Distributed acoustic sensing could provide a new tool for tracking whales around the world, even when they aren't vocalizing
Read article: Undersea optical fibres detect the motion of silent whales
A new technique that combines millimetre-wave radar with machine learning holds promise for scalable and sustainable monitoring of insect biodiversity
Read article: Radar identifies insect species via reflections from wingbeats
Scientists are uncovering how climate change influences seismic activity, volcanic hazards and extreme weather, as Michael Allen uncovers
Read article: Earth, air, fire, water: the growing links between climate change and geophysical hazards
Researchers and policymakers need a fuller view of the environmental and climate cost of war, to rebuild after the dust settles, as Benjamin Skuse finds
Read article: The environmental and climate cost of war
A conversation about theoretical ecology with physicists Ada Altieri and Silvia De Monte
Read article: From rabbits and foxes to the human gut microbiome, physics is helping us understand the natural world
Study finds that under extreme-warming conditions increased nitrogen in the soil can aid plant-shoot growth
Read article: Plants receive nitrogen boost in hotter climes
Mix of ecosystem services conforms to one of several archetypes, data show
Read article: Researchers classify city hinterlands
Coastal birds may be more vulnerable to widespread offshore development
Read article: Strategic wind farm siting could help seabirds
Finding common ground could help understand and adapt to Arctic climate change
Read article: Sharing scientific and indigenous knowledge brings new insights
Shrubs and barren land encroach on grassland and pasture due to illegal crossings and border patrol activity
Read article: Human activity damages Mexico–US border
