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Published Epiphytes, amazing plants like moss and bromeliads found in trees, face growing threats



Epiphytes, plants such as orchids and mosses that grow in trees, draw nutrients from the air and cre...
Published Mitigating climate change through restoration of coastal ecosystems - Mitigating Climate Change through Restoration of Coastal Ecosystems



Researchers are proposing a novel pathway through which coastal ecosystem restoration can permanentl...
Published Scientists investigate the evolution of animal developmental mechanisms, show how some of Earth's earliest animals evolved - Scientists Investigate the Evolution of Animal Developmental Mechanisms: How Some of Earth's Earliest Animals Evolved



Lacking bones, brains, and even a complete gut, the body plans of simple animals like sea anemones a...
Published Study shows how biodiversity of coral reefs around the world changes with depth - Study Shows How Biodiversity of Coral Reefs Around the World Changes with Depth


Dramatic differences between shallow and mesophotic reefs stress the importance of studying--and con...
Published Coral disease tripled in the last 25 years. Three-quarters will likely be diseased by next century - Coral Disease Tripled in the Last 25 Years: A Looming Crisis for Our Oceans



Research suggests warming temperatures will see nearly 80 per cent of coral in reefs diseased in the...
Published New research reveals extreme heat likely to wipe out humans and mammals in the distant future - New Research Predicts Extreme Heat Could Eradicate Humans and Mammals in the Distant Future



A new study shows unprecedented heat is likely to lead to the next mass extinction, akin to when the...
Published Most of world's salt marshes likely to be underwater by 2100, study concludes - Most of World's Salt Marshes Likely to be Underwater by 2100, Study Concludes


Salt marshes are some of the most biologically productive ecosystems on Earth. They play an outsized...
Published Algae in Swedish lakes provide insights to how complex life on Earth developed - Algae in Swedish Lakes Provide Insights to How Complex Life on Earth Developed



By studying green algae in Swedish lakes, a research team has succeeded in identifying which environ...
Published Plant roots fuel tropical soil animal communities - Plant Roots Fuel Tropical Soil Animal Communities


A research team has shed new light on the importance of plant roots for below-ground life, particula...
Published World's biggest cumulative logjam, newly mapped in the Arctic, stores 3.4 million tons of carbon - World's Biggest Cumulative Logjam in the Arctic Stores 3.4 Million Tons of Carbon



Throughout the Arctic, fallen trees make their way from forests to the ocean by way of rivers. Those...
Published Adapting to hypoxia: Zooplankton influence the efficiency of the biological carbon pump in the Humboldt Current off Peru



Marine organisms play a crucial role in the global carbon cycle. Phytoplankton absorb carbon dioxide...
Published how far can the wind can carry a plant's seeds? New model



Playing an essential foundational role in an ecosystem, plants contribute to the well-being of human...
Published African smoke over the Amazon - African Smoke Over the Amazon: A Threat to the Rainforest



Up to two-thirds of the soot above the central Amazon rainforest originates in Africa. Researchers d...
Published Raining cats and dogs: Global precipitation patterns a driver for animal diversity



A team has identified several factors to help answer a fundamental ecological question: why is there...
Published With discovery of roundworms, Great Salt Lake's imperiled ecosystem gets more interesting



Biologists announce the discovery of numerous species of roundworm in the highly saline waters of Gr ...
Published Slash-and-burn agriculture can increase forest biodiversity, researchers find



The slash-and-burn agriculture practiced by many Indigenous societies across the world can actually...
Published The heat is on: Scientists discover southern Africa's temps will rise past the rhinos' tolerance



Southern Africa contains the vast majority of the world's remaining populations of both black and wh...
Published Forest, stream habitats keep energy exchanges in balance, global team finds



Forests and streams are separate but linked ecosystems, existing side by side, with energy and nutri...
Published Controlling root growth direction could help save crops and mitigate climate change



Scientists have determined how the well-known plant hormone ethylene is crucial in controlling the a...
Published Humans' ancestors survived the asteroid impact that killed the dinosaurs - **Humans' Ancestors Survived the Asteroid Impact that Killed the Dinosaurs**



A Cretaceous origin for placental mammals, the group that includes humans, dogs and bats, has been r...