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Predators' 'Web of Fear' Holds Ecosystems TogetherThe fear of predators may have a surprisingly strong impact on the behavior of their prey, creating cascade effects throughout the food chain.
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When Ant-Eating Bears Arrive, A Native Plant ThrivesWhen black bears attack ant nests in a Rocky Mountain meadow, they help a native plant, rabbitbrush, grow better and produce more seeds.
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Bottoms Up: How Whale Poop Helps Feed the OceanOpinion With no small amount of irony, the tables have turned with research discovering that we need whales for a healthy marine ecosystem, or at least their poop.
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Tiny Neighbors Keep Coral Reefs CleanWhen coral reefs call, the goby fish come to the rescue.
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Let Nature Fill in the Details (Op-Ed)Opinion Nature, in some situations, can do more than people to restore wetlands.
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Wolves Must Not Lose Their Endangered Status (Op-Ed)Opinion If wolves lose endangered status, entire ecosystems will suffer.
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Meteorite Impacts Leave Behind Time-Capsules of Ecosystems (Op-Ed)Opinion Now, in what is a fascinating tale of serendipity, researchers have found that these events don’t entirely destroy all traces of life at the site of impact.
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Threats To Sharks Threaten Entire EcosystemsFor ecologist Michael Heithaus, every week is shark week.
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Gallery: First Red List of Endangered EcosystemsCase studies detail ecosystems at risk.
