Yellowstone National Park in the USA, with its geysers and hot springs, is a major attraction for tourists. However, especially in times of little news, the media often focuses on the Yellowstone supervolcano, which last ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 17, 2019
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Feral cats are wreaking havoc on our native wildlife, eating more than a billion animals across Australia every year. But managing feral cats and reducing their impacts on our threatened species is challenging, to say the ...
Ecology
Oct 17, 2019
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Researchers have discovered the first evidence of tropical insects shrinking in size in their bid to survive rising temperatures.
Ecology
Oct 11, 2019
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Domestic pigs can be cute, but invasive wild pigs—also known as feral swine—are another matter entirely. First brought to the U.S. by early European settlers, wild pigs have earned a reputation for being highly destructive ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 10, 2019
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A new discovery by University of Maine researchers that challenges the established volcanic source of particles found in an ice core from the South Pole adds to the global record of volcanism and is relevant to several ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 10, 2019
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Protected land, including national parks, are a cornerstone of conservation. Once an area is legally protected, it is tempting to assume that it is shielded from further degradation.
Ecology
Oct 09, 2019
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Nine Botswana rhinos have been poached since April, the government said Wednesday, an unprecedented rate of one per month that could see rhinos wiped out in the southern African country by 2021.
Ecology
Oct 09, 2019
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The Little Colorado River cuts across the northeast corner of Arizona, emptying its waters into the much-larger Colorado River after a more than 330-mile journey.
Environment
Oct 08, 2019
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Scientists have pieced together the first complete picture of the Florida panther genome—work that could serve to protect that endangered population and other endangered species going forward.
Ecology
Oct 03, 2019
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U.S. national parks are full of natural sounds. In Rocky Mountain National Park, visitors might hear the bugle of elks. At Yellowstone National Park, wolves howl in the distance. Iconic sounds like these are often associated ...
Environment
Oct 02, 2019
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