In a paper published in Science Advances, an international team of researchers have examined traits of marine megafauna species to better understand the potential ecological consequences of their extinction under different ...
Ecology
Apr 17, 2020
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An international team of researchers has found evidence that suggests atmospheric CO2 levels at the end of the Triassic era were nearly the same as those predicted for the 21st century. In their paper published in the journal ...
Bird species that have the capacity to express novel foraging behaviours are less vulnerable to extinction than species that do not, according to a collaborative study involving McGill University and CREAF Barcelona and published ...
Evolution
Apr 6, 2020
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A new study led by the University of Kent has found evidence that human ancestors as recent as two million years ago may have regularly climbed trees.
Archaeology
Mar 30, 2020
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When cocaine kingpin Pablo Escobar was shot dead in 1993, the four hippos he brought to his private zoo in Colombia were left behind in a pond on his ranch. Since then, their numbers have grown to an estimated 80-100, and ...
Ecology
Mar 23, 2020
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The ability of crocodiles to survive mass extinctions could be in part due to their more hands-on approach to parenting, say scientists at the University of Bath's Milner Centre for Evolution.
Plants & Animals
Mar 11, 2020
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Scientists have recovered DNA from a well-preserved horned lark found in Siberian permafrost. The results can contribute to explaining the evolution of sub species, as well as how the mammoth steppe transformed into tundra, ...
Evolution
Feb 21, 2020
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A new fossil study from Stanford University shows extinction was unexpectedly common among smaller sea creatures in the deep past.
Plants & Animals
Feb 21, 2020
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Accurately predicting biodiversity loss from climate change requires a detailed understanding of what aspects of climate change cause extinctions, and what mechanisms may allow species to survive.
Ecology
Feb 12, 2020
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Half of the one million animal and plant species on Earth facing extinction are insects, and their disappearance could be catastrophic for humankind, scientists have said in a "warning to humanity".
Ecology
Feb 10, 2020
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