Ecosystems

More Stories in Ecosystems

  1. Animals

    This tree is number one for cloud forest mammals going number two

    The strangler fig is a keystone species in the tropics, providing food and shelter, and a place to poop for 17 different mammal species.

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  2. Animals

    Secrets of the Bees zooms in on life in a hive

    A new documentary available on Disney+ and Hulu appeals to our sense of wonder to highlight why bees need saving.

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  3. Microbes

    How warming is shifting microbial worlds

    Climate change is affecting microbes, and that has implications for all life on Earth.

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  4. Animals

    Sharks are ingesting drugs in the Bahamas

    Nearly one third of sharks studied near the Bahamas’ Eleuthera Island were found to have caffeine, painkillers and other drugs in their bloodstreams.

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  5. Animals

    How tracking golden eagles in Nevada revealed a desert ‘death vortex’

    Something is stopping Dry Lake Valley’s golden eagles from reproducing and killing raptors that fly in to fill the void.

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  6. Ecosystems

    Food chains in Caribbean coral reefs are getting shorter

    Shorter food chains could mean reefs are less able to weather changes in food availability, threatening an already vulnerable ecosystem.

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  7. Paleontology

    Fossilized vomit reveals 290-million-year-old predator’s diet

    The regurgitated material from before the time of dinosaurs provides a rare window into the feeding habits of a prehistoric hunter.

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  8. Life

    There’s life beneath the snow, but it’s at risk of melting away

    An array of animals and plants survive winter in the subnivium, nature’s igloo. But climate change is threatening this hidden seasonal ecosystem.

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  9. Animals

    In a Quebec park, a science game brings predator-prey dynamics to life

    Results show that players’ choices echo predator-prey patterns seen in wildlife, though scientists stress the limits of the analogy.

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