Study: Humanity's footprint is squashing world's wildlife
A new study says that the planet's wildlife is increasingly under the boot of humanity.
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Jan 13, 2020
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Scientists devise 'lifespan clock'
An Australian research team say they have come up with a "lifespan clock" which provides accurate maximum age estimates for vertebrates, a key variable in the study of both living and extinct animals.
Biotechnology
Dec 12, 2019
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Mass extinction of land and sea biodiversity 250 million years ago not simultaneous
Some 250 million years ago, simultaneous mass extinctions of marine and terrestrial life occurred in an event known as the End-Permian. Or so scientists believed.
Archaeology
Dec 12, 2019
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Local traditional knowledge can be as accurate as scientific transect monitoring
New research from a cross-organisational consortium in the Amazon has found indigenous knowledge to be as accurate as scientific transect monitoring.
Ecology
Dec 12, 2019
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World wildlife trade affects one in five species, says report
More than 5,500 species of birds, mammals, amphibians and reptiles are bought and sold on the worldwide animal market, a volume that is around 50 percent higher than earlier estimates, a study published in Science said Thursday.
Ecology
Oct 03, 2019
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Genomic fluke close-up
Parasitic flukes have been a leading source of food-borne infections, sparking fear and wreaking havoc on human public health, and contributed to more than 3 billion in animal agricultural losses per year in the U.S. alone.
Evolution
Oct 02, 2019
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The shared evolution of the Tasmanian tiger and the wolf
The Tasmanian tiger, or thylacine, was one of Australia's most enigmatic native species.
Plants & Animals
Sep 24, 2019
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VGP generates largest number of high-quality genomes of iconic and endangered species
The Vertebrate Genomes Project (VGP) and collaborators are announcing the second data set of the largest number (101) of chromosomal-level genome assemblies of vertebrates towards completing Phase 1 of the VGP, which includes ...
Biotechnology
Aug 28, 2019
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The Paleozoic diet: Why animals eat what they eat
In what is likely the first study to look at how dietary preferences evolved across the animal kingdom, UA researchers looked at more than a million species, going back 800 million years. The team reports several unexpected ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 22, 2019
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An 88 percent decline in large freshwater animals
Rivers and lakes cover just about one percent of Earth's surface, but are home to one third of all vertebrate species worldwide. At the same time, freshwater life is highly threatened. Scientists from the Leibniz-Institute ...
Ecology
Aug 08, 2019
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