Ecosystems News
June 9, 2024
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June 6, 2024 — Limited understanding of basic ocean processes is hindering progress in marine carbon dioxide removal, with the on-going commercialization of some approaches 'premature and misguided'. Scientists now ...
June 6, 2024 — Tropical forests store a third of the world's carbon in their wood and soils. However, their future as a carbon sink has been uncertain. Scientists have long wondered whether nutrient-poor tropical ...
June 4, 2024 — Thirty by thirty. It's an ambitious answer to growing calls for protecting more of our planet's surface. The goal is to conserve 30% of the Earth's oceans, lands and freshwaters by 2030. While this ...
June 6, 2024 — What species live in this coral reef, and are they healthy? Chemical clues emitted by marine organisms might hold that information. But in underwater environments, invisible compounds create a ...
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June 3, 2024 — New research has found evidence that fresh water on Earth, which is essential for life, appeared about four billion years ago -- five hundred million years earlier than previously ...
June 4, 2024 — A new study offers first-time insights into three emerging climate innovations to safeguard or increase the carbon naturally captured by ocean and coastal ecosystems: rapid interventions to save the ...
June 4, 2024 — Giant viruses found on the Greenland ice sheet probably regulate the growth of snow algae on the ice by infecting them. Knowing how to control these viruses could help us reduce the rate of ...
June 4, 2024 — Declining snowfall is changing the seasonal patterns of streamflow throughout the Northern hemisphere boosting chances of water shortages in the ...
June 3, 2024 — A new scientific model is giving researchers an unprecedented, global look at the activities of clams, worms, and other invertebrate animals that burrow at the bottom of the ...
June 3, 2024 — A new proposal has emerged in response to the November 2021 floods that swept Sumas Prairie in the Fraser Valley, British Columbia, causing mass evacuations and millions in damages. Instead of ...
May 31, 2024 — The fjords on Sweden's west coast act as effective carbon traps regardless of whether the bottom water is oxygen-rich or ...
May 30, 2024 — Research has led to a new tool for forecasting coral disease that could help conservationists step in at the right times with key interventions. Ecological forecasts are critical tools for conserving ...
May 30, 2024 — Team utilizes advanced statistical techniques to project the future groundwater depletion ...
May 29, 2024 — The team used machine learning to map nearly 30 million acres of United States cropland abandoned since the 1980s, creating a tool that could guide ...
Earlier Headlines
June 4, 2024 — A 15-year period ending in 2020 that included a marine heat wave and a sea star wasting disease epidemic saw major changes in the groups of organisms that live along the rocky shores of the Pacific ...
May 30, 2024 — Humans may be accelerating the rate at which organic matter decomposes in rivers and streams on a global scale, according to a new study. That could pose a threat to biodiversity in waterways around ...
May 30, 2024 — A great armada entered the North Atlantic, launched from the cold shores of North America. But rather than ships off to war, this force was a fleet of icebergs. And the havoc it wrought was to the ...
May 29, 2024 — Antibiotics prevent snails from forming new memories by disrupting their gut microbiome -- the community of beneficial bacteria found in their ...
May 29, 2024 — Researchers involved in cataloguing the world's plant species are hunting for answers as to what makes some groups of plants so successful. One of their major goals is to predict more accurately ...
May 29, 2024 — 62% of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) designated to protect rare migratory fish species are outside of their core habitats, according to a new modeling ...
May 29, 2024 — Persistent overuse of water and long-term drought has depleted the Colorado River and highlighted the need for a comprehensive understanding of how waters are allocated and used to develop effective ...
May 28, 2024 — A team of scientists has used artificial intelligence (AI) to map the activities of seafloor invertebrate animals, such as worms, clams and shrimps, across all the oceans of the ...
May 23, 2024 — Water scarcity will intensify with climate and socioeconomic change, disproportionately impacting populations located in the Global ...
May 22, 2024 — A new study predicts future climate change impacts could disrupt the krill-heavy diet that humpback whales in the southern hemisphere ...
May 22, 2024 — As much as 70 percent of California was covered by wildfire smoke during parts of 2020 and 2021, according to a new ...
May 21, 2024 — To achieve global biodiversity targets, conservationists and governments must prioritize the establishment and effective management of large, interconnected protected areas with high ecological ...
May 21, 2024 — The diversity and ecological functionality of bird communities in tropical agroforestry systems are shaped by the surrounding landscape, in particular the extent and composition of the ...
A Rise in Sea Urchins and Related Damage to Kelp Forests Impacts Oregon's Gray Whales and Their Food
May 21, 2024 — A recent boom in the purple sea urchin population off the southern Oregon Coast appears to have had an indirect and negative impact on the gray whales that usually forage in the region, a new study ...
May 20, 2024 — A new study shows that climate change has led to decreased pollen production from plants and less pollen diversity than previously thought, which could have a significant impact on food ...
May 20, 2024 — Variations in water quality can impact the development of the visual system of one species of African fish, suggests a new ...
May 20, 2024 — Groundbreaking research has provided new insight into the tectonic plate shifts that create some of the Earth's largest earthquakes and ...
May 20, 2024 — Scientists have found that the record-low levels of sea ice around Antarctica in 2023 were extremely unlikely to happen without the influence of climate change. This low was a one-in-a-2000-year ...
May 17, 2024 — The basis of the marine food web in the Arctic, the phytoplankton, responds to heatwaves much differently than to constantly elevated temperatures. This has been found by the first targeted ...
May 17, 2024 — A new commentary paper puts forth a transformative solution to the unsustainable reliance on fossil resources by the chemical industry: catalysis to leverage sustainable waste resources, ushering the ...
Tuesday, June 4, 2024
Thursday, May 30, 2024
- People Are Altering Decomposition Rates in Waterways
- Historic Iceberg Surges Offer Insights on Modern Climate Change
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
- Antibiotic Pollution Disrupts the Gut Microbiome and Blocks Memory in Aquatic Snails
- What Makes Some Plant Groups So Successful?
- Marine Protected Areas Don't Line Up With Core Habitats of Rare Migratory Fish, Finds New Research
- Research to Uncover the Impact of Water Use in the Colorado River Basin
Tuesday, May 28, 2024
Thursday, May 23, 2024
Wednesday, May 22, 2024
- Future Climate Impacts Put Whale Diet at Risk
- Smoke Covered 70% of California During Biggest Wildfire Years
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
- Conservation of Nature's Strongholds Needed to Halt Biodiversity Loss
- Regional Differences in Bird Diversity in Agroforestry Systems
- A Rise in Sea Urchins and Related Damage to Kelp Forests Impacts Oregon's Gray Whales and Their Food
Monday, May 20, 2024
- The Impacts of Climate Change on Food Production
- Cloudy Waters Causes African Fish to Develop Bigger Eyes
- Subduction Zone Splay Faults Compound Hazards of Great Earthquakes
- Record Low Antarctic Sea Ice 'extremely Unlikely' Without Climate Change
Friday, May 17, 2024
- How Heatwaves Are Affecting Arctic Phytoplankton
- Can We Revolutionize the Chemical Industry and Create a Circular Economy? Yes, With the Help of Catalysts
- Zombie Cells in the Sea: Viruses Keep the Most Common Marine Bacteria in Check
- Ancient Arachnid from Coal Forests of America Stands out for Its Spiny Legs
Thursday, May 16, 2024
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
- From Roots to Resilience: Investigating the Vital Role of Microbes in Coastal Plant Health
- Scientists Want to Know How the Smells of Nature Benefit Our Health
- Climate Change Is Most Prominent Threat to Pollinators
- Penalties for Dropping out of Ecosystem Services Incentive Programs Should Equal Lost Environmental Benefits
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
- Mosaic Grassland Landscapes Are the Most Beneficial
- How Wildfires Change Soil Chemistry
- Century of Statistical Ecology Reviewed
Monday, May 13, 2024
Friday, May 10, 2024
Thursday, May 9, 2024
- Transformation of Ocean Management Is Underway
- Ocean Biodiversity Work Needs Improvement
- Saturated Soils Could Impact Survival of Young Trees Planted to Address Climate Change
- Rapid Oyster Reef Restoration Gives Hope for Repairing the Sea
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
- Human Activity Is Making It Harder for Scientists to Interpret Oceans' Past
- Climate Resilience Strategies in Urban, Rural Areas
- Scientists Find Ancient, Endangered Lamprey Fish in Queensland, 1400 Km North of Its Previous Known Range
- Limited Adaptability Makes Freshwater Bacteria Vulnerable to Climate Change
Friday, May 3, 2024
Thursday, May 2, 2024
- New Eco-Friendly Lubricant Additives Protect Turbine Equipment, Waterways
- For Microscopic Organisms, Ocean Currents Act as 'expressway' To Deeper Depths
- Human Activity Is Causing Toxic Thallium to Enter the Baltic Sea, According to New Study
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
- Climate Change and Mercury Pollution Stressed Plants for Millions of Years
- Low-Intensity Grazing Is Locally Better for Biodiversity but Challenging for Land Users, a New Study Shows
Monday, April 29, 2024
Thursday, April 25, 2024
- Climate Change Could Become the Main Driver of Biodiversity Decline by Mid-Century
- The Longer Spilled Oil Lingers in Freshwater, the More Persistent Compounds It Produces
- Deer Are Expanding North, and That's Not Good for Caribou
- Unveiling the Lionfish Invasion in the Mediterranean Sea
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
- Hurricanes Jeopardize Carbon-Storing New England Forests
- Diversity and Productivity Go Branch-in-Branch
- How Parasites Shape Complex Food Webs
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
- Warming Climate Is Putting More Metals Into Colorado's Mountain Streams
- Laser-Treated Cork Absorbs Oil for Carbon-Neutral Ocean Cleanup
- Tropical Fish Are Invading Australian Ocean Water
Friday, April 19, 2024
- Lemur's Lament: When One Vulnerable Species Stalks Another
- Surf Clams Off the Coast of Virginia Reappear -- And Rebound
Saturday, April 20, 2024
Thursday, April 18, 2024
- Fourteen Years After the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill, Endemic Fishes Face an Uncertain Future
- Marine Microbial Populations: Potential Sensors of the Global Change in the Ocean
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
- East Coast Mussel Shells Are Becoming More Porous in Warming Waters
- Understanding Climate Warming Impacts on Carbon Release from the Tundra
- How Soil Microbes Survive in Harsh Desert Environments
- Unique Field Study Shows How Climate Change Affects Fire-Impacted Forests
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
- Coral Reef Microbes Point to New Way to Assess Ecosystem Health
- Researchers Shine Light on Rapid Changes in Arctic and Boreal Ecosystems
- Florida Wildlife Corridor Eases Worst Impacts of Climate Change
Monday, April 15, 2024
Friday, April 12, 2024
Thursday, April 11, 2024
- Tropical Coral-Infecting Parasites Discovered in Cold Marine Ecosystems
- Mapped: 33 New Big Game Migrations Across American West
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
- Ants in Colorado Are on the Move Due to Climate Change
- New Approach Needed to Save Australia's Non-Perennial Rivers
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
- 'Teacher Toads' Can Save Native Animals from Toxic Cane Toads
- Impact of Climate Change on Marine Life Much Bigger Than Previously Known
- Humans Can Increase Biodiversity, Archaeological Study Shows
- Humans Converted at Least 250,000 Acres of Estuaries to Cities, Farms in Last 35 Years
- A Natural Touch for Coastal Defense
Monday, April 8, 2024
- Deep Parts of Great Barrier Reef 'insulated' From Global Warming -- For Now
- Boreal Forest and Tundra Regions Worst Hit Over Next 500 Years of Climate Change, Study Shows
Friday, April 5, 2024
Thursday, April 4, 2024
- Ocean Floor a 'reservoir' Of Plastic Pollution
- What Four Decades of Canned Salmon Reveal About Marine Food Webs
- 'Diverse' Agriculture Benefits People and the Environment at the Same Time
- Shy Sea Anemones Are More Likely to Survive Heatwaves
- New Method Reveals Hidden Activity of Life Below Ground
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
- Out of the Park: New Research Tallies Total Carbon Impact of Tourism at Yellowstone
- For Mining in Arid Regions to Be Responsible, We Must Change How We Think About Water
- Plant-Based Plastic Releases Nine Times Less Microplastics Than Conventional Plastic
- Groundbreaking Research in Groundwater's Role in Ecosystem Sustainability
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
- Scientists' Urgent Call: End Destruction and Forge a Just, Sustainable Future
- Older Trees Help to Protect an Endangered Species
Monday, April 1, 2024
Thursday, March 28, 2024
- Manganese Plays a Surprising Role in Soil Carbon Sequestration
- New Approach to Monitoring Freshwater Quality Can Identify Sources of Pollution, and Predict Their Effects