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Marine scientists at UC Santa Barbara have found that disturbances to giant kelp forests have a major influence on their net ...
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If you liked this story, share it with other people. The combined effects of humanity’s actions are making ecosystems less resistant to change, and threatening the vital ecosystem services humanity ...
Explore highlights from the National Museum of Natural History collection, dive into scientific discoveries, and find stories that bring the animal kingdom to life. Smithsonian researchers study the ...
Taken together, the fossils show that major natural disruptions were reshaping New Zealand's wildlife well before humans settled there.