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Unraveling the conservation conundrum of China's native Jacktree

The Jacktree (Sinojackia xylocarpa), native to China, is renowned for its unique spindle-shaped fruits and ornamental appeal. However, its survival is threatened by factors such as limited population size, fragmented habitats, ...

Another new wasp species discovered by researchers

A newly identified wasp species, Chrysonotomyia susbelli, has been discovered in Houston, Texas, marking the 18th new species identified by Rice University's Scott Egan and his research team since 2014. The discovery, the ...

Which plant species will survive the global change challenge?

In a temperate montane forest in southern Québec, all is quiet. But if you dig a little deeper, you'll see the landscape has a story to tell. Waterloo plant ecologist Dr. Julie Messier, alongside her collaborators from Sherbrooke, ...

Q&A: Authors discuss addressing the crisis of species loss

No oncologist would wait for a patient's cancer to spread before treating it. Similarly, waiting to detect the potential loss of a species across all its known habitats means interventions are often too late to turn the tide ...

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Plants & Animals
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Plants & Animals
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Plants & Animals
New 'grumpy' fish species discovered in the Red Sea
Plants & Animals
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Plants & Animals
Researchers find golden eagles improve their flight skills with age
Plants & Animals
Researchers find evidence that bumblebees make the same memory errors as humans
Plants & Animals
The silent conversations of plants
Plants & Animals
Sunflowers make small moves to maximize sun exposure—physicists can model them to predict how they grow
Plants & Animals
Urgent conservation efforts needed: Possible extirpation of the threatened Malagasy poison frog Mantella cowanii
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Genomics reveals sled dogs' Siberian lineage
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Hawk-eyed photographer snaps threatened bird feared lost
Plants & Animals
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Plants & Animals
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Astronomy
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Plasma Physics
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General Physics
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Nanomaterials
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General Physics
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Quantum Physics
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