Sixty-five million years ago, clouds of ash choked the skies over Earth. Dinosaurs, along with…
Browsing: Ecosystems
Ecosystems are dynamic networks of living organisms—plants, animals, fungi, and microbes—interacting with each other and with their physical environment, such as air, water, and soil. These interactions create complex systems that cycle energy and nutrients, supporting life across a wide range of scales, from tiny ponds to vast forests and oceans. Ecosystems provide essential services, including climate regulation, food production, water purification, and biodiversity maintenance. Scientific research into ecosystems helps illuminate how natural systems function, respond to change, and adapt under pressure from human activity, climate change, and environmental degradation.
What is causing the droughts that the Iberian Peninsula regularly endures? Why are the winters…
Kelp forests grow along coastlines worldwide, largely hidden from view. Like rainforests, they’re among the…
A whopping two hundred and fifty-two million years ago, Earth was crawling with bizarre animals,…
New research shows that human waste accounts for a high percentage of nutrients consumed by…
A new study led by University of Wyoming scientists reveals that trees growing atop granite…
New research from Yale University is using data from prehistoric extinctions to teach valuable, real-world…
New research from Yale University urges scientists to move their focus from species extinction to…
The NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts Program is funding cutting-edge work that is testing the viability…
A newly published study reveals the importance of earthworms, beetles, and other tiny creatures to…
Researchers from the WISSARD project have discovered an active ecosystem of microorganisms that live beneath…
New climate change research from the Berkeley Lab suggests that boreal forests will likely shift…
Researchers at Berkeley Lab have developed an analytical method that combines satellite images, simulation modeling…
Trees in Costa Rica, as well as a number of plant species, in the tropical…
Researchers presented their findings at the Fukushima Symposium conference on the 12th and 13th of…
The Queen Charlotte Islands are a biodiverse archipelago and Parks Canada has been trying to…
When Acropora nasuta corals come into contact with the toxic seaweed Chlorodesmis fastigiata, they emit…
Scientists have completed the first comprehensive assessment of the ocean and its ecosystems, called the…