The emergence of large-scale replication projects yielding successful rates substantially
lower than expected caused the behavioural, cognitive, and social sciences to experience a …

Scientists must have an integrative understanding of ecology and evolution across spatial
and temporal scales to predict how species will respond to global change. Although …

Long-term fieldwork is essential for ecology and conservation, but is hindered by institutional
barriers, such as the publish-or-perish culture of academia, and funding limitations. Here, we …

Efforts to make ecological sciences more diverse, equitable, and inclusive require us to
identify who is being left out and take action to rectify harmful situations. Recruitment of …

Microbiology conferences can be powerful places to build collaborations and exchange
ideas, but for queer and transgender (trans) scientists, they can also become sources of …

One of the central issues in ecology is the underrepresentation of individuals from diverse
backgrounds. This underrepresentation starts at the undergraduate level and continues into …

Most biodiversity dynamics and ecosystem processes on land take place in microclimates
that are decoupled from the climate as measured by standardised weather stations in open …

Field biology courses can be formative learning experiences that develop students' science
identities. Yet, they can also pose challenges to students that may disaffirm their science …

Conservation scientists work in diverse settings, sometimes requiring them to exist in spaces
where they do not feel safe, included, or accepted. This is often the case for the LGBTQIA+ …

Science has a history of excluding marginalized groups, including people who are lesbian,
gay, bisexual, trans, queer, and other marginalized gender and sexual identities (LGBTQ+) …