Cave ecosystems thrive in the dark. What happens when tourists light them up?
In Belize’s Actun Tunichil Muknal cave, a sacred Maya site, plants grow in darkness, sparking concerns about how tourism affects its fragile ecosystem.
The Cool Down on MSN1y
What are native plants, and why are they so crucial to our ecosystems?
An ecosystem is a complex and interactive community of living plants, animals, and a non-living environment. Native plants ...
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Climate change is making plants less nutritious − that could already be hurting animals that are grazers
Rising carbon dioxide levels in the air are making plants grow larger and faster, but diluting their nutritional content.
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21 U.S. Animals, Plants Declared Extinct
All food and most medicines come directly from plants and animals. Species also form the building blocks of ecosystems, which purify air and water, pollinate crops, cycle nutrients, moderate climate ...
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What Is Ecology?
Some non-native species (plants, animals, microbes, and fungi not originally from a given area) threaten our forests, croplands, lakes, and other ecosystems. Introduced species, such as the kudzu vine ...