Insects are the most diverse group of animals on Earth, but their small size and high diversity
have always made them challenging to study. Recent technological advances have the …

Animal vocalisations and natural soundscapes are fascinating objects of study, and contain
valuable evidence about animal behaviours, populations and ecosystems. They are studied …

Most animal species on Earth are insects, and recent reports suggest that their abundance is
in drastic decline. Although these reports come from a wide range of insect taxa and regions …

The popularity of machine learning (ML), deep learning (DL) and artificial intelligence (AI)
has risen sharply in recent years. Despite this spike in popularity, the inner workings of ML …

In recent years, Earth system sciences are urgently calling for innovation on improving
accuracy, enhancing model intelligence level, scaling up operation, and reducing costs in …

High‐resolution monitoring is fundamental to understand ecosystems dynamics in an era of
global change and biodiversity declines. While real‐time and automated monitoring of …

Inexpensive and accessible sensors are accelerating data acquisition in animal ecology.
These technologies hold great potential for large-scale ecological understanding, but are …

Bats are an ecologically and taxonomically diverse group accounting for roughly a fifth of
mammalian diversity worldwide. Many of the threats bats face (eg, habitat loss, bushmeat …

Acoustic data provide scientific and engineering insights in fields ranging from biology and
communications to ocean and Earth science. We survey the recent advances and …

High‐throughput environmental sensing technologies are increasingly central to global
monitoring of the ecological impacts of human activities. In particular, the recent boom in …