ecosystem

Climate change may be leading to shifts in the communities of sea life beneath an Antarctic ice shelf.

Data gathered by satellites circling Earth since 1997 come together in a breathtaking time lapse of our dynamic planet.

Sponges may be simple creatures, but they basically ruled the world some 445 million years ago, after the Ordovician mass extinction, a new study finds.

Hawaii's ecosystems are under scientific scrutiny this month.

Wilderness areas around the world have experienced catastrophic declines over the last two decades, with one-tenth of global wilderness lost since the 1990s, according to a new study.

Getting peed on is a good thing, at least for coral reefs, scientists have found.

The fear of predators may have a surprisingly strong impact on the behavior of their prey, creating cascade effects throughout the food chain.

When black bears attack ant nests in a Rocky Mountain meadow, they help a native plant, rabbitbrush, grow better and produce more seeds.

With no small amount of irony, the tables have turned with research discovering that we need whales for a healthy marine ecosystem, or at least their poop.