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Macrotermes termites
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Poison toilet paper reveals how termites help rainforests resist drought
Novel use of poisoned toilet paper rolls and teabags led to discovery that termites help tropical forests resist droughts.
By Yao-Hua Law | 2:00pm, January 10, 2019
beaver swimming
Feature | Ecosystems
Beavers are engineering a new Alaskan tundra
By Sid Perkins | 9:00am, November 28, 2018
mammoth, mastodon, and gomphothere
Feature | Ecosystems
How mammoths competed with other animals and lost
By Alexandra Witze | 12:30pm, November 13, 2018
mayfly swarm
The Science Life | Ecosystems
Confused mayflies wreak havoc on a Pennsylvania bridge
By Claire Porter | 8:00am, September 16, 2018
Everglades from above
Feature | Ecosystems
A freshwater, saltwater tug-of-war is eating away at the Everglades
By Carolyn Gramling | 9:00am, August 20, 2018
shallow reef
News | Ecosystems
Shallow reef species may not find refuge in deeper water habitats
By Leah Rosenbaum | 3:21pm, July 19, 2018
booby chick
News | Ecosystems
Bird poop helps keep coral reefs healthy, but rats are messing that up
By Leah Rosenbaum | 1:02pm, July 11, 2018
a painted lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui) resting on vegetation
The –est | Ecosystems
Each year painted lady butterflies cross the Sahara — and then go back again
By Leah Rosenbaum | 7:00am, June 20, 2018
truck driving on road
Science Ticker | Ecosystems
Treating roads with oil and gas wastewater may spread harmful pollution
By Laurel Hamers | 5:49pm, May 30, 2018
Geologist Alia Lesnek
News in Brief | Ecosystems
The first Americans could have taken a coastal route into the New World
By Bruce Bower | 2:00pm, May 30, 2018
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