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December 24, 2024
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Dec. 23, 2024 In the first large-scale paired camera trap and autonomous recording survey for large African carnivores, researchers were able to identify individual leopards by their vocalizations with 93% ...
Dec. 19, 2024 A new study examines the correlation between fish yield and live coral habitats. Researchers analyzed the yields of nine fisheries dependent on Australia's Great Barrier Reef from 2016 to 2020. Results show that substantial losses could occur if the ...
Dec. 19, 2024 Scientists have successfully identified a previously unknown species to Southern California from fossilized seeds, revealing a drought-fueled dance between two species of juniper with lessons for the ...
Dec. 19, 2024 Fossilized skeletons and shells clearly show how evolution and extinction unfolded over the past half a billion years, but a new analysis extends the chart of life to nearly 2 billion years ago. The chart shows the relative ups and downs in species ...
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Dec. 18, 2024 While volcanism caused a temporary cold period, the effects had already worn off thousands of years before the meteorite, the ultimate cause of the dinosaur extinction event, ...
Dec. 16, 2024 Despite the population being almost four times larger than it was in 1982, a new study published in the journal Ecology suggests the northern muriqui ...
Dec. 16, 2024 New research shows that many wildlife species in the U.S., like the endangered giant kangaroo rat, will face much more frequent and severe droughts ...
Dec. 12, 2024 Scientists have today announced the discovery of a species of lipstick vine completely new to science, from the depths of the Philippine rainforest. ...
Dec. 13, 2024 A new database of African hippo populations has revealed huge gaps in our knowledge of where the megaherbivores live and thrive, with populations fragmented and reliant on protected ...
Dec. 12, 2024 A new analysis reveals that overfishing has caused populations of chondrichthyan fishes -- sharks, rays, and chimaeras -- to decline by more than 50 per cent since 1970. To determine the ...
Dec. 11, 2024 A new study estimates that more than 9000 insects and other native invertebrates have become extinct in Australia since European arrival in 1788 and between 1-3 additional species become extinct ...
Dec. 11, 2024 While good dogs never mean harm, they are often directed to remain on-lead in nature reserves to protect wildlife. Research has found that whether dog owners follow this rule is mostly driven by ...
Dec. 10, 2024 Fast-growing and small-seeded tree species are dominating Brazilian forests in regions with high levels of deforestation and degradation, a new study ...
Dec. 9, 2024 New research has revealed less than a quarter of the remaining tropical rainforests around the globe can safeguard thousands of threatened species from ...
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Dec. 6, 2024 Non-native species introduced by humans are among the main causes of global species decline -- they were partly responsible for 60 percent of the species that have become extinct worldwide in recent ...
Dec. 5, 2024 When a forest is lost to development, some effects are obvious. Stumps and mud puddles across the landscape, a plowed field or houses a year after that. But deforestation isn't just a loss of ...
Dec. 4, 2024 A research team has investigated the importance of limestone quarries for wild bee conservation. Diverse landscapes with good connectivity between quarries and calcareous grasslands proved to be ...
Dec. 4, 2024 Scientists have uncovered the first direct evidence that ancient Americans relied primarily on mammoth and other large animals for food. Their research sheds new light on both the rapid expansion of ...
Dec. 3, 2024 Bird wing shape -- a proxy for long-distance flying ability, or dispersal -- is a trait that influences biodiversity patterns on islands around the world, according to ...
Dec. 2, 2024 Scientists now know how many bonobos live in one of the largest pristine tropical forests, a place believed to be the world's stronghold for the endangered species. The research estimates that ...
Nov. 29, 2024 Researchers have been able to identify undigested food remains, plants and prey in the fossilized feces of dinosaurs. These analyses of hundreds of samples provide clues about the role dinosaurs ...
Nov. 28, 2024 Coral adaptation to ocean warming and marine heatwaves will likely be overwhelmed without rapid reductions of global greenhouse gas emissions, according to an international team of ...
Nov. 27, 2024 Analysis of 216 extinct species by biologists found birds endemic to islands, occupied ecologically specific niche, lacking flight, with large bodies and sharply angled wings were the ones likely to ...
Nov. 19, 2024 In order to use remote locations to record and assess the behavior of wildlife and environmental conditions, the GAIA Initiative developed an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm that reliably and ...
Nov. 18, 2024 Different species of seabirds can coexist on small, isolated islands despite eating the same kind of fish. A researcher has been involved in developing a mathematical model that can be used to better ...
Nov. 15, 2024 Hunted nearly to extinction during 20th century whaling, the Antarctic blue whale, the world's largest animal, went from a population size of roughly 200,000 to little more than 300. The most ...
Nov. 14, 2024 Thanks to the consistent and focused efforts of researchers and conservationists to save, then reintroduce, mountain yellow-legged frogs to lakes in Yosemite National Park, their populations are ...
Nov. 13, 2024 Planktonic foraminifera are tiny marine organisms, which are essential to the ocean's carbon cycle. A recent study reveals that these populations are shrinking at an alarming rate due to ocean ...
Nov. 13, 2024 A 'one of a kind' fossil discovery could transform our understanding of how the unique brains and intelligence of modern birds evolved, one of the most enduring mysteries of vertebrate ...
Nov. 13, 2024 A new study highlights how some marine life could face extinction over the next century, if human-induced global warming ...
Nov. 12, 2024 Coral larvae reduce their metabolism and increase nitrogen uptake to resist bleaching in high temperatures, according to a new ...
Nov. 12, 2024 A recent study highlights that over one-third of Vietnam's 329 mammal species are threatened with ...
Oct. 30, 2024 Marine animals like jellyfish, corals and sea anemones often live with algae inside their cells in a symbiotic relationship. The animals give the algae nutrients and a place to live; in return, algae ...
Oct. 30, 2024 Large herbivores like bison or elk have continuously lived in the Yellowstone National Park region for about 2,300 years, according to a new analysis of chemicals preserved in lake ...
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Wednesday, December 4, 2024
- Lifesaver for Wild Bees: The Importance of Quarries
- Mammoth as Key Food Source for Ancient Americans
Tuesday, December 3, 2024
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Wednesday, November 13, 2024
- Climate Change Threatens Key Ocean Plankton Groups
- Bird Brain from the Age of Dinosaurs Reveals Roots of Avian Intelligence
- Pioneering Research Shows Sea Life Will Struggle to Survive Future Global Warming
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
- Young Coral Use Metabolic Tricks to Resist Bleaching
- More Than One Third of Vietnam's Mammal Species Are at Risk of Extinction, Study Finds
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
- Algae Research Provides Insight on Immune Health
- Large Herbivores Have Lived in Yellowstone National Park for More Than 2,000 Years
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
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Thursday, October 24, 2024
- Human Actions Likely Cause Insect Color Change
- New Mapping Techniques Empower Bird Conservation in Colombia
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
- Will Tropical Biodiversity Run Dry Under Climate Change? Two Visions for the Future
- Researcher Works to Preserve the White Shark in the Mediterranean Sea
Monday, October 21, 2024
Friday, October 18, 2024
- Smaller, More Specific Academic Journals Have More Sway Over Policy
- Better Ocean Connectivity Boosts Reef Fish Populations
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
- New Temperatures in Two Thirds of Key Tropical Forest
- Modern Mass Extinction in an Ecuadorean Cloud Forest Found to Be a Mirage
- Tube Sock-Like Skunk Covers More Ground Than Deer, Impacted by Winter Weather, Study Finds
Monday, October 14, 2024
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Thursday, October 3, 2024
- Ant Agriculture Began 66 Million Years Ago in the Aftermath of the Asteroid That Doomed the Dinosaurs
- The True Global Impact of Species-Loss Caused by Humans Is Far Greater Than Expected
- Oyster Reefs Once Thrived Along Europe's Coasts -- Now They're Gone
- New Findings Supply Corrective to Evolutionary Hypothesis
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
- Study of Monkey Fossils Found in Cave Sheds Light on the Animals' Extinction Centuries Ago
- The Rate of Climate Change Threatens to Exceed the Adaptive Capacity of Species
Monday, September 30, 2024
- Coral Reef Destruction a Threat to Human Rights
- Megadiverse Flowering Plant Family on Isolated Islands
Friday, September 27, 2024
- Return of the Elephants Seals: From a Few to Thousands
- Forest Loss Forces Langur Species to Interbreed
Thursday, September 26, 2024
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
- Ancient Reef-Builders Dodged Extinction -- At Least Temporarily
- Reconstructing the Evolutionary History of the Grape Family
Monday, September 23, 2024
- Extreme Polar Light Environment of the North and South Poles Sustains Biodiversity
- Deeper Corals May Help Shallow Reefs Recover in the Florida Keys
- How Remarkable Diversity in Heat Tolerance Can Help Protect Coral Reefs
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
- South African Rock Art Possibly Inspired by Long-Extinct Species
- Even Marine Animals in Untouched Habitats Are at Risk from Human Impacts
- Scientists Urge New Conservation Approach to Save Vulnerable Species from Climate Change Impacts
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
- Unravelling an Ancient European Extinction Mystery: Disappearance of Dwarf Megafauna on Palaeolithic Cyprus
- Highly-Sensitive Beaks Could Help Albatrosses and Penguins Find Their Food
Monday, September 16, 2024
Thursday, September 12, 2024
- How El Nino and Mega Ocean Warming Caused the Greatest-Ever Mass Extinction
- New Fossil Fish Species Scales Up Evidence of Earth's Evolutionary March
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
Monday, September 9, 2024
- Grim Statistics on Koala Survival Odds
- Crown-of-Thorns Sea Stars Thrive in Degraded Coral Habitats
- Sharks Are Abandoning Stressed Coral Reefs in Warming Oceans
Friday, September 6, 2024
Tuesday, September 3, 2024
- New Species of Paua (Abalone) Found
- Infertility Challenges Amongst Endangered Wild Songbird Population Revealed in New Study
Thursday, August 29, 2024
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- Mobile Species Are 'glue' Which Connect Different Habitats Together
- Will Climate Change Lead to the Extinction of a Newly Discovered Tarantula Species?
Tuesday, August 20, 2024
- Environmental Laws Failing to Slow Deforestation
- 'Masters of Shape-Shifting': How Darkling Beetles Conquered the World
Friday, August 16, 2024
- Rethinking the Dodo
- The Banana Apocalypse Is Near, but Biologists Might Have Found a Key to Their Survival
Thursday, August 15, 2024
Wednesday, August 14, 2024
Friday, August 9, 2024
- Millions of Years for Plants to Recover from Global Warming
- Nature at Risk in the Hunt for the Perfect Selfie
Wednesday, August 7, 2024
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Wednesday, July 31, 2024
- Mass Extinction 66 Million Years Ago Triggered Rapid Evolution of Bird Genomes
- 3D Models Provide Unprecedented Look at Corals' Response to Bleaching Events
- Monarch Butterflies Need Help, and a Little Bit of Milkweed Goes a Long Way
Tuesday, July 30, 2024
Friday, July 26, 2024
- Thousands of Birds and Fish Threatened by Mining for Clean Energy Transition, Study Finds
- The Ancestor of All Modern Birds Probably Had Iridescent Feathers
Thursday, July 25, 2024
- New Zealand's Flightless Birds Are Retreating to Moa Refuges
- Ancient Marine Animal Had Inventive Past Despite Being Represented by Few Species
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
- Komodo Dragons Have Iron-Coated Teeth to Rip Apart Their Prey
- Scientists Assess How Large Dinosaurs Could Really Get
Tuesday, July 23, 2024
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Wednesday, July 17, 2024
- Evidence for Butchery of Giant Armadillo-Like Mammals in Argentina 21,000 Years Ago
- Research Tracks 66 Million Years of Mammalian Diversity
- Logged Forests Can Still Have Ecological Value -- If Not Pushed Too Far