A group of condors rip into the carcass of a calf at the top of a Colombian mountain which rises 4,200 meters above sea level.
Ecology
Dec 14, 2023
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For years, scientists have debated whether humans or the climate have caused the population of large mammals to decline dramatically over the past several thousand years. A new study from Aarhus University confirms that climate ...
Ecology
Dec 14, 2023
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The high-altitude hero of the Himalayas, yak are among the few large animals that can survive the extremely cold, harsh and oxygen-poor conditions of the Tibetan Plateau. In the mountainous regions of Asia, yak and yak–cattle ...
Paleontology & Fossils
Dec 13, 2023
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Groundwater is the world's largest unfrozen freshwater reserve. Australia's Great Artesian Basin alone holds enough water to fill Sydney Harbour 130,000 times. Worldwide, groundwater provides drinking water for half the world's ...
Environment
Dec 13, 2023
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A Tasmanian devil expert has uncovered an evolutionary quirk that sets carnivorous marsupials apart from the crowd—and the secret lies behind their smiles.
Plants & Animals
Dec 13, 2023
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As we brace for an unusually hot summer, spare a thought for koalas. They will be out and about in search of love, food and water in the searing heat.
Plants & Animals
Dec 12, 2023
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The Australian government has launched a campaign asking people to "switch off light pollution" to protect wildlife. So, what does the science say? Should we rethink Christmas lights?
Plants & Animals
Dec 12, 2023
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A striking and extremely rare half female, half male bird has been spotted by a University of Otago zoologist.
Plants & Animals
Dec 12, 2023
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A Japanese zoo has launched a probe after apparently massacring 31 of its 40 squirrels by mistake with treatments meant to kill parasites, officials said.
Plants & Animals
Dec 12, 2023
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NASA satellite and airborne tools aid an international team studying biodiversity on land and in the water around South Africa.
Ecology
Dec 11, 2023
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