And because this is one of the lowest tides this August, the water has drawn back like a curtain to expose an ecosystem ...

Smithsonian researchers study the ocean and freshwater ecosystems around the world. Using collections, SCUBA, submersibles, and more we ask questions about marine biodiversity, coastal ecosystems, ...

The rich resources of Pacific kelp forests helped humans populate the Americas. Now depleted by as much as 95 percent, they ...

All over the world, ecosystems are threatened. From forests and drylands to farmlands and lakes, natural spaces on which humanity’s existence depends are reaching a tipping point. According to ...

Our new research suggests the Antarctic Circumpolar Current will be 20% slower by 2050 as the world ... rich waters around Antarctica, it plays a crucial role in the Antarctic ecosystem.

Increasing recognition of the value and importance of wetland ecosystems over the last century led to the creation of laws, regulations, and plans to restore and protect wetlands around the world.

it seeks to understand the vital connections between plants and animals and the world around them. Ecology also provides information about the benefits of ecosystems and how we can use Earth’s ...

But few people have any idea of the unimaginable diversity that swims below the surface of the world’s freshwater ecosystems or how critical these undervalued and overlooked freshwater fishes are to ...

Alhough they cover only around 6 per cent of the ... and are Earth’s most threatened ecosystem. In just 50 years — since 1970 — 35% of the world’s wetlands have been lost.