraged to submit public comments on a sweeping proposed rule that, if finalized, would fundamentally change how federal research grants are awarded, ...

The Ecological Society of America (ESA) presents a roundup of six research articles recently published across its esteemed journals. Widely recognized for fostering innovation and advancing ecological ...

Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory (RMBL) scientists Jill Anderson and Ian Breckheimer have received the 2026 W.S. Cooper Award from the Ecological Society of America (ESA). The Cooper Award honors ...

The Ecological Society of America is pleased to announce the winners of its 2026 awards, which recognize outstanding contributions to ecology in new discoveries, teaching, sustainability, diversity ...

The Ecological Society of America is pleased to announce its 2026 Fellows. The Society’s fellowship program recognizes the many ways in which its members contribute to ecological research, ...

For gardeners who love colorful, tidy flower beds, helping pollinators doesn’t have to mean going fully wild. A new study from plant biologists at Northwestern University and the Chicago Botanic ...

A scientific team from the Doñana Biological Station (CSIC) and the University of Huelva has documented for the first time an unexpected behavior in several carnivorous mammals: the predation of adult ...

Japan has led a major international effort to explore and document new life in the deep ocean. Following the Nippon Foundation–Nekton Ocean Census Expedition in June 2025, partnering with the Japan ...