Streetlights Silence a Nightly Ritual: Urban Glow Stops Water Fleas From Rising to Feed
A laboratory study of Finnish water fleas shows that white LED light at night suppresses diel vertical migration in both ...
Tag: urban ecology
City Life Rewrites the Clocks of Tropical Trees, Two-Year Study Finds
A two-year study of 77 tree species in Recife, Brazil, shows that tropical trees flower and fruit on fundamentally different ...
City Life Reshapes the Gut Microbes of Urban Pigeons, Large-Scale Study Finds
A large-scale study of 200 feral pigeons across five Polish cities shows that urbanization reduces gut bacterial richness and drives ...
Montreal Squirrels Reveal How City Neighbourhoods Drive Evolutionary Change
A McGill-led study of nearly 200 Montreal parks shows that neighbourhood-level conditions such as winter temperatures, forest canopy and rivers ...
Cities Supercharge Biological Invasions as Global Study Exposes Hidden Drivers
A global analysis of 1,029 cities shows that urbanization itself, through habitat modification, warming and eroded native biodiversity, drives the ...
Greening Cities That Cool Neighborhoods and Welcome Birds Back
Strategic urban greening can cool overheated neighborhoods and restore bird diversity, with new research emphasizing targeted, equitable and ecologically rich ...
Why City Life May Reshape How Animals Learn From Each Other
A new review in Animal Cognition examines how pollution, food, temperature, habitat structure and rapid change could shape animals' reliance ...
Building Dense Cities Without Sacrificing Biodiversity: What Birds Reveal in Gothenburg
A study in npj Urban Sustainability uses bird observations in Gothenburg, Sweden, to examine how cities can pursue dense, compact ...
Terraced Houses Emerge as Hotspots for Invasive Tiger Mosquito Breeding in German City
A study in Heidelberg, Germany, finds that terraced house neighborhoods harbor the most breeding sites and highest egg counts of ...
Ants Prove Surprisingly Resilient to Moderate Urban Disturbance in Mediterranean Forest
A year-long study in a Greek peri-urban forest found that ant communities showed no significant differences in diversity, composition, or ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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