Variety is the spice of life—and key to saving wildlife
In the critical battle against extinction, conservationists use a variety of tactics to try to save species.
In the critical battle against extinction, conservationists use a variety of tactics to try to save species.
Plants & Animals
May 20, 2021
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We humans tend to regard incest as deeply disturbing. It's a strong social taboo, and it's underpinned by sound biological reasoning. Mixing genes with a non-relative is beneficial because it increases genetic diversity, ...
Plants & Animals
May 19, 2021
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Cultural diversity—indicated by linguistic diversity—and biodiversity are linked, and their connection may be another way to preserve both natural environments and Indigenous populations in Africa and perhaps worldwide, ...
Ecology
May 18, 2021
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After a long journey, a group of settlers sets foot on an otherwise empty land. A vast expanse separates them from other human beings, cutting off any possibility of outside contact. Their choices will make the difference ...
Archaeology
May 12, 2021
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A young male gray wolf crossed into far Northern California early this month—joining another wolf that trekked into the state in late January and made an epic journey south.
Ecology
May 11, 2021
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Forests' ability to survive and adapt to the disruptions wrought by climate change may depend, in part, on the eddies and swirls of global wind currents, suggests a new study by researchers at the University of California, ...
Ecology
May 10, 2021
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Flinders University researchers have sequenced the genomes of dolphins, revealing variations that may influence their deadly immune response to a measles related virus.
Ecology
Apr 27, 2021
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Two opposing evolutionary forces explain the presence of the two different colors of spotted salamander egg masses at ponds in Pennsylvania, according to a new study led by a Penn State biologist. Understanding the processes ...
Evolution
Apr 13, 2021
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It seems like every day we learn of a new risk posed to native plants, from bushfires to climate change. But they're not going out without a—er—bang.
Plants & Animals
Feb 26, 2021
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The reintroduction of 32 bobcats to an island off the coast of Georgia more than three decades ago created an ideal experiment to examine the accuracy of a genetic-modeling technique that predicts extinction of isolated wildlife ...
Ecology
Feb 19, 2021
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