Tidy Birds and Neat Bees: on Conscientiousness in Animals
By Mikel Maria Delgado Aeon Photo by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Midwest Human personality theory has long revolved around what we know as the ‘Big Five’ – five dimensions of personality that cover...
View ArticleBiodiversity Isn’t Just Pretty: It Future-Proofs Our World
By Elizabeth Boakes Aeon Photo: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service A small boy hauls enthusiastically on his fishing rod. The line flies up and a needle-spined fish strikes him in the eye. Desperate to...
View ArticleWorld Turtle Day – 2018
In its 18th year, World Turtle Day is celebrated around the world on May 23rd, bringing attention to the threats these ancient creatures face. Older than the dinosaurs, turtles have survived this long...
View ArticleScientists to Build Avian Tree of Life
From the National Science Foundation Birds — the only surviving descendants of dinosaurs — are used to study a large range of fundamental topics in biology, from understanding the evolution of mating...
View ArticleCalifornia Study: Four Widely Used Neonicotinoid Pesticides Harm Bees
Center for Biological Diversity Press Release WASHINGTON – Four commonly used neonicotinoid pesticides can harm bees and other pollinators, according to a new analysis by California’s Department of...
View ArticleUrging Multi-Pronged Effort to Halt Climate Crisis, Scientists Say Protecting...
By Julia Conley Common Dreams “Our message as scientists is simple: Our planet’s future climate is inextricably tied to the future of its forest.” With a new statement rejecting the notion that...
View ArticleHumanity ‘Sleepwalking Towards the Edge of a Cliff’: 60% of Earth’s Wildlife...
By Julia Conley Common Dreams “Nature is not a ‘nice to have’—it is our life-support system.” Photo: James Temple Scientists from around the world issued a stark warning to humanity Tuesday in a...
View ArticleScientists Warn Crashing Insect Population Puts ‘Planet’s Ecosystems and...
By Jon Queally Common Dreams “This is the stuff that worries me most. We don’t know what we’re doing, not trying to stop it, [and] with big consequences we don’t really understand.” The marine insect...
View Article‘Coming Mass Extinction’ Caused by Human Destruction Could Wipe Out 1 Million...
By Jessica Corbett Common Dreams Far-reaching global assessment details how humanity is undermining the very foundations of the natural world Photo: James Temple On the heels of an Earth Day that...
View ArticleInsects Are ‘Glue in Nature’ and Must Be Rescued to Save Humanity, Says Top...
By Jake Johnson Common Dreams Rapidly falling insect populations, said Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson, “will make it even more difficult than today to get enough food for the human population of the planet, to...
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