Genetic diversity is crucial if species are to adapt to climate change. An international study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution that includes researchers from the University of Helsinki shows that current efforts to ...
Ecology
Jan 15, 2024
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University of Queensland scientists have analyzed more than 3.8 million volunteer hours of birdwatching data to identify Australia's most elusive species. The research is published in the international journal Emu.
Plants & Animals
Nov 30, 2023
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Australia's abysmal rates of extinctions and land clearing since European colonization are infamous globally. Our national environmental legislation has largely failed to protect biodiversity, including many threatened plants, ...
Ecology
Nov 17, 2023
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Sharks and rays from threatened species are being caught off northern Cyprus, according to a new study by scientists who are working with local authorities and fishers to protect the animals.
Plants & Animals
Nov 6, 2023
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Sea Otter Savvy monitors the animals in the Morro Bay Harbor, tracking their behavior and watching how they react to their environment. Sea otters remain a threatened species in California.
Plants & Animals
Oct 10, 2023
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Hatchling turtles are cute, small and inexpensive. Handled improperly, they can also make you sick.
Plants & Animals
Oct 3, 2023
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Citizen science isn't new anymore. For decades, keen amateur naturalists have been gathering data about nature and the environment around them—and sharing it.
Ecology
Sep 27, 2023
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Have you heard the phrase "nature positive?" It's suddenly everywhere.
Environment
Sep 22, 2023
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University of Central Florida researchers have found that an understudied, deadly disease of frogs is more widespread in Central Florida than previously thought and may become more of a problem in other parts of the U.S. ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 15, 2023
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Until recently, mistletoes were regarded as problematic pests across Australia. They were seen as having been introduced from elsewhere, exploiting helpless trees and driving their premature demise.
Plants & Animals
Sep 12, 2023
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