How roads are reshaping and scarring our planet, and even changing animals' DNA
Jul 26, 2024, 10:45 am By NULLA web of roads encircles the Earth and stretches 40 million miles. In Crossings, a new book by…Craft cider is surprisingly good for the environment
Jul 26, 2024, 10:40 am By NULLApple cider vinegar seems to be having a moment. People on social media report drinking it to lose…Ancient DNA analyses imply brucellosis pathogen evolved with development of farming
Jul 26, 2024, 10:08 am By NULLScientists analyzed ancient DNA extracted from an 8,000-year-old sheep bone and detected the…Scientists control bacterial mutations to preserve antibiotic effectiveness
Jul 26, 2024, 9:33 am By NULLScientists have discovered a way to control mutation rates in bacteria, paving the way for new…Folded peptides are more electrically conductive than unfolded peptides, study reveals
Jul 26, 2024, 9:24 am By NULLWhat puts the electronic pep in peptides? A folded structure, according to a new study in the…How Staphylococcus slips around between biological environments
Jul 26, 2024, 9:20 am By NULLIt's an unpleasant fact that most of us are happy to ignore: Our mouths and noses are the natural…Invasive, blood-sucking fish 'may hold the key to understanding where we came from,' say biologists
Jul 26, 2024, 9:14 am By NULLOne of just two vertebrates without a jaw, sea lampreys that are wreaking havoc in Midwestern…Scientists figure out why there are so many colorful birds in the tropics and how these colors spread over time
Jul 26, 2024, 5:00 am By NULLThe color palette of the birds you see out your window depends on where you live. If you're far from…Climate-smart coffee: Researchers explore Robusta coffee as alternative to Arabica
Jul 25, 2024, 4:59 pm By NULLCrave that cup of coffee in the morning? Globally, consumers drink more than 2.2 billion cups daily.…Battling the red palm weevil: Investigating the devastation on date palm plantations of the Middle East
Jul 25, 2024, 4:58 pm By NULLThe red palm weevil can devastate the valuable date palm plantations of the Middle East. Yet, date…Protecting your pig from diamond skin disease
Jul 25, 2024, 4:54 pm By NULLEverybody wants to find a diamond in the rough, but no one wants their pig to develop diamond skin…Important region of marine ecosystem in Southwest Atlantic is shallower than expected, study finds
Jul 25, 2024, 4:23 pm By NULLResearchers at the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP) and the University of São Paulo (USP)…Non-native species are threatening vulnerable Svalbard plant life, study warns
Jul 25, 2024, 3:52 pm By NULLNew, non-native plant species are constantly being found in Svalbard, and researchers are working to…The road to food security through better plant disease management
Jul 25, 2024, 1:32 pm By NULLThe colorful history of plant pathology in Australia since colonization is the subject of a special…Rare rodent prefers an invasive noxious weed over native vegetation, study finds
Jul 25, 2024, 1:08 pm By NULLIn a twist to the native animal survival story, new research shows that a threatened rodent that…Going deeper for healthy offshore reefs in Storm Bay
Jul 25, 2024, 12:58 pm By NULLScientists have used high-tech underwater robots to take a closer look at the deep offshore reefs on…Deciphering the journey from stem cells to neurons: Study reveals continuous gene expression changes behind the switch
Jul 25, 2024, 12:36 pm By NULLRIKEN researchers have uncovered how gradual changes in gene-expression patterns drive a cell-fate…A soft needle in an oceanic haystack: Scientists discover a new species of chordate
Jul 25, 2024, 12:22 pm By NULLThe Cambrian fossil record indicates that most animal phyla had diversified and inhabited the…Tagging seals with sensors helps scientists track ocean currents and a changing climate
Jul 25, 2024, 12:10 pm By NULLA surprising technique has helped scientists observe how Earth's oceans are changing, and it's not…AI-assisted analysis suggests elephant-like species extinction rates grew when humans arrived
Jul 25, 2024, 11:30 am By NULLA pair of paleobiologists at the University of Fribourg and Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, in…
Welcome to EcoTopical Your daily eco-friendly green news aggregator.
Leaf through planet Earths environmental headlines in one convenient place. Read, share and discover the latest on ecology, science and green living from the web's most popular sites.
Leaf through planet Earths environmental headlines in one convenient place. Read, share and discover the latest on ecology, science and green living from the web's most popular sites.
CleanTechnica
Nature
PHYSorg
SciDev
ScienceDaily
Trellis
Yale e360