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Coccolithophores, tiny planktonic architects of Earth’s climate, capture carbon, produce oxygen, and leave behind geological ...

Discover the breathtaking 112-million-year-old creatures and plants preserved in Ecuadorian amber, offering a rare glimpse ...

The 2008 film Wall-E depicted Earth as a post-apocalyptic wasteland with nothing on it but the abandoned remnants of human ...

October International Coccolithophore Day their crucial role in regulating the planet’s carbon balance, producing oxygen, and ...

Scientists announced the Biodiversity Cell Atlas project to map every cell type across all eukaryotic life on Earth.

Sometime before 520 million years ago, animal life began to flourish as never before. The small shells, worms and even sponge ...

Urban trees are essential to the health of cities and their residents: they cool neighborhoods, filter pollution from the air ...

Uncover the truth about invasive species. New research questions long-held beliefs about their role in ecosystems and conservation.

And most of all, their digestive system and their teeth can render invasive plant seeds unviable. So, unlike other animals, ...

Tiny poops are supposed to sink to the seafloor, locking away carbon. But scientists have found that warm spells are ...

Researchers developed the benchmark for the Planetary Health Check in 2009. It revolves around the concept of planetary boundaries and outlines what humans need to do to avoid overburdening the planet ...