Hawaii Island residents are invited to discuss how best to preserve the fragile coral ecosystems of Kahalu‘u Bay. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in partnership with the Hawaii County Department of ...

When people think about habitats on Earth, they likely picture forests, oceans or grasslands. Few think to look up. Yet the lower atmosphere, or troposphere, may be the largest habitat on the planet.

Soils store more carbon than the atmosphere and vegetation combined, with soil microorganisms playing the main role. As a ...

Plant species can fulfill different functions within an ecosystem, even if they are closely related to each other. This surprising conclusion was reached by a global analysis of around 1.7 million ...

On a special episode (first released on August 13, 2025) of The Excerpt podcast: 'Freakosystems' are novel ecosystems where native and invasive species mix. What do these wild wonders reveal about the ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. The Global Ecosystems Atlas is a tool that aims to serve as an open-source repository for data on all the ecosystems in the world. Developed by the ...

Media and tech companies are creating all-encompassing digital ecosystems that bundle entertainment with broader consumer services. Shutter Speed/Unsplash I’ve always been fascinated by ...

The kelp forest is my favorite ecosystem on Earth. I first began diving into these nearshore waters off the California coast three years ago. Shortly after, I began taking my camera down with me to ...