For thousands of years, beavers had a big influence on the Dutch ecosystem and the people that lived there. This is the conclusion of research by archaeologist Nathalie Brusgaard. The rodents were used for food, clothing ...
Archaeology
Oct 17, 2023
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The fast pace at which natural vegetation is being destroyed in the Cerrado, Brazil's savanna-like biome, to make way for pasture and cropland is seriously affecting ecosystem services. More effective action is needed to ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 11, 2023
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Bill Gates is emphatic: "I don't plant trees," he declared recently, wading into a debate about whether mass tree planting is really much use in fighting climate change.
Environment
Oct 7, 2023
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Raccoons, muntjac deer, plants that cause flooding, and mussels that clog up water pipes are among the new problem species that are likely to arrive in Scotland over the next decade and pose a serious threat to nature or ...
Ecology
Oct 5, 2023
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As climate change progresses, the chance of southern plant species spreading to northern regions increases. In Europe and America, many of the alien plant species come from their own continent. They usually originate in warmer ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 5, 2023
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Only a few individual trees could be rightly labeled as world famous, but the tree at Sycamore Gap along Hadrian's Wall in northern England was one of them. No wonder its recent felling provoked public outcry and collective ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 4, 2023
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Researchers from Western Sydney University have uncovered the secret eating habits of one of the world's most endangered animals.
Plants & Animals
Sep 28, 2023
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Redwoods and oaks that thrive on California's coastline and coastal mountains might soon start finding it harder to survive. Human-caused climate change is altering the temperatures and rainfall patterns to which those and ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 26, 2023
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A Texas A&M-led research team has discovered that a population of endangered red-crowned parrots is thriving in urban areas of South Texas. The parrots are a unique case, considering that many animal species are affected ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 22, 2023
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Tall, densely growing Phragmites and cattail (Typha) are familiar plants alongside highways and byways in the northern United States, flourishing in salty roadsides and degraded wetland environments created by chemicals applied ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 21, 2023
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