Ecosystems

Webs of living things and their habitats, from coral reefs to forests and tundra.

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Earth & Climate Ecosystems

Coral reefs cover under 1% of the seafloor but shelter a quarter of marine life

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Earth & Climate Ecosystems

The Great Barrier Reef is the largest structure built by living things

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Earth & Climate Ecosystems

Returning wolves to Yellowstone may have helped regrow its riverbanks

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Earth & Climate Ecosystems

The Amazon makes its own rain — and kick-starts its own wet season

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Earth & Climate Ecosystems

Mangroves quietly prevent $65 billion in flood damage every year

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Earth & Climate Ecosystems

Peatlands cover 3% of land but hold twice the carbon of all forests

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On this day in Ecosystems

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2 Feb 1971

Earth & Climate Ecosystems

The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands is signed

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24 Mar 1989

Earth & Climate Ecosystems

The Exxon Valdez fouled Prince William Sound

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22 Apr 1970

Earth & Climate Ecosystems

The first Earth Day was observed across the United States

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