Environmental sensors are increasingly being miniaturized, with some now being the size of a grain of rice, enabling widespread and less intrusive deployment. elaborate
Coral reefs cover less than 1% of the ocean floor, but support over 25% of all marine life. elaborate
The extinction of the dinosaurs (excluding birds) was caused by an asteroid impact, but volcanic activity likely played a significant contributing role, making it a "one-two punch" event. elaborate
The Amazon rainforest, despite its immense size, relies on nutrient cycling so efficient that most nutrients are found in the living organisms themselves, not the soil. elaborate
Resilience isn't the absence of stress, but the ability to bounce back *from* it. elaborate