Marine protected areas, or MPAs, are an increasingly common way of protecting marine ecosystems by prohibiting fishing in specific locations.

It’s a case of grand larceny that could lead to new fuels and cleanup chemicals. 

Little is known about how seabirds catch their food outside the breeding season but using modern technology, researchers at the University of Liverpool and the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology have gained new insight into their feeding habits.

Salt marshes are important habitats for fish and birds, and protect coasts under sea level rise against stronger wave attacks. 

Almost 300,000€ is what the Doñana fire cost in terms of biodiversity, according to an estimate done by a University of Cordoba research group.

Researchers have shown how wildfires have a detrimental impact on moths and the plants they pollinate at night.

Rutgers researchers have created a device that can determine whether targeted chemotherapy drugs are working on individual cancer patients.

People the world over have a good sense that flies are filthy and that we do not want them landing on our food during our summer picnics. 

Since the Antarctic ozone hole was detected in 1985, depletion of the ozone layer—the “big umbrella” that protects all life on Earth—has raised considerable concern.

When cabbage looper moth larvae infest a field, sustainable growers will often try to control the pests by releasing large numbers of predators, such as ladybugs.