On Florida’s low coasts, the line between fresh and salt is no longer a tidy border – it breathes, surges, and creeps inland with every king tide and storm. In that moving edge, crustaceans are rewriting their playbook, switching foods, shifting neighborhoods, and even reshaping the ground beneath our boots. The story isn’t simple: some ...
They stand like pale sentinels at the edge of the tide – bleached trunks, bark flaking like ash, roots half-swallowed by brackish water. Scientists call them ghost forests, and they’re spreading in low-lying wetlands where rising seas and sinking land squeeze trees past their limits. The mystery isn’t only why these forests die, but why ...
At the ragged edge of Louisiana’s coast, where spartina grass trembles at every passing breeze, a quiet contest is underway. Saltwater pushes inland, storms ride higher, and the state’s iconic American alligator must navigate a landscape that is literally sinking beneath its feet. Scientists track the changes with sensors and satellites, yet the marsh tells ...
New research has revealed that the disappearance of sea ice is not only increasing the amount of light entering the ocean but also altering its color. These changes have significant consequences for photosynthetic organisms such as ice algae and phytoplankton, which rely on specific wavelengths of light for survival. Scientists are now investigating how these ...
A rare Gobi bear has been captured on video finally reaching a water source after a grueling 160-kilometer trek across the harsh, waterless terrain of the Gobi Desert. With fewer than forty individuals left in the wild, this critically endangered species faces extreme survival challenges due to habitat loss and climate change. The footage serves ...
