Climate change and habitat loss could cause more than 500 bird species to go extinct in the next 100 years, researchers from the University of Reading have found.
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To save elephant populations from extinction, the international community banned the sale of their ivory—but selling mammoth ivory remains legal, and the two are difficult to tell apart, especially for non-experts. This ...
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A new study published in the Journal of Cleaner Production presents a novel approach to sustainable agricultural intensification, with promising implications for food security and land conservation in Senegal. Conducted by ...
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In the darkness of old church attics, surprisingly romantic scenes take place as male greater mouse-eared bats (Myotis myotis), the largest native bat species in Europe, compete for the attention of females using complex ...
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Research led by Hiromi Shiraishi, researcher at Chuo University, has revealed that, in addition to Japanese eel (Anguilla japonica), American eel (Anguilla rostrata) is now widely distributed in processed eel products sold ...
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Researchers have discovered that the genes related to extracellular matrix (ECM) and the Wnt signaling pathway characterize the independently acquired lip hypertrophy in cichlids of the East African Great Lakes. Through advanced ...
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Plane trees in cities have an important cooling effect even in extreme heat, according to a new study conducted by the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL) and EPFL published in Urban Forestry ...
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Animals were once considered mindless—incapable of thoughts or feelings.
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As the climate warms, many species are shifting northward into areas that were previously too cold for them. A study, "Winters restrict a climate change-driven butterfly range expansion despite rapid evolution of seasonal ...
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Whether your favorite tree is in a private garden, on wasteland, in a school playground or on the street, your emotional response may be admiration, relaxation, rejuvenation or awareness of the seasons passing. But so many ...
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