#ecology

#ecology

The first person to identify harvest mice ( Micromys minutus), Gilbert White was an eighteenth-century English curate and naturalist who has been called the 'father of ecology'. Yet records from his student days show that he was not so much a quiet country gentleman as a lad about town, losing money at cards and buying fancy waistcoats. In her grandly illustrated book A Year with Gilbert White, historian Jenny Uglow looks between these extremes to investigate who White really was.

The tour introduces visitors to the impact of Los Angeles' water use on Mono Lake, which has significantly declined due to water diversion since the early 20th century.

We know much more about plants than nature in general, but like all other areas, there are so many more unknowns than knowns.

Humans have an emotional relationship with predators, simultaneously revering and demonizing them. We buy over 100 million teddy bears annually for children, while hunting 50,000 real bears yearly.

The Great Meadow, once submerged, is now a young forest, symbolizing an ancient landscape lost to the Soviet Union's Kakhovka dam and later revealed by the explosion of the Nova Kakhovka dam, showcasing the dual nature of ecological regeneration and potential hazards.

"In the beginning, we were litigious, we were out protesting, and that has kind of changed over the decades and we've turned into an organization that primarily does its work behind the scenes."

Britons have been forced to take shelter in their cars due to a massive influx of ladybirds across towns and cities, marking the largest sighting since 1976.

Ramsey's Wildfire Days was published June 17, and Selby's Hotshot will be released on Aug.12.

'There is a big problem here: there is a mushroom with a disease that came in the trees, and they will die in a few years. We don't know exactly when, and if we don't find a solution for this mushroom, so we have to cut down all the trees.'

The show knows that's why we love them. You can feel it straining against its moral imperative to educate us as to why these beasts are mostly harmless, necessary and misunderstood.

Researchers created a cognitive testing apparatus applicable across diverse fish species, allowing examination of cognition in their natural habitats, revealing more about their cognitive abilities.

I really wanted to make something that was partly created by the insects themselves. That was really important to me.

Energy-saving initiatives in Britain have shown lukewarm results, with citizens not fully engaging in measures to reduce energy consumption despite rising bills.

"A new term, Waldsterben (forest death), entered the German vocabulary to describe the worst cases."

The extinction crisis is unprecedented in modern times, with over 500 bird species potentially vanishing due to habitat loss, increasing this number threefold from past centuries.

Feller emphasized that the transformation of Marine Park from a garbage dump to a vibrant natural habitat reflects significant ecological resilience and community interest.

This two-acre secret garden, once a derelict nursery, has transformed into the UK's first center for food, ecology, and creativity, fostering community engagement.

Tara-Jo Tashna's latest project, A. Garden, aims to explore joy, ecology, and resistance through performative experiences, fostering connections between human beings and nature.

The latest discoveries were made during a Bioblitz biological survey by volunteers and experts, showcasing impressive biodiversity growth since the 2012 London Olympics.

The relaunch of OmVed gardens marks its transformation into a learning hub that emphasizes healthy eating, creative workshops, and engagement with nature.

In the past two decades, wildfires have been doing things not even computer models can predict, environmental events that have scientists racking their brains for appropriately Dystopian technology: firenados, gigafires, megafires.