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ecosystems

Rainforest biotic pump
Environment
Rainforests are ‘worth more alive than dead,’ according to science — and economics
A sand mining operation in Rangkasbitung, Indonesia. A global building boom has driven soaring demand for sand for concrete and land reclamation, much of it illegal and damaging to ecosystems and communities.
Environment
A global sand grab is wrecking ecosystems and communities around the world
Prairie dogs
Environment
How the prairie dog could help restore the ancient grasslands of Mexico and the American West
Havana Harbor has remained extremely polluted for decades as Cuba has lacked the money and technology to clean it up, but normalized relations relations with Washington could help change that.
Environment
Change in US-Cuba relations presents big risks — and rewards — for Cuba’s environment
Emilio Basilius of the Coral Reef Research Foundation holds up one of the hundreds of samples of marine organisms for the National Cancer Institute in the US.
Geo Quiz
Which Indo-Pacific island’s waters are host to potentially cancer-fighting molecules?
Healthy corals use chemical signals, or smells, to attract fish. New research has found that corals also send out "distress" signals when they're in trouble.
Environment
Coral reefs can communicate with fish, and many of them are crying for help
Parrotfish
Global Scan
Saving this fish is crucial to the survival of the Caribbean coral reefs
Parrotfish
Global Scan
Saving this fish is crucial to the survival of the Caribbean coral reefs
Environment
After 500 or so years, beavers have mysteriously returned to England
Environment
After 500 or so years, beavers have mysteriously returned to England
Global Scan
Sochi Olympics will have security on full display
Environment
What’s behind a coral reef’s beauty? You’ll never guess
Environment
New research shifts model on how forests contribute to carbon sequestration
Environment
VIDEO: Cryogenics may be the key to saving Australia’s Great Barrier Reef
Conflict & Justice
US Navy Jettison Bombs Near the Great Barrier Reef
Working Woodlands for Carbon and Cash
Winners and Losers: How Climate Change Affects Coral Reefs
Charting the Health of Coral in the Persian Gulf
Conserving the Rainforest
Eat Chocolate and Support the Environment
Global Warming: Coral Reefs at Risk
Mexico Fires
Advice Upon Travelling in the Rainforest
DISAPPEARING CORAL REEFS
Up in the Treetops
Visiting the Tropical Forest Canopy
Science Note/Crustaceans in the Reef
In Forests, the Challenges of Climate Change and Poverty
Why Tropical Forests Fall
Undersea Classroom
Row Over Roadless Area
Biosphere 2 PLUS 15
Chinko River