Emily Rhode is a science writer, communicator, and educator with over 20 years of experience working with students, scientists, and government experts to help make science more accessible and engaging ...

Ecosystems and biodiversity are the basis of life on Earth. The services they provide—such as food, clean water, pure air, protection, and climate stability—are essential for human health, well-being, ...

From planting a tree to making space for pollinators, there are simple things you can do to support biodiversity that underpins our societies.

An ecosystem is normally defined as a complex of all living (plants, animals, microorganisms) and non-living (soil, climate) components interacting as a functional unit in a certain area. Each ...

In 2001, CSU researchers established four intensive study areas in Yellowstone to test the effects of reduced browsing by fencing and increased water availability by creating simulated beaver dams. In ...

As ecosystems degrade at an alarming rate, humanity must find new ways to value the natural world so it isn’t lost forever. Some economists and environmentalists say that to protect nature, we must ...

Dying coral reefs, rainforests transforming into savannas, grasslands turning into deserts – these are ecosystem “tipping points”, boundary lines we’re desperate not to cross. In dynamic systems ...

A food web is a detailed interconnecting diagram that shows the overall food relationships between organisms in a particular environment. The simplest explanation is that food webs are "who eats whom" ...

The loss of biodiversity—which means the decline in the richness and variety of plants and animals in the natural ecosystem—has emerged as a severe new risk for investors. The World Economic Forum’s ...