ecosystems

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"Such environments may have provided favorable conditions for early microbial ecosystems."

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

Up to 50 percent of the world's coral has been lost in recent decades, diminishing ecosystems that provide nurseries for fish that feed the world, and protect coastlines from storm surges.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Makepeace-Warne said that while someone might not think of vast and luscious rainforests in the Isle of Man, such ecosystems once covered almost all of the Celtic island.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

The study also raises bigger questions about how long humans have influenced tropical ecosystems.

From Science Daily • May 20, 2026

A recognition that humans are also dependent on the complex ecosystems we have so carelessly put into peril: dependent for food, for water, for shelter—for our very survival.

From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh