ecology

Hidden inside tree trunks, between grains of soil, deep within our bodies, and below our...

Did you know a coral reef can go missing for six decades and still turn out to be thriving? That’s exactly what just happened off the coast of Benin, in West Africa. Back in the 1960s, surveyors mapping the Gulf of Guinea’s fishing grounds picked up hints of a reef structure deep below the surface […]

Hurricanes can devastate coastal waters. They strip away habitat, stir up sediment, and scatter fish populations. After the chaos, recovery […]

OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Published online: 22 August 2026; doi:10.3844/ojbsci.2026.26.03.056 Fruit flies of the genus Bactrocera spp. are important pest that infests many horticultural crops, including chili. With a significant economic impact, the genetic diversity and population dynamics of...

Honeybee queens exposed to pesticides can shift some of the contamination into their eggs, revealing a previously unknown survival strategy. The process may protect the queen while putting developing offspring, and potentially the entire colony, at risk.

A tiny insect has shattered a century-old explanation for why its relatives never conquered the ocean—by doing the impossible every day.

Did you know you can prove a giant squid was somewhere without ever laying eyes on it? A team of Australian researchers just did exactly that, using nothing but a few liters of seawater. Giant squid are some of the most mysterious animals on Earth — they can grow longer than a school bus, weigh […]

New findings challenge the long-standing assumption that hibernation timing in black bears is driven primarily by temperature.

Reindeer seasonally retune a collagen reflector behind the retina, increasing winter sensitivity while sacrificing some spatial precision.

Bacteria may build a memory of herbivore attack in the soil and coax new plants to attract wasps to rein in destructive pests.

Ponds in urban green spaces, including those in private gardens and public areas, are important biodiversity refuges in otherwise ecologically constrained landscapes, and are significant nodes in the UK’s freshwater biome network. These ponds also represent diverse instances of complex ecosystems created and managed by people who have decisive roles in their construction and maintenance. The Gene…

A decades-old experiment in Victoria’s mountain ash forests is challenging assumptions about the trade-offs between timber production and conservation. Should a forest remain untouched, or should some trees be harvested to sustain nearby communities and economies? Australians have debated these competing approaches for decades, often treating conservation and timber production as mutually exclusi…

Scientific Reports, Published online: 21 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41598-026-64567-9 Responses of CO 2 concentrating mechanisms to variable CO 2 in different leaf regions of Vallisneria natans and V. spinulosa