PLOS Ecology Blog

The Public Library of Science (PLOS) is a nonprofit publisher and advocacy organization on a mission to lead a transformation in research communication. As a contributing editor for the PLOS Ecology blog, I covered timely ecology, environmental, and climate science research.

Fungal Disease Threatens U.S. Snakes - And Could Be a Global Problem (December 2017)

Hyenas Among Humans (December 2017)

Citizen Science: Sonic Kayaks Capture Underwater Sounds and Create Experimental Music (November 2017)

CRISPR for Conservation? Not So Fast (November 2017)

The Language of Odors: Different Odor Dialects in Wild Otter Populations (October 2017)

Where Have All the Flying Insects Gone? (October 2017)

Fungus Responsible for White-Nose Syndrome Discovered on 100-Year-Old European Bat Specimen (September 2017)

Ants are Essential Ecosystem Engineers (September 2017)

Life in the Deep Sea is Mostly Mysterious (August 2017)

To Decrease Your Environmental Footprint, Eat Less Meat (August 2017)

Behavioral Flexibility May Help Some Animals Deal with a Changing Climate (July 2017)

Attack of "The Blob:" Climatic Anomaly Hits Sea Lion Pups Hard (July 2017)

Bat Species Found Only on Islands in Trouble Worldwide (June 2017)

Invasive Lionfish Feast on Unknown Fish Species (June 2017)

A U.S.-Mexico Border Wall Could Mean Bad News for Wildlife (May 2017)

The Deer That's Trapped in Conservation Limbo (May 2017)

Polar Bears, Ringed Seals, and the Complex Consequences of Climate Change (April 2017)

Bees and Environmental Stressors: Canaries in the Coal Mine (April 2017)

Fanged Coral Fish's Venomous Bite Could Lead to New Pain Treatments (March 2017)

Roads Have Significant Evolutionary Consequences for Wildlife (March 2017)

Counting Songbirds With Drones (February 2017)

Invasive Wild Pigs Leave a Swath of Destruction Across U.S. - And They Keep Spreading (February 2017)

Using Arctic Shrews and Their Parasites to Understand the Effects of Climate Change (January 2017)

Citizen Science and Tequila Help Bring an Endangered Bat Back From the Brink (January 2017)

Reunited and It Feels So Good: How Cheetahs Find Each Other After Separation (December 2016)

Giant Coconut Crabs Pinch Harder Than Most Animals Bite (December 2016)

Birds Mistake Plastic for Food Due to Its Smell (November 2016)

Digging Echidnas Are Essential Australian Ecosystem Engineers (October 2016)

Detection Dogs Sniff Out the Droppings of Endangered Primates (October 2016)

Rub a Dub Dub: Ring-Tailed Coatis Wash Up With Soap (September 2016)

Critically Endangered Hawaiian Crow Joins the Tool Users Club (September 2016)

What Does a Dewlap Do? (August 2016)

Why Sloths Live Life in the Slow Lane (July 2016)

Bats and Wind Turbines (July 2016)

Oldest Fossil Evidence of Agriculture - By Termites (2016)

The Oceans are Aglow With Light-Up Fishes (June 2016)

Hornbills' Giant Beaks Help Them Keep Cool in Desert Heat (May 2016)

Cooperative Fish Take Turns With Gender Roles (May 2016)

Invasive Species Compete with Native Species for Room to be Heard (April 2016)

Sperm Whale Heads May Serve as Battering Rams (April 2016)