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Ancient DNA Yields Snapshots of Vanished Ecosystems

By Monique Brouillette
May 29, 2019
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Surviving fragments of genetic material preserved in sediments allow scientists to see the full diversity of past life — even microbes.

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In Ecology Studies and Selfless Ants, He Finds Hope for the Future

By Claudia Dreifus
May 15, 2019
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For more than six decades, the influential biologist Edward O. Wilson has drawn connections between evolution, ecology and behavior, often sparking controversies inside and outside of science.

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Scientists Discover Nearly 200,000 Kinds of Ocean Viruses

By Jonathan Lambert
April 25, 2019
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New work raises the estimated diversity of viruses in the seas more than twelvefold and lays the groundwork for a better understanding of their impact on global nutrient cycles.

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Heat-Loving Microbes, Once Dormant, Thrive Over Decades-Old Fire

By Carrie Arnold
April 16, 2019
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In harsh ecosystems around the world, microbiologists are finding evidence that “microbial seed banks” protect biodiversity from changing conditions.

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She Finds Clues to Future Sustainability in Old Food Webs

By Elizabeth Preston
March 21, 2019
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By reconstructing prehistoric food webs and analyzing the diverse interactions of humans with other species, the ecologist Jennifer Dunne is developing a new understanding of sustainability through network science.

Photo of the female penis structure of the cave insect Neotrogla aurora.
Abstractions blog

Why Evolution Reversed These Insects’ Sex Organs

By Jordana Cepelewicz
January 30, 2019
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Among these cave insects, the females evolved to have penises — twice. The reasons challenge common assumptions about sex.

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Forests Emerge as a Major Overlooked Climate Factor

By Gabriel Popkin
October 9, 2018
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New work at the intersection of atmospheric science and ecology is finding that forests can influence rainfall and climate from across a continent.

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How Nature Defies Math in Keeping Ecosystems Stable

By Veronique Greenwood
September 26, 2018
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Paradoxically, the abundance of tight interactions among living species usually leads to disasters in ecological models. New analyses hint at how nature seemingly defies the math.

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On Waste Plastics at Sea, She Finds Unique Microbial Multitudes

By Elizabeth Svoboda
September 13, 2018
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Maria-Luiza Pedrotti is illuminating the unseen worlds of plastic-eating bacteria that teem in massive ocean garbage patches.


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