Crabs’ Sense of Smell Gets Worse in Acidic Seawater
By Niko Zlotnik June 10, 2023Dungeness crabs may have a harder time finding food as oceans acidify
Even in Antarctica, Krill Are Eating Plastic
By Niko Zlotnik June 5, 2023Where is it coming from? And how is it affecting Antarctic animals?
Fungal Disease Poses Looming Threat to Salamanders
By Niko Zlotnik May 21, 2023Ecologists try to stop it from reaching the Americas, home to more than half of all salamander species
The Pandemic Diet (For Falcons)
By Niko Zlotnik March 25, 2023When Londoners stayed home, peregrine falcons ate less pigeon
The Mysterious Death of the Bumblebee Queens
By Niko Zlotnik March 6, 2023Bumblebee colonies are being used by farms to pollinate—with unexpected consequences
Environmentalists Push to Protect the Okefenokee Swamp From Titanium Mining
By Niko Zlotnik February 14, 2023Georgia is considering whether to allow a mine to be built next to critical wetlands
Sea Stars Threatened by Intensifying Marine Heat Waves
By Niko Zlotnik February 8, 2023This keystone predator may build up tolerance to some stressful events, but rising temperatures still pose a risk