This collection encompasses studies exploring the role of gut microbiota, omics analyses, and biomarkers in various disease ...

A new study from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) estimates 10% of insect species on Barro Colorado Island ...

A research team led by Prof. Li Yuqiang from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER) of the Chinese ...

The unique architecture of some ball-like plants high in trees in Fiji lets violent ants live peacefully and feed the plant with valuable droppings.

Amy Giannetto and her daughter, Isabella, 9, are planning to “rewild" their yard next spring to create an ecosystem to ...

The creatures were found in the ocean's deepest trench zone, where documentation of such marine communities is exceptionally rare.

When I first saw this vegetation, I thought I was on another planet. It was all so different. … Not just the architecture of ...

When sunlight hits clouds or other atmospheric particles, it scatters and becomes diffuse light. Unlike direct sunlight, diffuse light can reach deeper into shaded plant canopies, where plants ...

Plants have evolved different strategies to manage their water use, but soil moisture models have mostly neglected this until now. Researchers at UC Santa Barbara and San Diego State University sought ...

On June 23 the ESA released the mission’s first images, which showcase its unique capability to peer through dense vegetation to study our planet’s forests and other ecosystems as never before.

(Image credit: Future) There are thousands of different smart home brands but for the most part, you’ll be using one of three ecosystems to add, configure and control all of your smart devices.

These bespoke approaches can’t be readily applied to multiple, unrelated ecosystems. In order to predict the future beyond tipping points, across a multitude of ecosystems and relying on limited data, ...