What Is Climate Change Causing
Day-to-day, weather varies depending on factors like region, elevation, temperature, precipitation, wind flow and time of year. But in the…
Arctic Zone
A study, “Plastic Pollution in the Arctic” reports that Arctic wildlife regularly ingest, become entangled in, or be smothered by…
Effects of Plastic On the Ocean
An article titled, “The Fundamental Links Between Climate Change and Marine Plastic Pollution”, describes the interactive relationship between climate change…
Amphibians In Yellowstone
A new study published in the science journal Ecology Indicators highlights how environmental changes in Yellowstone National Park are leading…
Freshwater and Climate Change
Freshwater systems provide usable water for human consumption, technological development, and agriculture, while also serving as habitats for aquatic species.…
Climate Change Affecting Animals
A new review published in Ecology Letters, a peer-reviewed scientific journal, assessed seabird and marine mammals’ responses to climate change…
Is Fungi Prokaryotic or Eukaryotic
As counter intuitive as it seems, fungi appear to have striking resemblances to animal organisms. Fungi have a true nucleus,…
Types of Interactions Between Species
Competition Competition (-,-) is an interaction in which organisms of two or more species use the same resource. Any given…
Cowspiracy Facts
While fisheries generate food and profit, they could do much more harm than good for underwater ecosystems. The film Cowspiracy…
Rainforests
Rainforest ecosystems are inhabited by more plant and animal species than any other terrestrial ecosystem. As the planet’s oldest living…
The Ocean Twilight Zone
The twilight zone is a layer of water depth that is penetrated by significantly less light than what can be…
Why Are Whales Important
A new study published in Nature sheds light on the roles whales play in marine ecosystems. Baleen whales are the…