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An ecosystem refers to all living and nonliving features of a particular physical location. This includes living organisms as well as non living things, like weather, that interact with one another.
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JUL 11, 2020Earth & The Environment
Australia is losing its seagrass. That’s according to a new report released by marine scientists at the Centre for ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 06, 2020Earth & The Environment
Soil scientist Karen Vaughan from the University of Wyoming knows how to classify a soil well. There’s a science t ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 30, 2020Earth & The Environment
Research published in Frontiers in Marine Science paper describes the discovery of a soft coral garden in the waters off ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 30, 2020Plants & Animals
Many scientists have taken note of the rapid decline many of the world species, and several have declared that Earth's s ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 19, 2020Earth & The Environment
Following the failure of the 10-year plan for conserving biodiversity to reach its 2020 goals, a team of scientists has ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 18, 2020Chemistry & Physics
It's a story that sounds way too familiar: scientists find a chemical to kill weeds and increase crop production, th ...Written By: Daniel DuanJUN 16, 2020Earth & The Environment
Plastics and microplastics are certainly not recent developments in ocean pollution. However, scientists continue to inv ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUN 16, 2020Earth & The Environment
Research published in the journal Conservation Letters highlights the importance of considering land-use history when ev ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 11, 2020Earth & The Environment
New research categorizing certain landscapes as “disturbance refugia” shines a light on an important ecologi ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 08, 2020Earth & The Environment
The ocean remains largely unexplored, and the ocean’s twilight zone is of key interest to researchers. Named for t ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUN 08, 2020Earth & The Environment
According to new research from Northumbria University, England, nearly 13,000 metric tons of microfibers are released in ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUN 08, 2020Earth & The Environment
Today is World Oceans Day! According to the United Nations, World Oceans Day has been celebrated since 1992 and was desi ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUN 06, 2020Microbiology
It's estimated that an astonishing 75% of emerging pathogens that infect people are zoonotic - they originate in animals ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 05, 2020Plants & Animals
Today is World Environment Day, and this year’s theme is biodiversity. As defined by the United Nations (UN), biod ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUN 05, 2020Earth & The Environment
A new study published in the journal Science reports grim news for mangroves: until humans drastically reduce greenhouse ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 28, 2020Chemistry & Physics
New research published in the journal Industrial Engineering and Chemical Research describes the development of a smart ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 26, 2020Earth & The Environment
When Antarctica comes to mind, the imagery probably includes a vast, frozen, and barren landscape. However, red and gree ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAY 24, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Since it was developed, researchers have modified and applied the CRISPR gene editing technology in many different ways.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 22, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Corals are immobile animals, and coral reefs are considered to be the most diverse ecosystems in the sea.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 21, 2020Earth & The Environment
Hydrology researchers have banded together with environmental engineers and remote sensing specialists to develop a deep ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 08, 2020Earth & The Environment
Did you hear the story of a fungus meeting algae, and they took a lichen to each other? Well, apparently it’s a pr ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 07, 2020Earth & The Environment
Many research projects have examined climate change’s impact on sea ice and glaciers. However, shorefast ice, whic ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAY 04, 2020Earth & The Environment
Research published recently in Nature Communications offers a new tool to predict ocean acidity years in the future. Whi ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 30, 2020Earth & The Environment
Microplastics—the often microscopic plastic particles resulting from the breakdown of large plastic items or mater ...Written By: Tiffany Dazet
JUL 11, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Australia is losing its seagrass. That’s according to a new report released by marine scientists at the Centre for
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 06, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Soil scientist Karen Vaughan from the University of Wyoming knows how to classify a soil well. There’s a science t
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 30, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Research published in Frontiers in Marine Science paper describes the discovery of a soft coral garden in the waters off
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 30, 2020
Plants & Animals
Many scientists have taken note of the rapid decline many of the world species, and several have declared that Earth's s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 19, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Following the failure of the 10-year plan for conserving biodiversity to reach its 2020 goals, a team of scientists has
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 18, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
It's a story that sounds way too familiar: scientists find a chemical to kill weeds and increase crop production, th
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JUN 16, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Plastics and microplastics are certainly not recent developments in ocean pollution. However, scientists continue to inv
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUN 16, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Research published in the journal Conservation Letters highlights the importance of considering land-use history when ev
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 11, 2020
Earth & The Environment
New research categorizing certain landscapes as “disturbance refugia” shines a light on an important ecologi
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 08, 2020
Earth & The Environment
The ocean remains largely unexplored, and the ocean’s twilight zone is of key interest to researchers. Named for t
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUN 08, 2020
Earth & The Environment
According to new research from Northumbria University, England, nearly 13,000 metric tons of microfibers are released in
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUN 08, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Today is World Oceans Day! According to the United Nations, World Oceans Day has been celebrated since 1992 and was desi
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUN 06, 2020
Microbiology
It's estimated that an astonishing 75% of emerging pathogens that infect people are zoonotic - they originate in animals
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 05, 2020
Plants & Animals
Today is World Environment Day, and this year’s theme is biodiversity. As defined by the United Nations (UN), biod
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUN 05, 2020
Earth & The Environment
A new study published in the journal Science reports grim news for mangroves: until humans drastically reduce greenhouse
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 28, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
New research published in the journal Industrial Engineering and Chemical Research describes the development of a smart
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 26, 2020
Earth & The Environment
When Antarctica comes to mind, the imagery probably includes a vast, frozen, and barren landscape. However, red and gree
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAY 24, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Since it was developed, researchers have modified and applied the CRISPR gene editing technology in many different ways.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 22, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Corals are immobile animals, and coral reefs are considered to be the most diverse ecosystems in the sea.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 21, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Hydrology researchers have banded together with environmental engineers and remote sensing specialists to develop a deep
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 08, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Did you hear the story of a fungus meeting algae, and they took a lichen to each other? Well, apparently it’s a pr
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 07, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Many research projects have examined climate change’s impact on sea ice and glaciers. However, shorefast ice, whic
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAY 04, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Research published recently in Nature Communications offers a new tool to predict ocean acidity years in the future. Whi
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 30, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Microplastics—the often microscopic plastic particles resulting from the breakdown of large plastic items or mater
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet