D igital ecosystems aren’t just one of the biggest innovation trends to emerge in recent years. They are quickly gaining economic might. In fact, they could generate an estimated 30% of global ...

Merging physics and environmental science, an interdisciplinary team including a University researcher recently published a paper examining how feedback loops influence ecosystem changes. The paper, ...

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.

Nature-based solutions are actions to protect, sustainably manage, and restore natural or modified ecosystems. Such actions address societal challenges effectively and adaptively, simultaneously ...

Researchers find the behavior of complex ecosystems can be predicted based on just two pieces of information: the number of species in the community and how strongly they interact with each other.

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 ...

Few of us realise that Malta has a number of habitats (ecosystems) that require protection not only from the humans but also from invasive species. Given the small size of the Maltese islands and high ...

The security of every nation faces an increasingly severe and frequent threat: disruptions to nature. In this Q&A, Bradley J. Cardinale, Penn State professor of ecosystem science and management, ...