ECOLOGY
Ecology is the study of how living organisms interact with each other and their environment. RathBiotaClan covers the latest ecology research — from ecosystem dynamics and biodiversity to climate change impacts and conservation biology.
Scientists spot signs of cannibal killer whales in Russian waters
A new study presents physical evidence that mammal-eating killer whales may be preying on fish-eating killer whales in the North...
Chimpanzee Group Split Turns Violent in Uganda Study
A long-term study of wild chimpanzees in Uganda has documented only the second recorded permanent group split in the species,...
Europe’s Late Neanderthals Traced to a Single Population in Southwestern France
A new genetic study of Neanderthal remains found that nearly all Late Neanderthals in Europe descended from one lineage that...
Parasites in Fish Are Exploding – Scientists Say It’s a Good Sign
Deep in the oceans, something unexpected is happening with parasites. Tiny, thread-like worms that were once uncommon in many fish...
Mycorrhizal Fungi Enable Chickpea Seed Production in Simulated Lunar Regolith
Scientists have successfully grown chickpeas in lunar soil simulant, marking a major milestone for space agriculture. For the first time,...
Latvia’s AI Forest Guardians: How Satellites and Algorithms Are Protecting Europe’s Green Frontier
In the heart of Europe's most densely forested nation, an invisible sentinel never sleeps. High above the pine canopies and...
Humpback whale sexual selection shifts as populations recover from whaling
Humpback whale sexual selection is undergoing a profound transformation as populations recover from decades of commercial whaling, according to a...
North American Bird Decline: Why Are 2.9 Billion Birds Disappearing?
Recent study published in Science reveals that bird population declines in North America are actively accelerating, particularly in California, the...
Dark Oxygen in the Deep Sea May Rewrite the Origins of Life
Imagine a world so alien and lightless that it rivals the vacuum of space. More than 13,000 feet below the...
IUCN Declares Bornean Pygmy Elephants Endangered as Population Falls Below 1,000
Imagine a creature that's both majestic and miniature gentle giant no taller than a basketball hoop at the shoulder, wandering...
POPULAR NEWS
Chewing gum releases thousands of microplastic particles directly into your mouth with every piece you chew
Microplastics are turning up in places researchers never expected: deep-sea sediments, Arctic ice, and human blood. Now, a UCLA pilot...
Yelling Isn’t Just Yelling: How a Hostile Home Rewires a Child’s Brain for Constant Alert
To a parent in the heat of the moment, a raised voice may feel like simple frustration. To a child...
Is Gen Z the First Generation Less Intelligent Than Their Parents?
Gen Z intelligence decline is emerging as a serious concern among neuroscientists and education researchers. For over a century, each...
Whole Brain Emulation Achieved: Scientists Run a Fruit Fly Brain in Simulation
Scientists have copied an entire biological brain neuron by neuron and synapse by synapse and made it control a simulated...
Global Sperm Counts Have Dropped 50% in 50 Years Now 128 Men Are Racing Their Way to a $100,000 Prize to Prove the Point
A group of technology entrepreneurs is staging a competitive event in San Francisco in which semen samples from 128 men...
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12,638 MRI Scans Confirm Men’s Brains Shrink Faster in PNAS Study
A large-scale analysis of brain scans taken over time has found that men's brains shrink faster than women's across a...
Volcanic Eruptions Can Destroy Their Own Methane — Tonga’s Plume Shows How
A study published in Nature Communications analyzed the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano eruption's impact on methane in the atmosphere. It...
For Future Space Missions, Molecular Ecology Finally Offers a Clear Biosignature Target
When the next generation of probes scoops up dust from the icy shell of Europa or the surface of Mars,...
Scientists Say Babies May Learn to Yawn Before Birth
Mothers can spread yawns to their yet-to-be-born offspring during pregnancy, researchers report May 5 in Current Biology the first empirical evidence...
