As the COVID-19 pandemic sweeps across the globe, people are beginning to understand, at a very personal level, the ways in which infectious diseases can devastate life. But disease outbreaks are not confined to just humans ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 18, 2020
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Researchers, including those at the Natural History Museum in London, have discovered a new species of seaweed Calidia pseudolobata as well as four new genera of red algae from the warm waters of China. The research suggests ...
Plants & Animals
May 18, 2020
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Two endangered species of sea turtle are using diversionary tactics to protect their nests, according to research led by the University of Glasgow.
Plants & Animals
May 13, 2020
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In a paper published in Science Advances, an international team of researchers have examined traits of marine megafauna species to better understand the potential ecological consequences of their extinction under different ...
Ecology
Apr 17, 2020
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The current pace of climate change exceeds historical events by 1-2 orders of magnitude, which will make it hard for organisms and ecosystems to adapt. For a long time, it has been assumed that adaptation was only possible ...
Evolution
Mar 20, 2020
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Paleontologists in Alabama have announced the discovery of a new genus and species of fossil sea turtle that may fill an important gap in the evolution of sea turtles.
Plants & Animals
Dec 18, 2019
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The picture of sea otters frolicking among kelp beds and rocky shoals has become an iconic image of the California coastline. But it may be drawing attention away from the value of other habitat that could truly help the ...
Ecology
Dec 10, 2019
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Millions of scavenging seabirds survive on fish discarded by North Sea fishing vessels, new research shows.
Ecology
Nov 8, 2019
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Thousands of years ago, the inhabitants of modern-day Florida and the Caribbean feasted on sea turtles, leaving behind bones that tell tales of ancient diets and the ocean's past.
Archaeology
Nov 4, 2019
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As the world's climate continues to change, biologically diverse communities may be most capable of adapting to environmental challenges.
Ecology
Oct 16, 2019
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