Habitat

A space habitat (also called a space settlement, space colony, spacestead, space city, orbital habitat, orbital settlement, orbital colony, orbital stead or orbital city) is a more advanced form of living quarters than a space station or habitation module, in that it is intended as a permanent settlement or green habitat rather than as a simple way-station or other specialized facility.

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Climate change will likely promote the spread of dengue fever, long recognized as a disease of the tropics and sub-tropics, through Western Europe as the Asian tiger mosquito's habitat expands.

Bowhead whales are losing habitat they’ve preferred for 12,000 years. The whales are typically found in areas of the ocean with 15-30% sea ice cover in the summer months, but the Arctic is changing rapidly as the climate warms.

Great White Sharks Were Scared From Their Habitat by Just 2 Predators

Habitat and humans shaped sloth evolution and extinction - EurekAlert!

Unknown microorganisms used marble and limestone as a habitat

Snakes on Sado Island coexist through differentiation of activity time, habitat, and diet

Dramatic drop in monarch butterfly count nears record 30-year low, as pesticides, diminishing habitat and climate change take their toll on the beloved pollinator.

Protected areas provide habitat for threatened lynx, but wildfire poses risks - EurekAlert

Great White Sharks Scared From Their Habitat by Just 2 Predators

Same plant, different tactic: Habitat determines response to climate

UVM scientists find space-for-time substitutions exaggerate urban bird–habitat ecological relationships - EurekAlert

Habitat connectivity drives panda recovery: Study - EurekAlert

To save bees, scientists say focus on habitat first, then pesticides - EurekAlert

The federal government plans to kill half a million West Coast owls — The federal government announced a plan to kill half a million of the invasive barred owls, which are encroaching on the habitat of the rapidly declining spotted owl.

Use of habitat for agricultural purposes puts primate infants at risk

Southern Alaska's Forest (Tongass & Chugach National Forests) Landscape Integrity, Habitat, and Carbon Are Critical for Meeting Climate and Conservation Goals

What’s the Bare Minimum Number of People for a Mars Habitat?

Tour the mock Mars habitat where 4 NASA analog astronauts will spend the next year (video)

NASA Seals Volunteers Into Isolated Habitat For Year-Long Experiment

NASA Locks Four Volunteers Into a One-Year Mission in a Simulated Mars Habitat