Creating new scientific models of plankton is "critical" to understanding the scale of global climate change, a new paper ...

Road ecology, the scientific study of how road networks impact ecosystems, presents a perfect opportunity for community ...

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Not much attention is paid to plankton because these creatures are usually hidden from sight. They are mostly microscopic in size and live in aquatic environments, but human lives are intricately ...

A recently published study in the journal BioScience reveals that endangered longleaf pine ecosystems—among North America's ...

The bold question-askers at What If explore what happens when humans dump 3.5 billion tons of trash into the deep ocean.

This dramatic shrinking is the phenotypic manifestation of a change to the cod genome that’s been brought on by overfishing. That’s the message from a new study that has demonstrated, for the first ...

Envision Resilience will bring its place-based, multi-university design studio to Bath and Harpswell, Maine, this fall.

Researchers studying the ancient reptiles found high levels of mercury, a potent neurotoxin. Their discovery — reported in the June issue of the journal Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry — not ...

It’s summer and the city is buzzing with pollinators—many of which are in decline. The Parks Department and local nonprofits ...

The Philippines is blessed with rich biological diversity, including endemic species of flora and fauna. Did you know that its coastal and marine ecosystems boast of a diverse array of coral species, ...