In dryland ecosystems, increased environmental stress often triggers a change from a uniform vegetation cover to patchy ...

Opportunities to Use Remote Sensing in Understanding Permafrost and Related Ecological Characteristics summarizes a workshop convened by the National Research Council to explore opportunities for ...

Researchers at the Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute propose a new view of cancer based on spatial hallmark ecosystems and its evolution during cancer progression. This conceptual framework ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—With a new understanding of past life on the planet through fossils, a Mississippi State biological sciences faculty member is helping researchers better predict Earth’s future.

Rapid changes in climate in the polar regions are causing observable ecological impacts of various types and degrees of severity at all ecosystem levels. Even larger changes and more significant ...

Swansea University provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. Microbial communities – vast ecosystems teeming with millions of different cells from different species – play a fundamental ...

As global marine biodiversity faces increasing threats from climate change, pollution, and overfishing, understanding the complex dynamics of ocean ecosystems is more urgent than ever. The ...

Researchers have published new findings on how leaf-eating insects affect forest ecosystems worldwide. Researchers are aware of how large herbivores cycle nutrients in forests. They know much less, ...