Research Articles
What Are They Doing on Land? Decoding Dolphin Secrets with the Scientific Method
Discover how dolphin strand feeding behavior serves as a perfect natural laboratory for teaching the scientific method in marine biology research.
The Invisible Web: How Nature Shapes Our Infectious Disease Threats
Exploring the ecological connections behind infectious diseases through disease ecology, transmission models, and case studies like river blindness control.
Chimpanzee Strategies: How Sex and Society Shape Foraging in the Wild
Exploring the fascinating sex differences in chimpanzee foraging behavior and social strategies in their fission-fusion societies.
Tiny Guardians of the Harvest: How Spiders Keep Our Dry Farms Thriving
Discover how spiders serve as natural pest control agents in dryland agriculture, reducing pest populations and increasing crop yields through scientific evidence.
Social and Ecological Transitions: Winemaking in California
Exploring how California winemaking is becoming a living laboratory for sustainability, demonstrating how industries can coevolve with the land they depend on.
The Secret Society at Our Feet: Unpacking the Complex World of Rat Populations
Explore the fascinating social structures, behaviors, and population dynamics of rat societies, including groundbreaking research on rodent social collapse.
Primate Origins of Human Cognition and Behavior
Exploring the evolutionary journey of human cognition through primate studies, brain evolution, and cognitive capabilities shared with our closest relatives.
The Hidden Warfare Between Farm's Tiny Defenders: When Predators Become Prey
Exploring intraguild predation and cannibalism among agricultural mite predators and their impact on pest control ecosystems.
From Your Backyard to the River Basin: The Science of Local Action
Explore how landscape-scale science integrates ecology, technology, and community collaboration to solve environmental challenges from local parks to entire watersheds.
The Social Bat: How Friendship and Grooming Create Viral Hotspots
Exploring the fascinating relationship between bat social behavior, parasites, and pathogen transmission in bat colonies.