Certain deciduous species, notably oaks and beeches, retain dead leaves through winter (leaf marcescence), a trait with multiple unresolved evolutionary explanations.
Penguins are bringing forward their breeding season due to warming temperatures
Penguins are returning to breeding grounds earlier—averaging two weeks, sometimes nearly a month—linked to accelerated warming and melting ice affecting nesting habitats.
'I rarely get outside': scientists ditch fieldwork in the age of AI
Machine-learning analysis of digitized herbarium data reveals plants shift flowering times with rising temperatures while ecology increasingly relies on automated, indoor monitoring.
Phenology tracks seasonal biological events to guide planting, pest control, and pollinator conservation, revealing how timing shifts from climate changes affect ecosystems and agriculture.