Persistent drought in the West has helped bring climate change to the forefront of the public consciousness. Indicia of a warming planet—relentless heatwaves, drained reservoirs, and raging forest fires—have applied pressure ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 18, 2022
0
13
In 1993, frogs were found dying en masse in Far North Queensland. When scientists analyzed their bodies, they found something weird. Their small bodies were covered in spores.
Plants & Animals
Aug 29, 2023
0
23
Genetic analysis at the state museum confirms what biologists squishing through Adirondack bogs already knew: New York's population of the spruce grouse, a chicken-like bird of the boreal forest, is nearing extinction.
Plants & Animals
Jul 4, 2011
0
0
(PhysOrg.com) -- The European bison, a close relative of the American bison, has been on a slow road to recovery for almost a century. Europe's largest grazing animal once dwelled from central Russia to Spain, but by the ...
Ecology
May 5, 2010
3
0
In less than 20 years, wild Chinook salmon may disappear. But one group nestled in Central Idaho's rugged wilderness may be the key to the threatened species' recovery throughout the Northwest.
Plants & Animals
Aug 15, 2022
1
4
Compared to other animals, chimpanzees show tremendous variation across groups in their behavior—from the types of tools they use in their feeding behavior to the specific gestures they use in communication. Research in ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 7, 2019
2
93
Researchers have discovered significant variations in the ability of different UK butterfly species to maintain a suitable body temperature. Species that rely most on finding a suitably shady location to keep cool are at ...
Ecology
Sep 24, 2020
0
242
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
0
89
(AP) -- A U.S.-backed proposal to ban the international trade of polar bear skins, teeth and claws was defeated Thursday at a U.N. wildlife meeting over concerns it would hurt indigenous economies and arguments the practice ...
Ecology
Mar 18, 2010
0
0
New international research led by Curtin University has found approximately a quarter of carnivorous plant species across the world may be at risk of extinction due to global climate change, illegal poaching, and the clearing ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 24, 2020
0
29
