As the planet warms, many expected ecosystems to change faster and faster. Instead, a massive global study shows that species turnover has slowed by about one-third since the 1970s. Nature’s constant ...
In ordinary circumstances coral reefs are among the most productive ecosystems on Earth, built slowly by animals that appear ...
National Invasive Species Awareness Week 2026 occurs between February 23 and February 27, 2026. Invasive species are frequently ecological disasters, as evidenced by the damage caused by feral pigs ...
In the top layers of soil, microbes digest dead wood and fallen leaves, while threadlike roots release carbon dioxide as they burn energy to stay alive and grow. Together, that CO₂ output is called ...
A global atlas mapping two key gut bacteria in infants around the world has uncovered a treasure trove of bacterial strains ...
During Australia’s unprecedented heatwave in late January, air temperatures reached 50°C in inland South Australia. Days of ...
Life on Earth may have learned to breathe oxygen long before oxygen filled the skies. MIT researchers traced a key ...
Sediments from Scotland hint that ocean-atmosphere interactions continued more than 600 million years ago despite widespread ice.