More than half of species whose endangered status cannot be assessed due to a lack of data are predicted to face the risk of extinction, according to a machine-learning analysis published Thursday.
Ecology
Aug 4, 2022
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Removing several hundred billion tons of carbon from the atmosphere is now considered necessary to avert the worst effects of climate change. Using nature to help achieve that goal, by allowing habitats to regenerate, would ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 29, 2022
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Restoring coastal vegetation—so called 'blue carbon' habitats—may not be the nature-based climate solution it is claimed to be, according to a new study.
Environment
Jul 28, 2022
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Together with an international team, Senckenberg scientists have developed new monitoring indicators for the protection of marine and coastal areas. In their study, published in the journal Scientific Data, they show that ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 7, 2022
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If basking sharks were like Canadians, their migration habits might be easily explained: Head south to avoid winter's chill, and north again to enjoy summer's warmth.
Plants & Animals
Feb 10, 2022
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Ancient genes that predate the last Ice Age may be the key to survival, at least if you are a dolphin, according to new research led by the University of St Andrews.
Evolution
Oct 29, 2021
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For three days, the Massif des Maures in the south of France has burned, and along with it the Plaine des Maures nature reserve—one of the Mediterranean's jewels of biodiversity, unique in all of Europe.
Plants & Animals
Aug 19, 2021
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Maerl beds stud the ocean floor like underwater brambles. They're pastel pink and, despite their knobbly appearance, made up of a red seaweed. This algae has a limestone skeleton which gives it a complex three-dimensional ...
Ecology
Sep 15, 2020
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A research team led by Florida State University found that sea turtles in the U.S. will have less suitable nesting habitat in the future because of climate change and coastal development.
Ecology
Aug 26, 2020
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Gadgets that resemble little black hats are showing up on the heads of alligators in South Carolina.
Plants & Animals
Dec 30, 2019
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