Ants and humans represent approximately the same amount of biomass on our planet. Together with other social insects, ants make up a third of the entire animal…
Researchers of SECORE International (USA, Germany), the University of Amsterdam (Netherlands) and the Carmabi Marine Research Station (Curaçao) have for the…
The influence of wildfire smoke on ozone levels during summer months in the United States is not well understood. CSU atmospheric science researchers took a…
In the water above natural oil seeps in the Gulf of Mexico, where oil and gas bubbles rise almost a mile to break at the surface, scientists have discovered…
“It is well known that the acidification of our oceans causes the degradation of coral reefs and disturbs the production of the calcareous shells of important…
“These changes in air quality patterns aren't random,” said Bryan Duncan, an atmospheric scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt,…
Tiny plastic particles smaller than five millimeters, so-called microplastics, are found in almost all waterbodies these days. They occur as intermediate…
Researchers from the Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Ecology (ZMT) have conducted measurements in a densely populated river basin in India. Besides…
But what if the ecosystems of the world take their various forms because plant “decisions” make them that way? A new theory presented by Princeton University…
Current El Niño conditions in the Pacific Ocean have created high water temperatures that are seriously damaging coral reefs, including those on Christmas…
If a small crustacean does not grow properly, this can affect its reproduction. And if it is no longer able to move normally, it cannot flee from predators or…
A new study from the University of Exeter, published in the journal Ecology Letters, found that phytoplankton – microscopic water-borne plants – can rapidly…
For over one hundred years, the distribution of different sizes of trees in forests has been one of the core attributes recorded by foresters and ecologists…
By applying DNA sequencing and related tools, molecular ecologists can collaborate with other ecologists, especially in the fields of species distribution…
Animals produce methane during the digestion process – some more than others. Currently, around 20 percent of the world’s methane emissions stem from…
In the world as a whole, surface solar radiation has increased since 1990, although in China, it has decreased.
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