Marine food webs are highly complex. Until now, researchers have been unable to understand exactly how they are affected by ...

Lake ecosystems can receive high inputs of terrestrial organic matter (t-OM) that microbes make available to higher trophic level consumers. A research group examined terrestrial reliance of 19 ...

The UK government has temporarily banned people from bringing cheese and some meats from the European Union (EU) into the ...

The many faces of animal creativity Of course, not all animal creations are art. Spiders' webs, complex though they ... Humpback whales, for example, make long, structured songs, composed of ...

By Seth Millstein for Sentient Climate. Broadcast version by Isobel Charle for Washington News Service reporting for the ...

In many environments, resources and food aren’t always easy to come by and the availability of food can differ depending on ...

The animal kingdom features remarkable creatures ... Hyenas thrive in low-oxygen environments, digesting unsuitable food like carrion, aided by anaerobic bacteria in their guts, enabling their ...

As the world races to curb climate change, scientists are taking aim at cows, a surprisingly potent source of greenhouse ...

These costly trials risk harm to patients, can take a decade or longer to complete, and make it through to ... we currently use nonhuman animals for research and food, providing meat or other ...

make no such display, it is impossible to doubt that she admires the beauty of her male partner.” I think it’s safe to say some animal creations don’t count as art. The webs of most spiders, though ...