Underground fungi absorb up to a third of our fossil fuel emissions
5 June 2023
Researchers estimate that plants transfer more than 13 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide each year to mycorrhizal fungi, which grow around their roots
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US desert grassland collapse is linked to changes in the Pacific Ocean
17 May 2023
Researchers have discovered a long-standing connection between temperatures in the Pacific Ocean and the health of arid grasslands in the US Southwest – but climate change seems to have broken it
Geoengineering the seas could be catastrophic for marine life
19 April 2023
Proposed methods of removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere by increasing the alkalinity of seawater using minerals such as basalt could severely affect the availability of nutrients in the deep ocean
Great Pacific Garbage Patch hosts stable community of coastal animals
17 April 2023
Arthropods and molluscs dwelling on plastic and other rubbish in the middle of the Pacific Ocean seem to be part of a new type of ecological community inadvertently created by humans
Ecologists are infecting trees with fungi to make them age prematurely
14 March 2023
Many species depend on the cavities inside veteran trees, but such spaces are in short supply. Researchers are exploring ways to make young trees old before their time
Urban Jungle review: The new challenge of cities teeming with life
8 March 2023
New York contains more species than Yosemite National Park, and Australian cities have more endangered species per unit area than non-urban regions. Ben Wilson's book explores living in harmony with nature before it bites back
Reef fish are more placid around islands infested with invasive rats
5 January 2023
Around rat-infested tropical islands in the Indian Ocean, jewel damselfish change their behaviour because the algae they eat is less nutritious
Some individual animals are really lazy. How do they get away with it?
14 December 2022
Biologists who track animals often find there is one individual that sits around doing nothing for days at a time. How do these slackers survive?
Tropical forests ravaged by logging can still have thriving ecosystems
14 December 2022
Logged forests in Borneo have more abundant birds and mammals than pristine forests, showing that conservationists should still try to protect these habitats
Gliding sensors inspired by floating seeds will biodegrade after use
29 November 2022
A biodegradable glider based on the seeds of the Javan cucumber, which float for long distances, could be used to monitor the environment without leaving polluting e-waste
