New research shows that conservation efforts in the Atlantic Ocean may be working for one of the most popular—and endangered—species that ends up in the global shark fin trade.
Ecology
Dec 09, 2020
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How can new life forms that we cannot see be discovered? Using a novel method based on looking for DNA in soil samples, researchers at Uppsala University have revealed the existence of two hitherto unknown, but very common ...
Ecology
Nov 03, 2020
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In ecosystems around the globe, the danger of being a common or widespread species is the tendency to be overlooked by conservation efforts that prioritize rarity.
Ecology
Oct 30, 2020
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Questions about the origin of nature have fascinated humans since the dawn of culture. One phenomenon of particular interest is the high diversity of forests in the tropics, relative to those in the temperate zone. Even Humboldt, ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 22, 2020
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Common assumptions notwithstanding, rare species can play unique and essential ecological roles. After studying two databases that together cover all known terrestrial mammals and birds worldwide, scientists from the CNRS, ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 08, 2020
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While the majority of snakes would normally swallow their prey whole, the Small-banded Kukri Snake seems to have evolved a particularly macabre feeding habit that has never before been witnessed in a serpent.
Plants & Animals
Sep 28, 2020
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When it comes to new botanical discoveries, one might imagine it's done by trudging around a remote tropical rainforest. Certainly, that does still happen. But sometimes seemingly familiar plants close to home hold unexpected ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 25, 2020
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For most vertebrates, losing a limb is permanent, but a lucky few species—such as salamanders and tadpoles—have the ability to completely regrow complex body parts. Understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying this ...
Evolution
Sep 16, 2020
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The populations of common animals are just as likely to rise or fall in number in a time of accelerating global change as those of rare species, a study suggests.
Ecology
Sep 02, 2020
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We are never more conscious of the summer sun than while struggling to unpack a trap full of turtles, watching with resignation as the wind slowly drags us and our kayak across the marsh. We are in Goose Lake Prairie State ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 14, 2020
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