Soil ecosystem more resilient when land is managed sustainably, finds study
Compared to intensive land use, sustainable land use allows better control of underground herbivores and soil microbes. As a ...
7-year study reveals plastic fragments from all over the globe are rising rapidly in the North Pacific Garbage Patch
A study published in Environmental Research Letters reveals that centimeter-sized plastic fragments are increasing much ...
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Extensive Land Management Boosts Soil Resilience
Researchers studied the effects of intensive and extensive land use on soil biodiversity in cropland and grassland.Based on a media release by Leipzig ...
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Tiny worm makes for big evolutionary discovery
The history of a major animal group, composed of millions of species of insects, arachnids, and nemotodes, has been elusive -- until now. A team has now identified the oldest known ecdysozoan in the ...
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Ecological Security and Ecological Disasters: Defining the Fields and Applications for the Future Environmental Resilience and Conservation
The idea of ecological security, where large-scale environmental impacts are communicated as a threat to functioning ecosystems and human systems, has been around for many decades. Likewise, as ...
Human composting offers an environmentally friendly alternative to burial and cremation. Here's how it works.
Tom Harries, CEO and founder of Earth Funeral, explains the process of being turned into soil in about 30 days — and how your ...
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Stray DNA is all around us. It could revolutionize conservation
Environmental DNA harvested from the ocean, land and air can help scientists monitor wildlife. The challenge is figuring out how to interpret this eDNA.