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Ecology Nov 12, 2025

Ethiopia's invasive prosopis tree chokes livelihoods and land

Once hailed as a solution to Ethiopia's creeping desertification, a foreign tree is now spreading uncontrollably across the East African nation, threatening fragile ecosystems and the very survival of local communities.

Plants & Animals Oct 29, 2025

Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem study examines large mammals' responses to heat

A study of nine species of large mammals in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem has revealed that their behavioral responses to summer heat were influenced more by the structure of their environments than by their biological ...

Ecology Oct 27, 2025

NZ's first marine reserve is turning 50. The lessons from its recovery are invaluable

New Zealand's first legislated marine reserve, established 50 years ago around Te Hāwere-a-Maki/Goat Island north of Auckland, was also among the very first in the world.

Plants & Animals Oct 27, 2025

What half a million tweets reveal about invasive species

A study analyzing over 500,000 tweets from 2006 to 2021 found that public discourse on invasive species heavily favors charismatic animals over ecologically harmful plants.

Ecology Oct 23, 2025

Australian biosecurity needs a whole-of government, whole-of-society approach

On 20 May, 2025, the Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) formally adopted the first Pandemic Agreement.

Evolution Oct 23, 2025

Extinction rates have slowed across many plant and animal groups, study shows

Prominent research studies have suggested that our planet is currently experiencing another mass extinction, based on extrapolating extinctions from the past 500 years into the future and the idea that extinction rates are ...

Plants & Animals Oct 14, 2025

The medieval folklore of Britain's endangered wildlife 'omens,' from hedgehogs to nightjars

As the seasons turn and the nights draw in, the countryside of the British Isles seems alive with omens: an owl's screech, or a bat above the hedgerows.

Environment Oct 11, 2025

Questions loom over Albania's forests after devastating fires

As Albania recovers from a summer of devastating wildfires, locals and experts are eyeing a long road back to save its shrinking forests from intensifying disasters.

Ecology Oct 8, 2025

Protected areas in the Hauraki Gulf nearly triple under a new law—but it comes with a catch

A new law that almost triples the protected area in the Hauraki Gulf Tīkapa Moana—New Zealand's largest marine park at more than 1.2 million hectares, surrounding Auckland and the Coromandel peninsula—is something to be celebrated.

Plants & Animals Oct 1, 2025

Global analysis assesses livestock vulnerability to climate change

With a pioneering, comprehensive approach on a global scale, Brazilian researchers have developed a methodology that allows them to project the physiological responses of herds of different production animal species to the ...

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