Close-up of a black grasshopper perched on a green plant stem, with its antennae upright and eyes sharply in focus. This image illustrates the biodiversity of insect species, many of which are increasingly at risk due to complex global drivers of insect decline, including habitat loss and agricultural intensification.

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Binghamton University

New paper highlights 500+ interconnected drivers behind global insect decline

Insects Are Disappearing Due to Agriculture&mdash;and Many Other Drivers, New Research Reveals

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University of California, Irvine

The research is the first field-based confirmation of such climate impacts

Climate Change is Overhauling Marine Nutrient Cycles

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University of Maryland

New study shows drought and other factors change soil structure and plant water access in grasslands, affecting water resources

How Climate Change May Alter Hydrology of Grassland Ecosystems

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University of Bristol

Artificial light wakes sleeping fish and attracts predators in coral reefs during the night

Coral Reef Nightlife Becomes More Predatory with Artificial Light

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University of Plymouth

Bio-based fibers caused higher mortality, and reduced growth and reproductivity, among earthworms

Bio-Based Fibers Riskier for Environment than Plastics

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University of Michigan

This work will help the scientific community better understand and predict the impacts of climate change, says lead author

Grasslands Live in the Climate Change Fast Lane

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Michigan State University

Research shows that the carbon removal potential of some reforestation models has been over exaggerated by as many as three times of a factor

Are Carbon-Capture Models Effective?

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Mapping Plant Functional Diversity from Space

University of Hong Kong

Ecologists revolutionize ecosystem monitoring with novel field-satellite integration

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Coral Reef Microbes Point to New Way to Assess Ecosystem Health

Imperial College London

Study&rsquo;s analysis of the changing mix of reef microbes could have broader applications for assessing ecosystem health

a photo of an adult loon floating on a lake feeding a fish to a chick next to another adult that is carrying a second chick on its back

Common Loons Threatened by Declining Water Clarity

Chapman University

Iconic species faces an unexpected climate change-associated challenge in feeding their chicks

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How Lab Leaders Can Prepare for Safety Crises That Don’t Follow the Script

When the Unexpected Hits

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Eppendorf North America

epMotion&reg;: A Pipette&mdash;Only Smarter

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Insects Are Disappearing Due to Agriculture—and Many Other Drivers, New Research Reveals

Climate Change is Overhauling Marine Nutrient Cycles

How Climate Change May Alter Hydrology of Grassland Ecosystems

Coral Reef Nightlife Becomes More Predatory with Artificial Light

Bio-Based Fibers Riskier for Environment than Plastics

Grasslands Live in the Climate Change Fast Lane

Are Carbon-Capture Models Effective?

Mapping Plant Functional Diversity from Space

Coral Reef Microbes Point to New Way to Assess Ecosystem Health

Common Loons Threatened by Declining Water Clarity

When the Unexpected Hits

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