If whelk can handle heat, should we eat them?

Experiments with Kellet's whelk larvae indicate that they're resilient in the face of warmer water—up to a point.

Harrison Tasoff-UC Santa Barbara • futurity
Dec. 9, 2022 ~7 min

Tropical wildlife keep similar routines around the world

New findings show that similar environmental conditions in rainforests around the world result in consistent wildlife activity patterns.

Mike Williams-Rice • futurity
Nov. 30, 2022 ~5 min


Tropical wildlife keep similar routines around the world

New findings show that similar environmental conditions in rainforests around the world result in consistent wildlife activity patterns.

Mike Williams-Rice • futurity
Nov. 30, 2022 ~5 min

‘The Blob’ had lasting effects on kelp forests

Six years after the "Blob" rolled through the Santa Barbara Channel in California, researchers are finding lasting effects on kelp forests.

Sonia Fernandez-UCSB • futurity
Nov. 17, 2022 ~9 min

Beaver dams lessen damage from droughts

American beavers' prolific dam building benefits river water quality so much, it outweighs the damaging influence of climate-driven droughts.

Adam Hadhazy-Caltech • futurity
Nov. 17, 2022 ~8 min

Dams could help feed the world, but at what cost?

Dams could play a significant role in sustainably feeding the world. But they should only be built as a last resort, researchers say.

Rob Jordan-Stanford • futurity
Nov. 16, 2022 ~7 min

Biodiversity is a ‘mixed bag’ for restoring ecosystems

New research with plots of prairie finds that biodiversity isn't a cure-all in ecosystem restoration. History matters, too.

Michigan State • futurity
Nov. 15, 2022 ~11 min

Marten poop reveals a lot about ecosystem health

The gut microbiomes of marten living in the wild is very different that those living near people, researchers find.

Matt Shipman-NC State • futurity
Nov. 4, 2022 ~6 min


Team links malaria spike with mass amphibian die-off

Shortly after a mass die-off of amphibians, Costa Rica and Panama saw a spike in malaria cases. A new study clarifies the connection.

Kat Kerlin-UC Davis • futurity
Sept. 23, 2022 ~6 min

Loss of land mammals decimated food webs over 130,000 years

Recreating 130,000 years of mammal food webs with machine learning reveals the scope of the biodiversity crisis.

Jade Boyd-Rice • futurity
Sept. 7, 2022 ~6 min

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