Some animals matter so much to their ecosystems that losing them is like removing the keystone from an arch—the entire ...

Ecologists have long understood that the diversity of an ecosystem is at the heart of its stability. A groundbreaking discovery in the 1960s took it a step further and changed the way scientists ...

The reemergence of a keystone species sparked joy among scientists, ecologists, and biologists. The Santa Cruz kangaroo rat — a rodent related to chipmunks — used to be plentiful in the Santa Cruz, ...

This video examines five reintroduction and rewilding campaigns aimed at reducing the impact of invasive species. Rather than ...

A week ago at the Keystone Science School, I was a deer. Grazing in a sunny meadow on the banks of the Snake River, I could sense mountain lions in close proximity, desperate to sink sharp claws and ...

Also known as the eboe, choibá, tonka bean or almendro, Dipteryx oleifera is native to Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, and Ecuador. Its hard wood is used in construction, and it ...