Ecosystems which have never been seen before are being accidentally created by humans. They offer a stark look into the ...

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, ...

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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 ...

New research examined coral restoration projects worldwide to calculate what it would actually cost to bring back what’s ...

They found animal and marine life as deep as nearly 4,300 feet. The species in the newly discovered ecosystem include ...

She’s worried that, like so many ecosystems around the world, they may be heading toward a much more dramatic, much more permanent disappearing act. So she, along with many, many collaborators ...

In common with many island ecosystems around the world, alien invasive species are the most important immediate threat to the ecology of Gough and Inaccessible Islands. House Mice were introduced to ...

Mounting scientific evidence indicates that native plants provide a far more complete set of vital services to our ecosystems ...

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.