An exceptionally well-preserved dinosaur skeleton from Mongolia unites an unexpected combination of features that defines a new group of semi-aquatic predators related to Velociraptor. Detailed 3D synchrotron analysis allowed ...
Archaeology
Dec 6, 2017
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An international team of scientists has discovered the first evidence that a huge carnivorous dinosaur roamed southern Africa 200 million year ago.
Archaeology
Oct 25, 2017
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Pink and yellow wildflowers burst from a lush bed of grass hidden from public view for more than a century. Towering trees and snow-capped mountains encircle the wild meadow, beckoning visitors to a largely untouched piece ...
Ecology
Jul 27, 2017
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"Fraidy cat" isn't the way most people think of mountain lions, but when it comes to encounters with humans, perhaps they should.
Plants & Animals
Jun 20, 2017
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Spatial capture-recapture model analysis is often used to estimate tiger abundance. A new study led by Dr. Robert Dorazio of the United States Geological Survey, and co-authored by WCS's Dr.Ullas Karanth, however, finds that ...
Ecology
May 18, 2017
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Leipzig/Halle (Saale)/Porto. The effects of roads on carnivores have obviously been underestimated in worldwide species conservation. This is the conclusion of the first comprehensive global study on this topic, which has ...
Ecology
Feb 8, 2017
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To the average plant-eating human, the thought of a plant turning the tables to feast on an animal might seem like a lurid novelty.
Evolution
Feb 6, 2017
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Carpathian shepherd dogs have been reintroduced to the Zarand Landscape Corridor to guard livestock and help mitigate human-wildlife conflict in Romania.
Plants & Animals
Feb 6, 2017
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In most European countries there are now permanent, reproducing populations of wolves, lynx and/or brown bears. In some countries, all three. But it is not virgin land that these animals recolonize, but rather lands that ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 27, 2016
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The ongoing decline of more than 300 species of animals is having significant environmental impacts and posing a food security threat for millions of people in Asia, Africa and South America, according to the first global ...
Ecology
Oct 18, 2016
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