Plants play a huge role in shaping Earth’s climate. Through photosynthesis, they pull carbon dioxide (CO₂) out of the air.

Many of the planet’s most consequential ecological changes don’t come with viral footage or easy villains. They unfold ...

When it comes to climate, what happens in the Arctic doesn't stay in the Arctic. The effects of Arctic warming are a ...

A recent study from researchers at the University of Toulouse has revealed a fascinating insight into the origins of life on ...

Ecosystems can temporarily bounce back when common ant species disappear. Other species may step in to perform similar roles.

Four hundred million tonnes of plastic waste are produced every year worldwide. More than seven billion tonnes have been ...

An earthworm is a terrestrial annelid invertebrate that belongs to the Lumbricidae family. Earthworms derive their name from ...

A new study reveals that changes in plant life played a crucial role in accelerating major climate shifts during the Late ...

Two recent studies published in Biological Conservation and Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, led by researchers from the ...

The fossils of Ravjaa ishii were unearthed in the Baynshire Formation, one of the Gobi Desert's fossil-rich ancient rock layers. The discovery was made during a joint expedition in 2019 by researchers ...

The ecologist Douglas Tallamy says your landscape can help manage the watershed, support pollinators, bolster a viable food web and sequester carbon.

An asteroid at the end of the Cretaceous Period ended the dinosaurs, but earlier smaller extinctions dramatically set the ...