To determine the health of an ecosystem, observe the birds that live there, as they are the barometers of habitat health.

Climate change and greenhouse gas emissions have been highly political issues since the terms went mainstream nearly three decades ago. Despite scientists and researchers warning world leaders that a ...

Keystone species play an outsized role in the ecosystem, affecting the natural balance in ways that cannot easily be replaced.

How long would it take for the world's largest rainforest to burn down? If we don't do anything to stop it, we'll soon find out. The Amazon rainforest creates 20% of the Earth's oxygen. It's home to ...

Too often, public health is treated as if it exists in a bubble, concerned only with people. But our survival is tied to the health of every other ecosystem: animals, plants, microbes, and the ...

Marine scientists have discovered a troubling phenomenon in the world’s oceans as blue whale vocalizations have dropped dramatically over the past decade. The alarming decline, documented through ...

A new study published in the journal One Earth reveals that the way ecosystems collapse—abruptly or gradually—may depend on internal complexity, much like how magnetic materials behave under stress.

Every part of the swamp, from its largest predator to its smallest insect, contributes to keeping the system in balance. ” — Milton Walker Jr. MARRERO, LA, UNITED ...

A new study published in the journal One Earth reveals that the way ecosystems collapse—abruptly or gradually—may depend on internal complexity, much like how magnetic materials behave under stress.