22+ hour, 32+ min ago   (1008+ words) Seattle coyotes live at nine times the density of Washington's wild lands, with fewer predators, fewer hunters, and far more to eat. Coyotes tend to avoid people. Yet they live far closer together in Seattle than in the wild country…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (647+ words) For years, urban ecologists have leaned on a tidy pattern known as the luxury effect. Wealthier neighborhoods, with their mature trees and tended yards, tend to hold more plant and animal life than poorer ones. Researchers first described the effect…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago   (949+ words) Coyotes have become a familiar sight in cities across North America, yet attacks on people remain remarkably rare. When dozens of people were bitten or scratched in Vancouver’s Stanley Park during the pandemic, researchers wanted to understand what had changed....

4+ mon, 3+ day ago   (935+ words) People usually think of rain barrels, low-flow toilets, and water-saving plumbing as ways to conserve water and lower utility bills. City flood planners rarely treat them as serious infrastructure. But a new study suggests that when enough households adopt these…...

5+ mon, 1+ day ago   (792+ words) A dragonfly flying over water does not just see bright colors. It sees a hidden layer of light that most living beings cannot detect. Scientists have now discovered that dragonflies can sense very deep red light, almost reaching the infrared…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (843+ words) Most people picture coyotes out in wide-open fields, deserts, or maybe along a quiet highway at sunset. But that idea doesn’t really hold up anymore. In a lot of places, coyotes have already settled into neighborhoods, parks, and even empty…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (930+ words) City lights do more than brighten the night – they may be quietly reshaping which species survive along our coasts. Along a heavily developed shoreline in Japan, researchers discovered that artificial light at night draws a surprisingly sharp biological line. On…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1064+ words) Birds don’t just “put up with” our noise. A new analysis suggests that traffic, construction, and other human-made sounds are changing how birds behave, how stressed they get, and even how well they reproduce. Some of these shifts look small…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1064+ words) Urban life doesn’t just squeeze animals into smaller green spaces. It also changes how they relate to each other – who they choose as mates, how they communicate, whether they form stable groups, and how they handle conflict. A new large…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago   (752+ words) Birds are among the most visible forms of wildlife, yet they are often overlooked. Found everywhere people live, they respond quickly to environmental change. Their behavior and movements provide valuable insight into ecosystems shaped by both nature and human activity....