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ecosystem

[ee-koh-sis-tuhm, ek-oh-] / ˈi koʊˌsɪs təm, ˈɛk oʊ- /
NOUN
environment
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Researchers are interested in not only how Naidiri Village has protected their marine ecosystem, but also specific corals showing extraordinary heat resistance.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

These communities create a distinctive microbial ecosystem that scientists call the "plastisphere."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

This is the difference between an information ecosystem that rewards accuracy and one that rewards attention.

From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2026

Selling has accelerated throughout the AI ecosystem in recent weeks as investors worry about the growth profile in the teeth of higher interest rates and the struggles of Anthropic and OpenAI to reach profitability.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

In order to reach Australia, humans had to cross a number of sea channels, some more than 60 miles wide, and upon arrival they had to adapt nearly overnight to a completely new ecosystem.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

Precious ecosystems are under threat, Xia wrote, “trapped between rising water on one side, pavement on the other.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

Southern California’s native chaparral ecosystems are no stranger to fire.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

These blazes are difficult to extinguish because they burn underground when the normally water-logged ecosystems are dried out for cultivation.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

Such changes could limit biological productivity and make ocean ecosystems less resilient to environmental stress.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

The aids virus and other emerging viruses are surviving the wreck of the tropical biosphere because they can mutate faster than any changes taking place in their ecosystems.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston


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