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How a rapidly growing population of crocs has been impacting Australia's Northern Territories ecosystem
Plants & Animals
Sharks are dying at alarming rates, mostly due to fishing. Retention bans may help
Plants & Animals
Cougar cubs spotted in Michigan wild for first time in more than 100 years
Plants & Animals
Not just bees and butterflies: Beetles and other brilliant bugs are nature's unsung pollinators
Plants & Animals
Nepal community efforts revive red panda population
Evolution
Snakes' secret language of ultraviolet color: A hidden world of predator evasion and camouflage
Plants & Animals
World-first analysis of seabirds who've eaten plastic reveals slow, insidious health impacts
Plants & Animals
Brown trout can successfully navigate beaver dams, monitoring study shows
Plants & Animals
A long wait for pollinators: Restored grasslands need 75+ years for full biodiversity recovery, study finds
Ecology
Overfishing urchins: A paradoxical path to marine sustainability
Ecology
Changes in bats' diets can increase spread of viruses and spillover risk
Plants & Animals
Taking the seagrass taxi: How foraminifera move from the coast to the depths of the Red Sea
Plants & Animals
US bird populations continue alarming decline, new report finds
Ecology
Summer and sex raise feral pig disease risk
Ecology
Ducks were once a conservation bright spot. Now they're declining in the US, new report shows
Ecology
Tons of microplastics infiltrate Australia's agricultural soils each year, study shows
Ecology
Birds of a feather: Unexpected relationships take flight in the face of climate change
Ecology
Social media can help track species as climate changes
Ecology
How the North Sea tanker collision could affect one of Britain's most important coastlines
Ecology
The Asian elephant population in Cambodia is more robust than previously thought, a study finds

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Optics & Photonics
Scientists unlock new dimension in light manipulation, ushering in a new era in photonic technology
Nanophysics
Advancing light-to-electricity energy conversion: New method extends lifespan of plasmonic hot holes
General Physics
Dialing in the temperature needed for precise nuclear timekeeping
Astronomy
AI recognizes the mass of the most energetic particles of cosmic radiation
Environment
Eat grass-fed beef, help the planet? Research says not so simple
Cell & Microbiology
Engineered E. coli could be used to produce biodegradable plastics
Cell & Microbiology
Cells' mechanical force key to survival in cellular competition, study reveals
Paleontology & Fossils
A 15-million-year-old fossilized freshwater fish with preserved stomach contents is a newly discovered species
Soft Matter
Supercritical water's structure decoded: Analysis finds no molecular clusters, just fleeting bonds
General Physics
Study reveals the illusion of 'dazzle' paint on World War I battleships
Nanophysics
Light-powered artificial neurons mimic brain-like oscillations
Condensed Matter
The first observation of amplified spontaneous emission from electron-hole plasma in 2D semiconductors
Polymers
Machine learning enables customized plastics that could reduce environmental impact
Biochemistry
Micro metal-movers: Biochemists are one step closer to better cancer treatments
Evolution
How big brains and flexible skulls led to the evolution of modern birds
Astronomy
How radiation from black holes could have a nurturing effect on life
Cell & Microbiology
Slow, silent 'scream' of epithelial cells detected for first time
Plants & Animals
Iguanas floated one-fifth of the way around the world to colonize Fiji, genetic analysis indicates
Astronomy
JWST captures its first direct images of carbon dioxide outside solar system
Molecular & Computational biology
RNA-editing protein insights could lead to improved treatment for cancer and autoimmune diseases

Golden eagle soars again after rescue in Tunisia

Aquila, a rescued golden eagle, was grounded after captors in Tunisia clipped his wings, but after months of rehabilitation he was set free—a rare success story in a country where wildlife is threatened by climate change ...

Monarch butterflies wintering in Mexico rebound this year

The number of monarch butterflies wintering in the mountains west of Mexico City rebounded this year, doubling the area they covered in 2024 despite the stresses of climate change and habitat loss, experts said Thursday.

Are gone-wild grapevines a danger to viticulture?

Flavescence dorée, a dreaded grapevine disease among winegrowers, is spreading beyond cultivated vineyards. A joint study by the federal research institute WSL and Agroscope published in the Journal of Plant Biology shows ...

A lifeline for pollinators? Team develops irresistible crops

According to several scientific studies, three-quarters of all insects have disappeared in the last 30 years. To counter this decline, scientists from 13 countries are collaborating on a new approach within the AGRI4POL project. ...

Fifty years of songbird maps take flight in new hands

Miranda Zammarelli, Guarini, was a graduate student at Dartmouth for just nine days when her interests in birds, history, and archives converged in a set of old filing cabinets in New Hampshire's White Mountains.