Ecosystems

Elephants boost carbon storage by trampling and grazing on small trees Art Konovalov/Shutterstock Animals may enable many ecosystems to store…

An alien invasion capable of triggering catastrophic changes is underway across North America. At least 70 imported earthworm species have…

Scientists looking to uncover the mysteries of the underwater world have more valuable information at their fingertips thanks to an…

Since 2009, the Cambridge Conservation Initiative has coordinated an annual horizon scan, a well-established method for predicting which threats, changes,…

In the frigid seas halfway between mainland Norway and the North Pole, two types of animals browse the palatable vegetation…

Re-establishing plantings of trees, grasses and other vegetation is essential for restoring degraded ecosystems, but a new survey of almost…