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U.S. Exit from the Paris Agreement Disregards Science and Endangers Global Environment
  By withdrawing from the Paris Agreement on climate change, the United States is abdicating Read more
Policy News: May 26, 2017
In This Issue: President Releases FY 2018 Budget Request Proposes huge cuts to non-defense discretionary Read more
Goats graze on an argan tree in southwestern Morocco. In the fruiting season, many clean argan nuts are spat out by the goats while chewing their cud. Credit: H Garrido/EBD-CSIC
Tree-climbing goats disperse seeds by spitting
In dry southern Morocco, domesticated goats climb to the precarious tippy tops of native argan Read more
Julienne NeSmith removes exotic cogongrass (Imperata cylindrica) to test effects of the invader on pine tree performance across an environmental gradient at an experimental site near Archer, Florida, in October 2014. Credit: Luke Flory.
Julienne NeSmith receives Lucy Braun Student Award for investigating combined impacts of climate and cogongrass invasion on native pine
The Ecological Society of America recognizes Julienne E. NeSmith for an outstanding student research presentation Read more
Michael McTavish sets up mulch plots to assess earthworm interactions with soil amendment at Glenorchy Conservation Area, Ontario, Canada, in November 2014. Credit: Heather Cray.
Michael McTavish receives Murray Buell Student Award for uncovering earthworms' appetites for seeds
The Ecological Society of America recognizes Michael J.M. McTavish for an outstanding student research presentation Read more
Special Policy News 11: The Transition
This issue of Policy News concludes ESA's series of special editions covering the US Presidential Transition. Read more