Ecosystems News
January 29, 2025
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Jan. 28, 2025 — Researchers unveil a new map and classification system that will help protect the unique plants and animals of Earth's most remote and fragile ...
Jan. 28, 2025 — Studies determine how prey density affects African wild dogs and ...
Jan. 27, 2025 — New research reveals how resident algae altered the genome of these fabled sea creatures, allowing them to access more ...
Jan. 27, 2025 — Relatives of the llama are dropping dung as they venture into higher elevations in the Andes Mountains, providing a nutrient-rich environment for life to thrive despite glacier ...
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Jan. 29, 2025 — New research highlights the benefits of combining existing long-term plankton monitoring programs and emerging technologies in monitoring the health of our ...
Jan. 27, 2025 — Effective management of phosphorus is needed to curb the rise of harmful algal blooms. Few studies have explored how algal biomass, especially blue-green algae, can be used to create materials that ...
Jan. 27, 2025 — One would think that a volcano was not the most hospitable place for living organisms. However, the Borealis Mud Volcano, at 400 m water depth, acts as a sanctuary for a number of marine ...
Jan. 24, 2025 — Researchers have identified an unknown family of microbes uniquely adapted to the waterlogged, low-oxygen conditions of tropical peatlands in Peru's ...
Jan. 24, 2025 — Researchers use genomic data to study the decline in genetic diversity in the Amazon Basin, particularly in Brazil Nut trees. The research uses genomic data to understand this keystone species' ...
Jan. 22, 2025 — Scientists can now identify the most harmful pollutants present in UK waters that are having the biggest impact on biodiversity thanks to pioneering ...
Jan. 23, 2025 — Shallow coastal waters are hotspots for methane emissions, releasing significant amounts of this potent greenhouse gas into the atmosphere and contributing to global warming. This new research ...
Jan. 21, 2025 — Marine scientists highlights the complex interplay between heat stress, disease onset and coral mortality. They found that 66 percent of the colonies ...
Jan. 19, 2025 — Ecologists have identified significant ecological risks associated with the release of hybrid groupers into Hong Kong's coastal waters, a practice ...
Jan. 17, 2025 — Salt pollution from road deicing salts threatens freshwater ecosystems and urban green infrastructure. New research on salt-tolerant plants like cattails highlights their potential role in mitigating ...
Earlier Headlines
Jan. 16, 2025 — Increasingly common since 1980, persistent multi-year droughts will continue to advance with the warming climate, warns a new study. This publicly available forty-year global quantitative inventory ...
Jan. 16, 2025 — New research reveals that drought and increased temperatures in a CO2-rich climate can dramatically alter how grasslands use and move water. The study provides the first experimental demonstration of ...
Jan. 16, 2025 — In an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary study, an international team examined the social risks for Arctic regions associated with thawing permafrost. They identified five key risks related to ...
Jan. 15, 2025 — A new study shows distinct effects of neonicotinoid pesticide exposure in different bumble bee body parts, explaining why pesticides have diverse harmful effects and highlighting the need for more ...
Jan. 15, 2025 — Methane from the destroyed Nord Stream pipelines spread over a large part of the southern Baltic Sea and remained for several ...
Jan. 14, 2025 — Beneath sandy beaches, microbes filter chemicals from groundwater and safeguard ocean health. A new study reveals that sneaker waves provide a lens to explore the impending impacts of sea level rise ...
Jan. 14, 2025 — Life on the Great Barrier Reef is undergoing big changes in the face of climate change and other human-caused pressures, a new study reveals. From food security to controlling seaweed and even making ...
Jan. 10, 2025 — To help rare elkhorn corals survive in Florida waters, coral researchers should place them in shallow ocean locations with fast currents, scientists explained in a recent ...
Jan. 9, 2025 — A research team has carried out the most comprehensive assessment to date of how logging and conversion to oil palm plantations affect tropical forest ecosystems. The results demonstrate that logging ...
Jan. 9, 2025 — Tracking coyote movement in metropolitan areas shows the animals spend lots of time in natural settings, but a study suggests the human element of city life has a bigger impact than the environment ...
Jan. 6, 2025 — Scientists say the frozen remnants of an ancient forest discovered 600 feet above the modern tree line on the Beartooth Plateau may portend possible changes for the alpine ecosystem if the climate ...
Jan. 6, 2025 — 2024 was another year of record-breaking temperatures, driving the global water cycle to new climate extremes and contributing to ferocious floods and crippling droughts, a new report shows. The ...
Jan. 6, 2025 — In the Arctic, the old, multiyear ice is increasingly melting, dramatically reducing the frequency and size of pressure ridges. These ridges are created when ice floes press against each other and ...
Jan. 3, 2025 — A new study presents what is believed to be the oldest known example in the fossil record of an evolutionary arms race. These 517-million-year-old predator-prey interactions occurred in the ocean ...
Dec. 23, 2024 — Climate change impacts not only life on land but also the largely unexplored deep-sea ecosystem, home to unique and largely unexplored fauna. Deep-sea animals, which have adapted to stable and ...
Dec. 20, 2024 — Despite their reputation as buzzing nuisances, flies serve a critical role as some of the Earth's most prolific pollinators -- and new research suggests they are increasingly at risk due to ...
Dec. 19, 2024 — Communities up and down the West Coast of the United States can expect atmospheric rivers to evolve as the climate warms. But residents in Southern California will see much different changes than ...
Dec. 19, 2024 — California's native wildflowers are being smothered by layers of dead, invasive grasses. A new study shows that simply raking these layers can boost biodiversity and reduce fire ...
Dec. 19, 2024 — A new study examines the correlation between fish yield and live coral habitats. Researchers analyzed the yields of nine fisheries dependent on Australia's Great Barrier Reef from 2016 to 2020. ...
Dec. 18, 2024 — Andean bears carefully select the best foraging locations and plants to maximize nutrition and avoid livestock, according to a new ...
Thursday, January 16, 2025
- The Megadroughts Are Upon Us
- How Climate Change May Alter Hydrology of Grassland Ecosystems
- Thawing Permafrost Threatens Up to Three Million People in Arctic Regions
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
- Pesticide Impacts on Bees More Complex Than Expected
- Nord Stream Methane Spread Across the Southern Baltic Sea
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
- Beach Guardians: How Hidden Microbes Protect Coastal Waters in a Changing Climate
- Great Barrier Reef Fish Evidence Suggests Shifts in Major Global Biodiversity Patterns
Friday, January 10, 2025
Thursday, January 9, 2025
- Don't Write Off Logged Tropical Forests -- Converting to Oil Palm Plantations Has Even Wider Effects on Ecosystems
- Dense Human Population Is Linked to Longer Urban Coyote Survival
Monday, January 6, 2025
- Ice Patches on Beartooth Plateau Reveal How Ancient Landscape Differed from Today's
- Climate Extremes in 2024 'wreaking Havoc' On the Global Water Cycle
- Marked Decrease in Arctic Pressure Ridges
Friday, January 3, 2025
Monday, December 23, 2024
Friday, December 20, 2024
Thursday, December 19, 2024
- Changes in Store for Atmospheric Rivers
- An Inexpensive Fix for California's Struggling Wildflowers
- New Study Highlights the Correlation Between Live Corals and Fishing Yields
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
- Conserving High-Elevation Grasslands in Peru Is Key to Protect Andean Bears
- Living in the Deep, Dark, Slow Lane: Insights from the First Global Appraisal of Microbiomes in Earth's Subsurface Environments
- Phytochromes: The 'eyes' That Enable Microalgae to Find Their Way in the Depths
- Giant Virus Encodes Key Piece of Protein-Making Machinery of Cellular Life
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
Monday, December 16, 2024
Friday, December 13, 2024
Thursday, December 12, 2024
- As Wildfires Intensify, Prolonged Exposure to Pollution Linked to Premature Death
- How the Dirt Under Our Feet Could Affect Human Health
- Surveys Show Full Scale of Massive Die-Off of Common Murres Following the 'warm Blob' In the Pacific Ocean
- Researchers Reveal Key Factors Behind Japan's Plastic Waste Removal Rates in Rivers
- Botanists Name Beautiful New Species of 'lipstick Vine' From the Philippine Rainforest
- Water and Forests in Southern US
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
- Seals Strategically Scoot Around the Seas on Icebergs
- AI Predicts That Most of the World Will See Temperatures Rise to 3°C Much Faster Than Previously Expected
- Human Disruption Is Driving 'winner' And 'loser' Tree Species Shifts Across Brazilian Forests
Monday, December 9, 2024
- Biodiversity at Risk in Most Rainforests
- Virtual Fences Are a Pollinator-Friendly Option for Ranchlands
- New Ocean Predator Discovered in the Atacama Trench
Friday, December 6, 2024
- Record-Low Antarctic Sea Ice Can Be Explained and Forecast Months out by Patterns in Winds
- How Do Marine Food Webs Respond to Increasing Alkalinity?
Thursday, December 5, 2024
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
- The Amazon Rainforest as a Cloud Machine: How Thunderstorms and Plant Transpiration Produce Condensation Nuclei
- After Decades of Plantation Agriculture, Coconut Palms Dominate Over Half of Pacific Atoll Forests
- Lifesaver for Wild Bees: The Importance of Quarries
- Swelling Streams -- Climate Change Causes More Sediment in High-Mountain Rivers
- Insects Wearing Two Hats Solve Botanical Mystery
Tuesday, December 3, 2024
- Ocean Density Identified as a Key Driver of Carbon Capture by Marine Plankton
- Can Plastic-Eating Bugs Help With Our Microplastic Problem?
- Ecosystems: New Study Questions Common Assumption About Biodiversity
- Countdown to an Ice-Free Arctic: New Research Warns of Accelerated Timelines
- Microfiber Plastics Appear to Tumble, Roll and Move Slowly in the Environment
Monday, December 2, 2024
- Climate Change Could Bring More Severe Bacterial Infections, Including in Corals
- Warming Temperatures May Shrink Wetland Carbon Sinks
Friday, November 29, 2024
- Satellite Evidence Bolsters Case That Climate Change Caused Mass Elephant Die-Off
- Strategies for Safe and Equitable Access to Water: A Catalyst for Global Peace and Security
- The Melting of Greenland: A Climate Challenge With Major Implications for the 21st Century
Thursday, November 28, 2024
Wednesday, November 27, 2024
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
Monday, November 25, 2024
Friday, November 22, 2024
Thursday, November 21, 2024
- Fewer Than 7% of Global Hotspots for Whale-Ship Collisions Have Protection Measures in Place
- Environmental Impacts of Plastics: Moving Beyond the Perspective on Waste
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
- Research Highlights the Pressures Human Activities Place on Tropical Marine Ecosystems
- Mixed Forests Reduce the Risk of Forest Damage in a Warmer Climate
- Researchers Catalog the Microbiome of US Rivers
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
- Vultures and Artificial Intelligence(s) as Death Detectors: High-Tech Approach for Wildlife Research and Conservation
- Climate Change Threatens Rare Temperate Rainforests
Monday, November 18, 2024
- Some Trees Can Acclimate to Changing Temperatures
- Modeling and Analysis Reveals Technological, Environmental Challenges to Increasing Water Recovery from Desalination
- New Model Can Help Understand Coexistence in Nature
- Keeping the Lights on and the Pantry Stocked: Ensuring Water for Energy and Food Production
- Tree Islands Restore Nature in Oil Palm Plantations
- New Research Explores Volcanic Caves, Advancing the Search for Life on Mars
Friday, November 15, 2024
Thursday, November 14, 2024
- Diverse and Diverging Demands on Forests in Germany
- Frog Populations Once Decimated by Disease Mount a Major Comeback
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
- Climate Change Threatens Key Ocean Plankton Groups
- Pioneering Research Shows Sea Life Will Struggle to Survive Future Global Warming
- More Evidence That Europe's Ancient Landscapes Were Open Woodlands: Oak, Hazel and Yew Were Abundant
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
- Facing the Wind: How Trees Behave Across Various Forest Settings and Weather Events
- Sleep Is No Light Matter for Bees
- 'Drowning' Mangrove Forests in Maldives Signal Global Coastal Threat
- First Amber Find on the Antarctic Continent
- Novel Machine Learning Techniques Measure Ocean Oxygen Loss More Accurately
Monday, November 11, 2024
Friday, November 8, 2024
- Nanoparticle Bursts Over the Amazon Rainforest
- Deep Ocean Clues to a Million-Year-Old Ice Age Puzzle Revealed in New Study
Thursday, November 7, 2024
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
Monday, November 4, 2024
- Satellite Imagery May Help Protect Coastal Forests from Climate Change
- Small Reductions to Meat Production in Wealthier Countries May Help Fight Climate Change, New Analysis Concludes
- Reconstructing Ancient Climate Provides Clues to Climate Change
- Domino Effect in the Amazon Region
Friday, November 1, 2024
- Scientists Examine How Wastewater Practices in Florida Keys Impact Water Quality
- Microplastics Increasing in Freshwater, Directly Related to Plastic Production