Animals in the Goldilocks zone—neither too big, nor too small, but just the right size—face a lower risk of extinction than do those on both ends of the scale, according to an extensive global analysis.
Ecology
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Scientists from around the world are hoping to return a lost species of giant tortoise to one of the world-famous Galápagos islands.
Ecology
Sep 13, 2017
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Anthropologists just love to sink their teeth into a good mystery, and some recent research from NC State and Vassar College has done just that – by looking at what dental development in Homo naledi fossils can tell us ...
Archaeology
Sep 13, 2017
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Scientists on Wednesday unveiled an extinct species of toothless, whiskered and objectively cute mini-dolphin that plied Earth's oceans some 30 million years ago.
Plants & Animals
Aug 23, 2017
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A new global analysis of forest habitat loss and wildlife extinction risk published July 19 in the journal Nature shows that species most at risk live in areas just beginning to see the impacts of human activities such as ...
Environment
Jul 19, 2017
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Extinction risk for some species could be drastically underestimated because most demographic models of animal populations only analyse the number and fertility of females, dismissing male data as 'noise'.
Plants & Animals
Jun 21, 2017
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The skulls of alligators protect their brains, eyes and sense organs while producing some of the most powerful bite forces in the animal kingdom. The ability to bite hard is critical for crocodilians to eat their food such ...
Archaeology
Jun 16, 2017
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(Phys.org)—A group of scientists from several institutions in Germany has suggested that extinct animals that are resurrected through scientific means be given a tag on their name to indicate their origins. In a Policy ...
How do alpine plants react to warmer climatic conditions? Due to their longevity, the plants may survive longer than expected in their habitats, but produce offspring that are increasingly maladapted. Population size may ...
Ecology
May 5, 2017
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Hundreds of thousands of species could soon go extinct due to the effects of deforestation, new research examining global data has found.
Environment
May 2, 2017
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