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Ecosystem
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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MAR 30, 2018Earth & The Environment
Sandhill Cranes are categorized as climate threatened in Audubon's climate report.Written By: Julia TraversMAR 21, 2018Videos
Scientists spend a lot of their time studying ecosystems above the water, but John Pohlman and David Brankovits have bee ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 21, 2018Earth & The Environment
Can you imagine the world without the Amazon rainforest? It’s an image that none of us want to see, and yet the re ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 18, 2018Space & Astronomy
The Sun is the closest star to our planet, so it’s not surprising to learn that astronomers study it as frequently ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 17, 2018Microbiology
It’s estimated that by 2050, there will be almost 10 billion people on the planet, and they will all need to be fe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 16, 2018Earth & The Environment
Want to save the bees? Stop cutting your lawn. According to a new study published in Biological Conservation, suburban r ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 13, 2018Earth & The Environment
It’s no news that microplastics are invading our oceans and through biomagnification, our food chains. But a recen ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 12, 2018Videos
Thousands of animals are considered "endangered" species, and it seems like more are being added to that list with each ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 12, 2018Plants & Animals
Poaching is a widespread issue affecting elephants in Central Africa, but a new paper published in the journal Conservat ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 06, 2018Earth & The Environment
You may have heard about carbon finance schemes. They’re systems set up to incentivize keeping trees in the ground ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 25, 2018Earth & The Environment
In early January one of the largest oil spills in decades occurred in the East China Sea after an oil tanker and another ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 22, 2018Technology
These fabrics could be employed as antimicrobial hospital uniforms or other medical-use textiles.Written By: Julia TraversFEB 19, 2018Chemistry & Physics
Coral reefs are diverse underwater ecosystems that are home to 25% of all marine life on Earth. Their welling being has ...Written By: Daniel DuanFEB 07, 2018Earth & The Environment
An earthquake is usually associated with destruction and devastation, not new life. But last month’s quake that st ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 06, 2018Plants & Animals
Ask anyone what a Venus flytrap is, and most will reply with a brief description of a carnivorous plant that eats unsusp ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 06, 2018Genetics & Genomics
What was probably an accident at a pet store has perhaps led us to the plot of a terrible movie: mutant crayfish are poi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 26, 2018Microbiology
Researchers have discovered a family of viruses that seem to have an essential role in maintaining ocean health.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 16, 2018Plants & Animals
A new study published in the journal Marine Ecology Progress Series by researchers from the University of Miami undersco ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 15, 2018Earth & The Environment
An Iranian oil tanker that crashed into a Hong Kong-registered vessel on January 7 has been ablaze since and has now sun ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 08, 2018Space & Astronomy
Renewed interest in the Moon has become rather evident as of late. Not only do Russia and the United States share the co ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 07, 2018Earth & The Environment
To add another problem to ocean life, on top of plastic waste and overfishing, let’s introduce dead zones! Dead zo ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 05, 2018Earth & The Environment
Secretary of the interior, Ryan Zinke, has the responsibility of protecting our country’s national parks and monum ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 02, 2018Plants & Animals
Scientists fear the worst for Jamaican habitats as an invasive tree species called Pittosporum undulatum (more colloquia ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 01, 2018Earth & The Environment
Everyone loves a good Caribbean getaway, especially with the cold-streak that some of us up North are having. But how mu ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 30, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Sandhill Cranes are categorized as climate threatened in Audubon's climate report.
Written By:
Julia Travers
MAR 21, 2018
Videos
Scientists spend a lot of their time studying ecosystems above the water, but John Pohlman and David Brankovits have bee
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 21, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Can you imagine the world without the Amazon rainforest? It’s an image that none of us want to see, and yet the re
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 18, 2018
Space & Astronomy
The Sun is the closest star to our planet, so it’s not surprising to learn that astronomers study it as frequently
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 17, 2018
Microbiology
It’s estimated that by 2050, there will be almost 10 billion people on the planet, and they will all need to be fe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 16, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Want to save the bees? Stop cutting your lawn. According to a new study published in Biological Conservation, suburban r
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 13, 2018
Earth & The Environment
It’s no news that microplastics are invading our oceans and through biomagnification, our food chains. But a recen
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 12, 2018
Videos
Thousands of animals are considered "endangered" species, and it seems like more are being added to that list with each
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 12, 2018
Plants & Animals
Poaching is a widespread issue affecting elephants in Central Africa, but a new paper published in the journal Conservat
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 06, 2018
Earth & The Environment
You may have heard about carbon finance schemes. They’re systems set up to incentivize keeping trees in the ground
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 25, 2018
Earth & The Environment
In early January one of the largest oil spills in decades occurred in the East China Sea after an oil tanker and another
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 22, 2018
Technology
These fabrics could be employed as antimicrobial hospital uniforms or other medical-use textiles.
Written By:
Julia Travers
FEB 19, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
Coral reefs are diverse underwater ecosystems that are home to 25% of all marine life on Earth. Their welling being has
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
FEB 07, 2018
Earth & The Environment
An earthquake is usually associated with destruction and devastation, not new life. But last month’s quake that st
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 06, 2018
Plants & Animals
Ask anyone what a Venus flytrap is, and most will reply with a brief description of a carnivorous plant that eats unsusp
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 06, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
What was probably an accident at a pet store has perhaps led us to the plot of a terrible movie: mutant crayfish are poi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 26, 2018
Microbiology
Researchers have discovered a family of viruses that seem to have an essential role in maintaining ocean health.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 16, 2018
Plants & Animals
A new study published in the journal Marine Ecology Progress Series by researchers from the University of Miami undersco
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 15, 2018
Earth & The Environment
An Iranian oil tanker that crashed into a Hong Kong-registered vessel on January 7 has been ablaze since and has now sun
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 08, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Renewed interest in the Moon has become rather evident as of late. Not only do Russia and the United States share the co
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 07, 2018
Earth & The Environment
To add another problem to ocean life, on top of plastic waste and overfishing, let’s introduce dead zones! Dead zo
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 05, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Secretary of the interior, Ryan Zinke, has the responsibility of protecting our country’s national parks and monum
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 02, 2018
Plants & Animals
Scientists fear the worst for Jamaican habitats as an invasive tree species called Pittosporum undulatum (more colloquia
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 01, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Everyone loves a good Caribbean getaway, especially with the cold-streak that some of us up North are having. But how mu
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan