Ecotoxicology studies can reveal that seemingly insignificant pollutants, like microplastics, can have cascading effects on entire food webs, impacting organisms far removed from the initial contamination source. elaborate
Resilience isn't the absence of stress, but the ability to bounce back *from* it. elaborate
More than half of all known species are insects. 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
During the English Restoration, the wearing of long hair by men became a symbol of royalist allegiance, while short hair was associated with the republican Puritan regime. elaborate