Tag: Biodiversity
Biodiversity helps coral reefs thrive – and could be part of...
Cody Clements, Georgia Institute of Technology
Coral reefs are home to so many species that they often are called “the rainforests of the seas.” Today...
Coral reefs provide flood protection worth $1.8 billion every year –...
Michael Beck, University of California, Santa Cruz
The news is grim: According to a report compiled by hundreds of scientists from 50 countries, Earth is...
Coral reefs provide flood protection worth $1.8 billion every year –...
Michael Beck, University of California, Santa Cruz
The news is grim: According to a report compiled by hundreds of scientists from 50 countries, Earth is...
Is an ‘insect apocalypse’ happening? How would we know?
Brian Lovett, University of Maryland
Insects scuttle, chew and fly through the world around us. Humans rely on them to pollinate plants, prey on insects...
To solve climate change and biodiversity loss, we need a Global...
Greg Asner, Arizona State University
Earth’s cornucopia of life has evolved over 550 million years. Along the way, five mass extinction events have caused serious...
Amazon deforestation, already rising, may spike under Bolsonaro
Robert T. Walker, University of Florida
Over the past 25 years that I have been conducting environmental research in the Amazon, I have witnessed the...
Deepwater corals thrive at the bottom of the ocean, but can’t...
Sandra Brooke, Florida State University
When people think of coral reefs, they typically picture warm, clear waters with brightly colored corals and fishes. But other...
Why companies should help pay for the biodiversity that’s good for...
Why companies should help pay for the biodiversity that’s good for their bottom lin
Joanne Burgess, Colorado State University and Edward Barbier, Colorado State University
In...
EXPLORING NATURE
From ancient texts to modern practices, Daoism provides a profound framework...
Michael Naparstek, University of Tennessee
Daoism, China’s indigenous religion, is one of the country’s five officially recognized religions today....
