UMaine ecologist Brian McGill has earned one of science’s highest honors for work that’s reshaping how the world understands biodiversity.

Ecology is the study of interactions between organisms and their environment. Biodiversity and ecosystem services are essential for the well-being of humans, living, and nonliving organisms. The study ...

But off the coast of Far North Queensland, a mother and daughter dived into the waves and found a coral colony so immense it ...

In 2025, researchers on Barro Colorado Island in Panama found something that looked almost like a prank played by the ...

Nearly 65 million kilometers of roadway crisscross the Earth — enough to encircle the planet more than 1,600 times — and that number will likely double by 2050. These roads have intruded into even the ...

Become a budding road ecologist with Ben Goldfarb’s newest book, about how humans have altered the natural world with our roadways. This December, the SciFri Book Club is reading Crossings: How Road ...

Recent decades have seen biosecurity emerge as a critical field that integrates multidisciplinary approaches to manage the risks posed by invasive species. By combining advances in molecular genetics, ...

Explore innovative sustainable practices in one of the leading green regions of the world. Compare Malmo's post-industrial sustainable reinvention to Rochester and identify key practices Rochester ...

What’s the difference? A discussion about comparisons between environmental science and ecology courses in the context of the 4DEE framework. ESA members teach environmental science about as much as ...

Research building data to inform fisheries ...