Ecosystem engineers are plants or animals that create, modify or maintain habitats. As Joshua Larsen, an associate professor at the University of Birmingham, explains, beavers are a perfect example of ...

Just as the human body serves as a habitat for bacteria and other microbes, diverse, tiny organisms known as protists host their own microbiomes.

Scientists from Scripps Institution of Oceanography descended thousands of meters where they likely discovered dozens of new animal species. Creatures flourish where methane gas seeps into the ocean ...

Urban fires pose particular threats to marine ecosystems. Debris and toxins released from the fires can damage kelp forests and lead to destructive algal blooms that snuff out ocean life. Now that Los ...

Lancaster, PA, Mar. 15--Another large layoff might be looming at the Lancaster floor plant of Armstrong World Industries, threatening an estimated 175 jobs, according to the Lancaster New Era.

Researchers who discovered “dark oxygen” on the ocean floor are planning a new project ... That’s unusual, as oxygen is typically produced by plants through photosynthesis.

The film would be a sequel to George Clooney and Brad Pitt's ‘Ocean’s 13,’ which arrived in 2007. By Mia Galuppo Film Writer The latest film in the heist movie franchise is expected to see ...

“Many non-native species can propagate fire faster than native plants,” says David Acuña ... claims from 2019 about “raking the forest floor” that resurfaced on social media during ...

Languages: English. Deep-sea researchers have launched a groundbreaking project to investigate "dark oxygen"—a form of oxygen produced in total darkness on the ocean floor. The initiative ...

As well as helping species and plants in the oceans, these marine protected areas ... but this should be expanded to include areas of the ocean floor that are currently ignored, such as carbon-intense ...

Acres of a willowy green plant called eelgrass ... They scar eelgrass beds as the chains drag along the sea floor. Globally, nearly 30% of seagrass habitat has vanished since the 1800s, according ...