The greatest mass extinction pulse was the Permian-Triassic extinction event, and it happened about 250…
Browsing: Ecology
Ecology is the scientific study of how organisms interact with each other and with their environments, from microscopic life to entire ecosystems. It examines the flow of energy and nutrients through food webs, the dynamics of populations and communities, and the impacts of environmental changes—both natural and human-induced. Ecologists seek to understand biodiversity, ecosystem resilience, and the balance that sustains life on Earth. Their research informs conservation efforts, climate change responses, and sustainable resource management. This page showcases the latest findings that reveal how life connects and coexists across our planet.
In a newly published study, Yale biologists describe how dams built 300 years ago in…
A newly published report describes the mathematical linkages between leaf vein systems and leaf size…
To better understand how to protect coral reefs, a team of microbiologists are investigating how…
While studying base pairs of human genomes from over 14,000 people, researchers discovered a dramatically…
A newly published study from Stanford scientists describes one of the longest ecological interaction chains…
Now open to the public, a demonstration version of the “Map of Life” is set…
If you thought living on fast food, candy, soda, and red meat was dangerous, try…
While studying desert ants, researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology discovered that…
Paleoecologists have reconstructed a Permian-era swampy forest, filled with long-extinct plant species, thanks to analyses…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kM2QxJGPi6I At dusk, A. musicus sings in a Jurassic forest of Northwest China. Credit: Audio…
A team of researchers comprised of climate modelers, marine conservationists, ocean chemists, biologists, and ecologists…
Jacques Cousteau warned that humans were having a negative impact on coral reefs. Some three…