There are many different habitats underwater. These include seagrass meadows, kelp forests, intertidal zone, estuary zone, reefs, and the pelagic zone. Find out more about these habitats. Science Trek ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Monday designated 38 square miles along the West Coast as critical habitat for a federally listed beach- and mud-loving bird called the Pacific Coast western ...

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One-quarter of freshwater animals are now threatened with extinction, and population declines in fresh waters outpace those in marine and terrestrial systems. Reports of salmonid fish decline are ...

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If you can't take the heat, get out of the habitat. That's exactly what many species are doing, and they're moving at an unprecedented rate, new research suggests. The cause: our changing climate. The ...

As Earth’s population continues to grow and strain environmental resources, researchers are increasingly examining how humans might one day build settlements beyond Earth. Not many construction ...

LEARNING ABOUT OUR LOCAL ANIMALS AND ECOSYSTEMS. FIRST WARNING METEOROLOGIST ERIC BURRIS IS AT THE ORLANDO SCIENCE CENTER TO LEARN HOW CRAFTS AND A GLASS JAR CAN HELP TEACH US THE SCIENCE BEHIND ...

A study using 10 years of citizen science data has found that a variety of targeted conservation approaches are needed to protect UK bumblebee species. A study using 10 years of citizen science data ...

Rising sea surface temperatures and acidic waters could eliminate nearly all existing coral reef habitats by 2100, suggesting restoration projects in these areas will likely meet serious challenges, ...