Pollutants are important to biodiversity’s role in spread of wildlife diseases — ScienceDaily

Pollutants are important to biodiversity’s role in spread of wildlife diseases — ScienceDaily

Conventional wisdom among ecologists holds that the more species there are inhabiting an ecosystem, the less vulnerable any one species will be to a threat like a parasite. A new study of tadpoles at the University of Wisconsin-Madison illustrates how overlapping biological and environmental factors can complicate how we value protecting diverse animal communities. The … Read more

Heredity and environment account for people’s love of nature — ScienceDaily

Heredity and environment account for people’s love of nature — ScienceDaily

Humans have a positive view of nature. But is this due to an approach we have learned while growing up, or is it something we are born with? The answer is ‘Both’, according to researchers at the University of Gothenburg and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. Our love of nature is highly individual and … Read more