Ecological research

The laws of physics are changing, and with them the familiar rules of flight. The breeding of tiny flying insects. Photo: Amir Sarig

Israeli study reveals: This is how tiny insects fly against the wind

They weigh less than a speck of dust and seem hopeless against the wind. New research reveals the flight secrets of some of nature's tiniest flying creatures, which could improve their effectiveness as pest control agents.
Megan DeAngelis and Kyles Findlay show off two of the Burmese pythons captured as part of the SFWMD-led python eradication program. Credit: Kevin Pavlidis

How science is helping Florida win the war against invasive pythons

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New study reveals data-driven strategies to improve python control and preserve the Everglades' unique ecosystems
The 'gardeners' of the reef. Four healthy sea urchin species on Reunion Island (Photo: Jean-Pascal Quod)

The Gardeners of the Sea Are Disappearing: Are Coral Reefs Facing Collapse?

The deadly parasite that destroyed sea urchins in Eilat has also spread to the Indian Ocean
Do deer get all the nutritional value they need when they live and eat in the forest? Photo: Uri Segev, via trail camera

Even deer need a dietitian

The Israeli deer is in danger of extinction, and to save it, we need to find out what the best diet is for it. New Israeli research has found a way to discover what goes on deep in the deer's stomach – without touching it.
The complexity of light pollution stems from its impact on different stages of the turtles' life cycle. Green sea turtle hatching Photo: Guy Loyan

When light disturbs nature: Light pollution threatens green sea turtles | Angle

Although light symbolizes progress, for green sea turtles it is the opposite of a miracle. Mapping the lighting on beaches shows that not all darkness needs to be banished.
Impala is found in the Kruger National Park in South Africa. Illustration: depositphotos.com

The wisdom of the antelopes

A strange phenomenon in Zimbabwe led to a surprising discovery: antelopes today use what humans left in the Iron Age - 1,800 years ago
The Art of the Fungi - Isolation from air samples by Dr. Naama Lang Yona. Presented at an art exhibition at the Weizmann Institute of Science. Photo: Ohad Harkes.

Like mushrooms after the heat angle

The mysterious world of fungi: how they affect our allergies and epidemics in agriculture, and how all this will change in our warming world
The study presents the drawing of the meclist owl from the Hawaiian island of Kauai, in which three species are shown that have become extinct at the hands of man (the meclist owl, the grousebeak's wahi, and the Kauai ʻōʻō). Credit to avian paleontologist Julian P. day.

Due to the extinction of many bird species, the variety of roles they played in the ecosystem was eliminated

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The Western Negev region abounds in a unique and unusual biological diversity of landscapes, flora and fauna. Photo: Yuval Neuman

Heavy shade: the effect of eucalyptus trees on anemones in the Western Negev

The many eucalyptus trees planted in the area have become an integral part of the landscape around Gaza. A new study examined their effect on anemones and other unique plants in the region and suggests reconsidering their planting, as part of efforts
the bottom of the cave. Photo: Dr. Efrat Gabish-Regev

Between bats and arachnids

Researchers found that caves inhabited by fruit bats were characterized by longer food chains than caves inhabited by insect bats or caves without bats
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