Tags: Ecosystem

Biologist Unlocks the Mystery Behind Bright Blue Halos Around Coral Reefs

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 04.25.2019 09:17 AM

Healthy coral reefs would have bright blue halos that can be seen from aerial views. (Photo : Maksym Kozlenko)Malolo Barrier Reef showing bright blue halo In 2010, on Heron Island in Australia, Elizabeth Madin started to take interest in reef halos.

Great White Sharks Scared Of Killer Whales

04.22.2019 14:24 PM

Since the premiere of one of the scariest depictions of the great white shark in the movies, Jaws, they have become one of the most feared creatures in the planet.

Earliest Homo Research Reveals Its Grassy Beginning

05.18.2017 02:32 AM

Scientists now discover the type of environment in which the earliest homo, human’s own genus used to live millions of years ago, i.e. these ancestors had a grassy beginning.

Amur, Endangered Russian Tiger, Returning To Wild

05.07.2017 03:46 AM

Careful Russian conservation attempts are restoring this endangered tiger species, Amur, to the wild.

Giving Birth To New Species: Ecosystem Diversify Faster As Hengduan Mountains Form

04.04.2017 23:16 PM

Scientists provided clues that new species evolve faster as the mountains continue to form. Old species will branch out to form new species that can adapt to new environmental features.

The Biodiversity In Antarctica Faces Crisis; A Research Study Confirms The Truth

03.30.2017 18:16 PM

A new research study unveils the current status of the Biodiversity in Antarctica that is experiencing a poor condition.

Cattle Under Antibiotics Disrupts Soil Ecosystem, How Could It Be

03.29.2017 19:27 PM

Cattle under antibiotics cause the disruption the normal flora of the soil, a new research suggests.

Namibia Ecosystem & Biodiversity, First Victim Of Climate Change

03.20.2017 01:02 AM

Namibia is known as one of the world's hottest and driest countries with an ecosystem, rainforest and biodiversity are greatly affected by the frustrating climate change.

How Water Use Impacts Diversity of Fish, Insects

02.24.2017 14:07 PM

Humans are widely responsible for the diminishing and the degrading state of the ecosystem around. Awareness is the only way to bring about a change.

Fossils Prove Life Flourished Fast Even After Mass Extinction

02.16.2017 06:28 AM

Scientists have found out through fossils that life flourished fast even after mass extinction Unlike what scientists have previously thought, life has flourished abundantly after the mass extinction.

Parasitic 'Dementor' Wasp Leaves Prey Without Free Will

05.28.2015 00:39 AM

You may think a wasp that can zombify its prey with venom in order to eat it alive sounds like the stuff of nightmares, but it's actually the stuff of biodiversity. Called the dementor wasp, this terrifying insect was just discovered last year-along with 138 other new species-in the Greater Mekong Region of Asia, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) reports today.

Reef Oasis Found in Depths of Murky Iraqi Waters

02.20.2015 21:52 PM

While growing climate changes and ocean acidification pose particular threats to coral reef species around the world, it appears that researchers may have good news on the horizon. While many reefs have been well-documented and researched, a new study recently published in the journal Scientific Reports reveals that new reefs may be right under our noses, and they be far out of the tropics.