A product used to control pest slugs on farms in multiple countries is deadly to least one type of native woodland snail endemic to the Pacific Northwest, according to scientists who say more study is needed before the product ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 21, 2024
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Reptiles that live in sandy soils in dry areas and tolerate high temperatures have been considered beneficiaries of global warming as suitable habitats expand owing to climate change. However, a study by Brazilian researchers ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 19, 2024
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Scientists have discovered how honeybees can decipher dances by their hive mates that relay directions to food. The findings, published in Current Biology, reveal how, in the complete darkness of the hive, each bee uses its ...
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Mar 13, 2024
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A team of marine biologists and oceanographers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Falmouth, Massachusetts, has found that creating soundscapes for coral larvae encourages them to settle on desired coral reefs.
Research in North Carolina involving rabbit poop could help protect a vulnerable species in the state, wildlife officials said.
Plants & Animals
Mar 12, 2024
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Colorado could return another native carnivore to its mountains if state lawmakers pass a bill allowing for the reintroduction of wolverines.
Ecology
Mar 11, 2024
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Climate change is driving both the loss of biodiversity and the need for clean, renewable energy. It is also shifting where species are expected to live in the future. Yet these realities are rarely considered together. Where ...
Environment
Mar 8, 2024
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University of Queensland research has revealed that protecting smaller but more strategic parcels of land will result in better and more cost-effective biodiversity conservation outcomes globally.
Ecology
Mar 6, 2024
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Considered a delicacy in China and Vietnam, the spotted softshell turtle faces threats from overconsumption and habitat loss. Conservationists have initiated breeding programs in Vietnam to recover spotted softshell turtle ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 28, 2024
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Otter populations crashed in Britain around the 1960s from the lethal effects of chemical pollution in rivers and lakes—or so we thought. Our research has looked more closely at what happened to otters in Britain over the ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 27, 2024
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