Rodenticides, or poisons targeting mice and rats, are harmful to more than just the animals they’re marketed to target. One of the species impacted by these chemicals is the coyote. Love ‘em or hate ...

A recent trend on TikTok showcases people’s self-sustaining terrariums; essentially sealed, independent ecosystems. Some of these terrariums have been sealed for decades and contain all the elements ...

Local water sources play an important role in a balanced ecosystem. Successful crops, plentiful wildlife and local communities don’t just depend on water – they need clean water. A healthy stream is ...

A study published in the Journal of Experimental Biology on July 6 found that drugs such as methamphetamines that make their way into the world’s waterways through human waste can actually cause fish ...

In nature, an ecosystem becomes self-sustaining only when it includes enough diversity to fill essential roles. Producers convert energy into life. Consumers distribute it through the food web.

Chana (left) and Sare hold freshly harvested greens from their greenhouse in the Sambo district of Kratie province of Cambodia. The couple is participating in an aquaponics pilot program that enables ...

What does it mean to say an ecosystem is balanced — and what happens when it’s not? There are scholarly answers to those questions, of course, but former Chico City Council member Scott Huber uses his ...