Fossil evidence from the Denver Basin indicates a significant fungal bloom after the Cretaceous-Paleogene mass extinction.

Micro/nanoplastics (MNPs), plastic particles and fibers with sizes ranging from nanometers (≥ 1 nm) to micrometers (≤ 5 mm) have become emerging environmental pollutants and are widely distributed ...

Wind does more than sway trees. It also plays an important role in determining an ecosystem's water-use efficiency—defined as ...

A new review argues that Earth is undergoing functional saturation, where land ecosystems are losing ecological capacity ...

CapeNature reported that 174 terrestrial ecosystems in South Africa’s Western Cape are under threat, while hundreds of plant species face extinction risks.

Pt. 1: Context. The ecosystem concept. Earth's climate system -- Pt. 2: Mechanisms. Terrestrial water and energy balance. Carbon input to terrestrial ecosystems. Terrestrial production processes.

Researchers have discovered an exceptionally preserved fossil site in Massachusetts that provides a rare glimpse into terrestrial life from over 300 million years ago. The findings, published in ...

Deep beneath the rocky slopes of Portugal, in a hidden world of air-filled gaps between stacked stones, scientists have ...

Authors James Stegen, Amy J. Burgin, Michelle H. Busch, Joshua B. Fisher, Joshua Ladau, Jenna Abrahamson, Lauren Kinsman-Costello, Li Li, Xingyuan Chen, Thibault ...