A new study led by Jochen Knies from the iC3 Polar Research Hub has found worrying signs that climate change may be ...

In recent years, the Hawaiian Islands have faced a silent invasion that threatens their delicate ecosystems. The introduction ...

Pioneering research led by the University of Bristol has repurposed a gene-editing tool to help shed light on the true ...

In a first-of-its-kind study, Yale researchers were able to create a global map of butterfly diversity “hot-spots.” These ...

W hen Mount St Helens erupted in 1980, the resulting lava, ash, and debris turned the landscape barren for miles around. It ...

New research revealed the remarkable chemical diversity of substances exuded by coral reefs and demonstrated that thousands ...

Industrial fishing removes large amounts of nutrients like carbon and phosphorus. This disrupts marine food webs.

The newly-discovered phylum, CSP1-3, is just a small part of the diverse ecosystem that is the Critical Zone. “This zone ...

A new study has investigated how the relationship between mean annual precipitation (MAP) and grassland biomass changes when one or more nutrients are added. The authors show that precipitation and ...

Bacteria play key roles in degrading organic matter, both in the soil and in aquatic ecosystems. While most bacteria digest large molecules externally, allowing other community members to share and ...

Scientists have discovered a new phylum of microbes in the Earth's Critical Zone, an area of deep soil that restores water quality. Ground water, which becomes drinking water, passes through where ...