Hacker News with Generative AI: Ecosystems

A New, Chemical View of Ecosystems (quantamagazine.org)
Rare and powerful compounds, known as keystone molecules, can build a web of invisible interactions among species.
Ecology, Chemistry, Ecosystems, Biology
21 points by rbanffy 9 hours ago | 2 comments
A new way to determine whether a species will successfully invade an ecosystem (news.mit.edu)
When a new species is introduced into an ecosystem, it may succeed in establishing itself, or it may fail to gain a foothold and die out. Physicists at MIT have now devised a formula that can predict which of those outcomes is most likely.
Ecology, Biology, Science, Prediction, Ecosystems
3 points by gnabgib 59 days ago | 0 comments
A 'Second Tree of Life' Could Wreak Havoc, Scientists Warn (nytimes.com)
On Thursday, 38 prominent biologists issued a dire warning: Within a few decades, scientists will be able create a microbe that could cause an unstoppable pandemic, devastating crop losses or the collapse of entire ecosystems.
Science, Biology, Pandemics, Ecosystems, Biotechnology
60 points by michae2 84 days ago | 3 comments
The Yellowstone supervolcano destroyed an ecosystem but saved it for us (arstechnica.com)
Volcanoes, Ecosystems, Geology, Environmental Science, Ancient History
12 points by LinuxBender 242 days ago | 1 comments
The oldest ecosystems on Earth (nautil.us)
Earth Science, Ecology, Ecosystems
38 points by dnetesn 268 days ago | 3 comments