Ecology

Researchers discover evidence of a kauri tree "superorganism" in New Zealand.

Alternative sanitation systems are making use of creatures that find homes in human poop.

Searching for dwarf foxes and cloud forests on California's Santa Rosa Island -- a national park that the park service says is "like nowhere else on Earth."

New research shows how decommissioned oil rigs can become home to an abundance of fish and invertebrates.

After diving penguins drive fish to shallow waters, flying seabirds follow -- and share the bounty.

Chimps that experience the most dramatic human impacts have less behavioral diversity.

While leadership upheaval grabs headlines, the NEON project's network of observatories is quietly starting to yield results.

Social behavior of beloved "trickster" dogs may be changing due to human activity.

Successful ants play like the Borg from Star Trek.

Omnivores' diets may depend on the amount of salt in their environments.

Researchers call in feathered helpers to spread the seeds of endangered plants.

Much of the world's farmland is already at risk from palmer amaranth. The threat could spread further north as the climate warms.