You may not have ever heard of Elaine Ingham, but if you read this column and follow my advice, you are using her concepts.

Beneath the forest floor, a vast network of fungi, known as mycorrhizal networks, connects trees, facilitating the exchange ...

Invasive pythons have established themselves as dominant predators in ecosystems that did not evolve alongside large constrictor snakes. Their biology favors slow energy use, extreme feeding capacity, ...

A school of fish swims alongside sharks. Predator–prey relationships are shifting as declines in large top predators and increases in smaller, more generalist species are reshaping fish food webs ...

Species numbers alone do not fully capture how ecosystems are changing. In a global study, scientists analysed long-term data from nearly 15,000 marine and freshwater fish communities. They found that ...

Some ancient fish in the Caribbean may have lost their lunch. Modern food chains on coral reefs off the coasts of the Dominican Republic and Panama are roughly 60 to 70 percent shorter than they were ...

A collage-style illustration featuring images of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a hot dog, tortilla chips, and the US Capitol building. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made ultraprocessed foods a major target of ...

A new study led by scientists at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), along with international partners, finds that proposed commercial fishing in the deep ocean could have serious ...

Steven Wilhelm's work on this study was supported by The National Science Foundation, The National Institute of Environmental Health Science, the Simons Foundation and the Allen Family Philanthropies.

Mr. Nangle is a cartoonist and illustrator. A “food web” diagram typically lays out nature’s chain of consumption: Phytoplankton gets eaten by krill, which in turn gets gobbled up by squid, which then ...

When UB chemists analyzed samples of water, fish and bird eggs, they weren’t surprised to find plenty of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). After all, these “forever chemicals” turn up nearly ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — When University at Buffalo chemists analyzed samples of water, fish, and bird eggs, they weren’t surprised to find plenty of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). After all, ...