Natural hallucinogens, such as psilocybin, mescaline, N,N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT) and related compounds, have generally received attention for their effects on human perception, emotion and cognition. Recently, interest ...
Evolution
Jun 25, 2026
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When major infrastructure projects are built in rural areas, wildlife is often displaced and moved out of the way. This is called mitigation translocation, and it is a globally recognized method for moving animals. However, ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 23, 2026
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UBC researchers have found that more than five million amphibians and reptiles were displaced by development in British Columbia in just four years—and that there is no requirement to monitor survival rates. The paper published ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 9, 2026
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A Brazilian study published in the journal Ecography indicates that the biodiversity of anuran amphibians (toads and frogs) on islands is determined by factors encompassed in two previously opposing theories.
Plants & Animals
May 27, 2026
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Spring peepers are singing, and walleye harvesters are ready to go out on Mille Lacs Lake, as they have for hundreds of years. The walleye spawn is on.
Plants & Animals
May 25, 2026
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Hurricanes can be a devastating force—leveling trees, erasing beaches and damaging homes. But what do they do to wildlife? The answer ranges from the good to the bad to the ugly. Hurricanes sometimes help native species, ...
Evolution
May 22, 2026
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A new paper calls for ecologists and evolutionary biologists to consider how organisms experience climate rather than how weather stations record it when doing climate–biology research. The paper, "Matching climate to biological ...
Ecology
May 20, 2026
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As part-night lighting (i.e., turning off streetlights in the middle of the night) becomes more widespread among local authorities, three studies focusing, respectively, on robins, toads and bats show that, often, turning ...
Ecology
May 20, 2026
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Behind the scenes at Brookfield Zoo Chicago, a record-breaking conservation milestone is helping secure the future of one of the world's most imperiled amphibians. Months of meticulous care and coordination enabled Brookfield ...
Plants & Animals
May 20, 2026
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A new study comparing invasive cane toads in Japan and Australia has found substantial changes in body size and shape have developed much more rapidly than suggested by long-held ideas of the pace of evolution. Researchers ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 21, 2026
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