Holly Smith

1 week ago | nature.com | Holly Smith

NEWS AND VIEWS 30 May 2025 In warming coastal seas, a crucial ecosystem is being replaced by ‘turfs’ of red algae, which release chemicals that suppress kelp survival. Great swathes of kelp provide shelter and food for marine life in reefs along many of the world’s coastlines. But these kelp forests (pictured) are under threat, partly because of rising ocean temperatures induced by climate change.

3 weeks ago | nature.com | Holly Smith

NEWS AND VIEWS 12 May 2025 The steepest drops in number are seen in areas that host the largest populations — a trend observed for more than 80% of bird species across the continent. Bird populations worldwide have been in decline for decades, but without fine-grained information about where current shifts are happening, it is difficult to plan conservation strategies. In Science, Johnston et al.

Jan 28, 2025 | nature.com | Holly Smith

Evolutionary theory predicts that young animals are at odds with their parents: nestlings prefer to stick around for as long as possible to make the most of resources from their parents, whereas adults would rather have their offspring fend for themselves early on to maximize opportunities to reproduce. Writing in Current Biology, Parker et al. describe experiments in shell-dwelling cichlid fish (Lamprologus ocellatus) that challenge this conventional view (A. V. Parker et al. Curr. Biol.