We are told the natural world is ‘breaking down’. But forests don’t work like aeroplanes or human hearts ...

If you don’t know what to look for at Crowberry Bog, you’re liable to miss something miraculous, ecologist Joe Rocchio says over the squish squish of his boots through peat on a gray May morning.

From a biological perspective, it is important for scientists and the general public to understand that organisms do interact with their environment; in this sense, it often incorporates the terms ...

A global cross-disciplinary team of scientists led by UNSW Sydney researchers has developed the first comprehensive classification of the world’s ecosystems across land, rivers and wetlands, and seas.

The common platform heralds a new era of global conservation and management policy applications. A global cross-disciplinary team of scientists led by UNSW Sydney researchers has developed the first ...

Around the world, rainforests are becoming savanna or farmland, savanna is drying out and turning into desert, and icy tundra is thawing. Indeed, scientific studies have now recorded "regime shifts" ...

New study reveals the physical remains of plants and animals that shape entire ecosystems continue to influence the ...

Death casts a shadow over life, not only for people but also other animals, plants and entire ecosystems. In some ways, the ...