From the smallest and fiercest hunters to mighty beasts of land and sea, here are seven predators that routinely take on ...

Long before whales and sharks, enormous marine reptiles dominated the oceans with unmatched power. Scientists have reconstructed a 130-million-year-old marine ecosystem from Colombia and found ...

A team of researchers reconstructed an ancient marine ecosystem – and discovered a previously unseen seventh layer in its ...

The hunt is on and a predator finally zeroes in on its prey. The animal consumes the nutritious meal and moves on to forage for its next target. But how much prey does a predator need to consume?

Defining what makes an apex predator in the natural world and their role in ecosystems. JFK's niece has message for man who ...

Functional response describes the relationship between prey density and the rate at which a predator consumes prey, forming a key concept in understanding predator–prey interactions. It encompasses ...

Keystone species play an outsized role in the ecosystem, affecting the natural balance in ways that cannot easily be replaced.

Through pollination and feeding on all parts of plants, insects influence which plants thrive, which struggle, and even ...

Masting, the intermittent and highly synchronised production of large seed crops by forest trees, is a widespread yet complex ecological phenomenon that influences forest regeneration, wildlife ...

Until 2024, spatial limits across four sub-areas of the Antarctic Peninsula region had reduced the risk of concentrated fishing in areas preferred by whales, seals and penguins. The Convention for the ...

An on-demand video of “An Essential Safeguard: Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management Can Improve Aquaculture Sustainability,” ...