How Economics and Technology can help save Endangered Species
The world has changed dramatically in the 50 years since the Endangered Species Act (ESA) was passed in December 1973. Two Ohio State University researchers…
Geography
Decoding Millions of Mysterious Ocean Pits
The world’s oceans are a vast habitat for countless creatures that live on the seafloor and settle, spawn, dig, or feed. They also have an…
Molecular Fossils reveal details about Ancient Life
Organic molecules known as molecular fossils, also known as biomarkers, provide information about past life and environmental conditions. Over geological time scales, these compounds can…
Microbial Biogeography – a subset of biogeography
Microbial biogeography is the study of the patterns of distribution of microorganisms (such as bacteria, archaea, fungi, and viruses) in various environments on Earth. It…
Cultural Ecology
Cultural ecology is a theoretical approach in anthropology and geography that investigates the interaction of human cultures and their environments. It is the study of…
Separating Signals from the Seafloor
Signal processing is typically used to separate signals recorded at the seafloor, especially in the context of marine acoustics or seismology. The goal is to…
Trilobites Emerge from the Ashes, revealing an Ancient Map
Ten newly discovered trilobites, which have been hidden for 490 million years in a remote part of Thailand, could be the missing pieces in an…
Global Catastrophic Risk
Global Catastrophic Risk (GCR) refers to events that have the potential to cause widespread and severe harm on a global scale, affecting the well-being and…
Archean Eon
The Archean Eon is a geologic eon that lasted from approximately 4.0 billion years ago to 2.5 billion years ago. The Archean Eon, also known…
Ecoregion – an Ecologically and Geographically defined Area
An ecoregion, also known as an ecological region, is a geographical area defined by a specific combination of climate, soil, vegetation, and other ecological factors.…
Cosmopolitan Distribution – in Biogeography
A species or collection of organisms with cosmopolitan distribution is spread across a large range of geographic locales, frequently spanning multiple continents or regions. It…
Biogeographic Realm
A biogeographic realm is the broadest biogeographic division of the Earth’s land area based on terrestrial creature distribution patterns. It is a huge geographical area…
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