Urban habitats are very different from natural habitats and pose new challenges for animals and plants. Until now, little was known about how populations of the same species evolve in habitats with ...

What influence do global environmental stressors have on the ability of an ecosystem to withstand these stresses and rebuild itself? This is what a recent study published in Nature Geoscience hopes to ...

A shorter life may be the price an organism pays for coping with the natural assaults of daily living, according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and their colleagues in Japan ...

Plant immunity signaling in response to abiotic stress lacked clear governing principles and mechanisms prior to a recent study. The results show how immunity signaling can also enhance plant ...

This workshop will bring together experts on infectious disease, global public health, toxicology, environmental epidemiology and science policy to explore the relationship between chemical pollution ...

In the face of ever-changing environmental conditions, plants are constantly challenged by various stressors. Understanding ...

As the climate crisis continues, droughts, ingredient shortages, and other impacts are affecting the way we shop for makeup, skin care, and assorted beauty industry items. The problem is, too, that ...

Animal populations from urban areas show significantly higher resilience to stressful environmental conditions. The mussel and crustacean species studied were able to adapt to disturbed environments, ...