Smithsonian researchers study the ocean and freshwater ecosystems around the world. Using collections, SCUBA, submersibles, and more we ask questions about marine biodiversity, coastal ecosystems, ...

Nature is truly a miracle, with all kinds of animals, flowers, trees, and creatures- - many of which we still haven’t discovered. Some live in water, some on land, and some fly high in the air.

The discovery sheds new light on the relationship between the seafloor and underground ecosystems, the researchers said. It suggests that larvae from the animals on the seafloor may settle into ...

"It's interesting to see how a social behavior of these animals can transfer nutrients to a new ecosystem that is very nutrient poor," said Cliff Bueno de Mesquita, the paper's co-first author and ...

The amount and form of carbon present in different ecosystem pools — such as plants, animals, air, soil, and water — is controlled by organisms, and ultimately affects their ecological success.

Climate change is melting away glaciers around the world, but in the Andes Mountains, a wild relative of the llama is helping local ecosystems adapt to these changes by dropping big piles of dung.

Ecology is the study of the relationships between living organisms, including humans, and their physical environment; it seeks to understand the vital connections between plants and animals and the ...

The discovery sheds new light on the relationship between the seafloor and underground ecosystems, the researchers said. It suggests that larvae from the animals on the seafloor may settle into the ...