
Ecosystems
Scientists Say: Decay
This word can refer to rotting flesh or the transformation of radioactive atoms.
This word can refer to rotting flesh or the transformation of radioactive atoms.
Forest fungi are far more than mere mushrooms. They explore. They move nutrients and messages between plants. They can even help fight climate change.
Flesh-eating bees have acid-producing gut bacteria, much as vultures do. It lets them safely snack on rotting meat.
The amount of food that some whales eat and then poop out suggests these animals have a powerful influence over ocean ecosystems.
Carnivorous plants use a variety of strategies to lure in and capture their prey, from sticky traps to jawlike leaves.
Look closely at Triantha occidentalis, and you’ll see gluey hairs — and a trail of insect corpses on its stem.
New fossil evidence shows 90 percent of sharks died in the mysterious event.
New research identifies an altered mix of microbes in the body — ones commonly seen in people with poor diets — that may worsen coronavirus disease.
Scientists explain why everyone needs to value the soils beneath our feet — and why we should not view them as dirt.
Teeming with life, soils have more going on than most of us realize.