human disturbance

6PPD, a tire preservative, reacts with ozone to produce a compound that the researchers say may be responsible for large die-off events.

As shelter-in-place orders quieted the city of San Francisco, its sparrow population developed softer, sexier songs.

Structures built in tropical coastal waters capture fish, but harm the ecosystem and may lead to overfishing.

The blue lagoons of the Cuatro Ciénegas Basin provide a glimpse into the planet’s ancient past.

Urban environments are driving genetic changes in resident species through multiple mechanisms, from establishing gene flow barriers to exerting novel selection pressures.

From changes in gene flow to adaptation, the effects of urbanization are shaping the evolutionary trajectories of plants and animals.

Scientists who designed a marine robot to survey ocean life were inspired by eel larvae.

A 27-year-long study finds insect biomass has declined by about 75 percent. 

Important pollinators under threat from habitat destruction, bumblebees may find refuge on vacant land throughout Michigan’s largest metropolis.

See the urban landscapes in Detroit where researchers are studying the fates of pollinators that adopt a metropolitan lifestyle.

As nature-based tourism becomes more popular, considering the ecological effects of the practice becomes paramount.

Researchers studying city-dwelling birds are learning about which animals are more suited to urban life.

Yale University evolutionary biologist Steven Brady studies the evolutionary impacts of roads on the amphibians.