Desertification is accelerating under climate change, threatening biodiversity, food security, and human wellbeing across the Mediterranean Basin, southern Europe, and the Middle East. Water scarcity ...

This Research Topic explores the impact of emerging contaminants – such as microplastics and novel synthetic compounds – on soil ecosystems, with a focus on ...

A research paper just published in Science China Life Sciences reveals how microbes and soil properties respond to drought ...

A recent study quantifies the impact of biodiversity loss on ecological functions by tracking energy flows within them. It found that declines in birds and small mammals have led to a significant ...

Brazilian researchers have developed an index that can measure the health of mangrove soils at different stages. When applied to degraded, restored, and preserved areas, the index revealed that ...

Urban parks are a vital component of urban ecosystems and provide distinctive habitats for soil microorganisms. Yet ...

4/14/25 (LAPost.com) — A colossal iceberg named A-84 – comparable in size to Chicago – calved from the George VI Ice Shelf on Jan. 13, unveiling a seafloor area previously concealed for decades. This ...

Pollinators are animals that help to transport pollen from one location to another in the plant reproduction process.

Wildlife biologists used a novel technique to trace the movement of carbon through Arctic and boreal forest food webs and found that climate warming resulted in a shift from plant-based food webs to ...

Foreword / by Jeffrey A. Gordon -- Preface -- Chapter 1. Bird ecosystem services : economic ornithology for the 21st century / Christopher J. Whelan, Çağan H. Şekercioğlu, and Daniel G. Wenny -- ...