/topic/ecosystem/ Science news and science articles from 91av Thu, 09 Jul 2026 09:43:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 242057827 /article/2528456-the-last-ditch-plan-to-save-coral-reefs-from-utter-destruction/?utm_campaign=RSS|NSNS&utm_content=ecosystem&utm_medium=RSS&utm_source=NSNS Tue, 09 Jun 2026 15:00:22 +0000 /?post_type=article&p=2528456

]]> 2528456 /article/2519003-the-shocking-fossils-that-show-t-rex-wasnt-the-king-of-the-dinosaurs/?utm_campaign=RSS|NSNS&utm_content=ecosystem&utm_medium=RSS&utm_source=NSNS Tue, 24 Mar 2026 16:00:41 +0000 /?post_type=article&p=2519003 2519003 /article/2489893-what-would-it-take-to-rebuild-economics-around-the-natural-world/?utm_campaign=RSS|NSNS&utm_content=ecosystem&utm_medium=RSS&utm_source=NSNS Wed, 30 Jul 2025 18:00:00 +0000 http://mg26735540.500 2489893 /article/2489892-earths-extraordinary-deep-biosphere-is-our-next-great-frontier/?utm_campaign=RSS|NSNS&utm_content=ecosystem&utm_medium=RSS&utm_source=NSNS Wed, 30 Jul 2025 18:00:00 +0000 http://mg26735540.400 2489892 /article/2473517-in-the-city-anyone-can-be-a-naturalist-explorer/?utm_campaign=RSS|NSNS&utm_content=ecosystem&utm_medium=RSS&utm_source=NSNS Wed, 26 Mar 2025 18:00:00 +0000 http://mg26535362.300 2473517 /article/2442747-mangrove-forests-celebrated-in-stunning-photographs/?utm_campaign=RSS|NSNS&utm_content=ecosystem&utm_medium=RSS&utm_source=NSNS Wed, 07 Aug 2024 18:00:00 +0000 http://mg26335030.200 These elegant and serene photos pay homage to a vital yet diminishing ecosystem: mangrove forests. The shots are some of the top entries in this year’s , telling the story of the beauty, diversity and fragility of mangrove trees, which grow in salty, coastal waters – in stark contrast to most other trees. Shown above is a dramatic photograph of a central strip of mangroves flanking the brilliant blue coast of the United Arab Emirates. Taken by photographer Ammar Alsayed Ahmed, the image was highly commended in the competition’s Mangroves & Landscapes category. The top spot in this category was won by another of Alsayed Ahmed’s shots, which shows a gracefully winding river (shown above). The golden clumps of mangrove trees dotted along its length highlight the verdancy these forests bring to the area. Unfortunately, this isn’t the case for an increasing number of mangrove forests worldwide. Despite being biodiversity hotspots and significant carbon stores that help offset climate change, mangroves are under threat from factors like logging, aquaculture and water pollution, in turn threatening the wildlife and people that depend on them. These include species like lemon sharks, a juvenile pair of which feature in Jillian Morris’s entry (pictured above), taken in the Bahamas and highly commended in the Mangroves & Underwater category. Lemon sharks spend the first few years of their lives in mangrove “nurseries” and are one of the many marine species that dwell there. In Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, an ambitious project to plant and restore coastal mangroves is underway. The  is part of a nationwide effort to plant 100 million mangrove trees by 2030 across the UAE. In 2023 alone, it distributed over six million seeds using specially adapted drones.]]> 2442747 /article/2432008-why-viewing-cancer-as-an-ecosystem-could-lead-to-better-treatments/?utm_campaign=RSS|NSNS&utm_content=ecosystem&utm_medium=RSS&utm_source=NSNS Wed, 22 May 2024 15:00:00 +0000 http://mg26234921.900 2432008 /article/2430759-how-an-audacious-sonic-survey-could-help-revive-damaged-rainforests/?utm_campaign=RSS|NSNS&utm_content=ecosystem&utm_medium=RSS&utm_source=NSNS Mon, 13 May 2024 16:00:00 +0000 http://mg26234911.300 2430759 /article/2420178-engineers-are-diverting-mississippi-river-to-restore-louisianas-coast/?utm_campaign=RSS|NSNS&utm_content=ecosystem&utm_medium=RSS&utm_source=NSNS Fri, 08 Mar 2024 11:00:35 +0000 /?post_type=article&p=2420178 2420178 /article/2416765-what-a-trip-to-far-flung-islands-taught-me-about-protecting-our-oceans/?utm_campaign=RSS|NSNS&utm_content=ecosystem&utm_medium=RSS&utm_source=NSNS Wed, 14 Feb 2024 18:00:00 +0000 /?post_type=article&p=2416765 2416765