In this TrendsTalk series, ‘Disability in ecology and evolution,’ in Trends in Ecology and Evolution, we will be hearing from people about their experiences being disabled in ecology and evolution. We...

The Trump administration’s plans would remake the agency and public lands. The deadline to comment is Sept. 30.

The orca J pod has been very active in Central Puget Sound waters Friday, and they've got reason to be animated: There's a new calf.

Why are some species widespread while others are found only in small, isolated areas? This study shows that species with narrow ranges, and thus higher extinction risk, are often island-restricted, poor dispersers, and have evolved relatively recently.

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Scientists increasingly assess interventions against misinformation mainly via truth discernment. However, pursuing truth discernment may not be sufficiently beneficial to society if interventions do not improve behaviour and other outcomes.

Nature Reviews Biodiversity, Published online: 08 September 2025; doi:10.1038/s44358-025-00085-2Political ecology aims to understand how politics and power influence both social and ecological dynamics. Conservation biologists and political ecologists tackle many of the same pressing environmental problems, but from quite different perspectives. In this Viewpoint, five political ecologists discuss their views on how the field can understand and tackle the biodiversity crisis.

Nature Reviews Biodiversity, Published online: 08 September 2025; doi:10.1038/s44358-025-00078-1This Review discusses the biodiversity effects of onshore wind energy generation (including changes to land and aerial habitats, altered wildlife behaviour and wildlife fatalities) and present and future opportunities to mitigate these impacts as the technology grows rapidly worldwide.