Visually stunning tree of all known life unveiled online
OneZoom is a one-stop site for exploring all life on Earth, its evolutionary history, and how much of it is threatened with extinction.
OneZoom is a one-stop site for exploring all life on Earth, its evolutionary history, and how much of it is threatened with extinction.
Evolution
Dec 14, 2021
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An international study led by the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB) and the Department of Animal Health and Anatomy of the UAB shows that knowledge of Amazonian ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 6, 2021
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The question of the causes of species extinction confronts science with complex tasks. Dr. Sarah Redlich from the Biocentre discusses the challenge of creating a study design.
Evolution
Nov 22, 2021
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Majestic flippers instead of legs put the "sea" in sea lions, yet in New Zealand, the endangered beasts are dragging their bulky way back to forests and back yards in a story of conservation success and complicated opportunities.
Ecology
Nov 8, 2021
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Large land animals have a significant impact on the ecology and biodiversity of the areas they inhabit and traverse. If, for example, the routes and stopping places of cattle, horses, sheep, and also those of wolves or bears ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 3, 2021
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Pre-COVID-19 pandemic, University of Ottawa biology student Megan Reich enjoyed the road trip of a lifetime, crisscrossing the east coast of the United States in search of a specific thrill: Milkweed.
Plants & Animals
Sep 13, 2021
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Museum collections of plants and critters—small mammals, fish, insects and amphibians—are a good reflection of most species' relative abundance in the wild, finds a surprising new study by University of Vermont researchers ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 8, 2021
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Network studies focused on frugivory and seed dispersal commonly use frugivory censuses, camera trapping and fecal contents to build the interaction database. However, by using standard ecological methods, it's difficult ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 19, 2021
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Solutions to help pollinators can be tested using a "virtual safe space" tool created by scientists at the University of Exeter in collaboration with farmers and land managers.
Ecology
Aug 13, 2021
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The pandemic has turned many of us to technology as a way to connect with not just other people, but also nature.
Plants & Animals
Aug 2, 2021
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