The forests of northern Europe provided Tim Christophersen with his first education. As a child in rural Germany he followed his grandfather, a forest ranger, on long walks among the trees. Fishing ...

The Mekong River flows through some of Southeast Asia’s most ecologically rich landscapes. Dense forests, wetlands, and riverbanks support a wide range of plant and animal life. Travel along this ...

Bromeliad ecosystems represent unique, naturally occurring microcosms that accumulate water and detritus within their rosettes, providing essential aquatic habitats in tropical forests. These ...

MINNEAPOLIS — In Minnesota, beavers have long been considered a nuisance, thanks to their uncanny ability to gnaw trees and construct dams that sometimes clog culverts, raise lake levels or flood ...

From both inside and outside of the negotiating hall at the UN Convention on Biological Diversity COP16, held in Cali, Colombia, mapping, monitoring and reporting on ecosystems have been a focal point ...

The Government of the Union of Comoros today launched a major new climate resilience initiative backed by a US $10 million ...

For decades, ecologists have puzzled over a mystery: Why do some natural habitats get overrun by invasive species while others seem to repel outside threats? In a classic 1958 book on the subject, the ...

Viruses in wetland soil play a more important role than previously understood and could even be indicators of ecosystem ...

The COP30 climate summit is taking place in the Brazilian Amazon – the most biodiverse place on the planet. This pivotal location highlights the reality: we cannot solve the climate crisis without ...

From the driest deserts to the lushest forests, ecosystems are networks of life where organisms and the environment interact. In this episode of Crash Course Botany, we’ll explore how plants function ...

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