Shorter food chains could mean reefs are less able to weather changes in food availability, threatening an already vulnerable ...

Fossil fish ear stones reveal that today’s coral reefs have shorter food chains and less diversity than ancient reefs before human impact.

Industrial fishing has become so routine that it is easy to forget how violent it is to the sea itself. One technique in ...

Despite growing into the largest animals ever to walk on land, sauropods began life small, exposed, and alone. Fossil evidence suggests their babies were frequently eaten by multiple predators, making ...

Caribbean reef food webs have compressed by up to 70% over the past 7,000 years as fish diets converge and ecosystems become simpler.

This huge amphibian can grow up to 1.5 metres long – a new study reveals how it has reached the top of the food chain in ...

Food chains in the coral reefs of the Caribbean are up to 70% shorter today than in the past, and fish living there have a ...

Rat poison detected in around a third of wild mammal carnivores — including those that don't normally eat rodents, such as mountain lions and gray wolves. When you purchase through links on our site, ...