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March 22, 2025
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Mar. 21, 2025 — Despite decades of warnings about overfishing, Southeast Asia's capture fisheries have proven remarkably ...
Mar. 5, 2025 — Satellite images from space are allowing scientists to delve deeper into the individual functions of different tropical forest canopies with new and surprising results. Understanding tree traits and ...
Mar. 20, 2025 — Southern elephant seals are the 'canary in the coal mine' for the Southern Ocean, offering insight into how the ecosystem may react to future climate change and human impact, new research ...
Mar. 20, 2025 — According to a predictive model, the microalgae present in peat bogs could offset up to 14% of future CO2 emissions, thanks to their photosynthetic activity. This conclusion was reached by basing the work on in situ experiments and the various ...
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Mar. 19, 2025 — Researchers measured post-restoration Sphagnum moss layer growth on 18 peatland sites in Finland 10 years after restoration. According to the study, ...
Mar. 18, 2025 — The red coral colonies that were transplanted a decade ago on the seabed of the Medes Islands have survived successfully. They are very similar to ...
Mar. 18, 2025 — A major review of over 67,000 animal species has found that while the natural world continues to face a biodiversity crisis, targeted conservation ...
Mar. 14, 2025 — Nearly one-third of sharks are threatened with extinction, mostly due to fishing. While mandated releases are helpful, researchers discovered that ...
Mar. 17, 2025 — For the first time, scientists described a hummingbird chick potentially mimicking a poisonous caterpillar to avoid getting ...
Mar. 12, 2025 — A new study analyzing diet, average plasma sugar levels and cancer prevalence in some 273 vertebrate species showed surprising results. The study ...
Mar. 13, 2025 — Recovered grasslands need more than 75 years of continuous management to regain their biodiversity because specialized pollinators are slow to return. A new finding underscores the importance of ...
Mar. 13, 2025 — Social media can help scientists track animal species as they relocate in response to climate change, new research ...
Mar. 13, 2025 — A groundbreaking study has revealed that brown trout can successfully navigate beaver dams -- obstacles which were previously thought to pose a significant barrier to their ...
Mar. 11, 2025 — A team of researchers has rediscovered a frog species which has not been seen in more than 130 years. First described in 1902, Alsodes vittatus had evaded detection since then, despite multiple ...
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Mar. 13, 2025 — The 2025 U. S. State of the Birds Report, produced by a coalition of leading science and conservation organizations, reveals continued widespread declines in American bird populations across all ...
Mar. 13, 2025 — A recent study has reclassified the species commonly known as the Javan rhinoceros, proposing a more precise scientific name: Eurhinoceros sondaicus. The research highlights key differences in body ...
Mar. 12, 2025 — Winter in the South can bring about a sharp change in conditions that impact forests and their many inhabitants. However, new research finds that, despite these seasonal shifts, forest management ...
Mar. 12, 2025 — Large, undisturbed forests are better for harboring biodiversity than fragmented landscapes, according to recent research. Ecologists agree that habitat loss and the fragmentation of forests reduces ...
Mar. 11, 2025 — A new study using the largest network of microphones to track birds in the United States is providing crucial insights for managing and restoring fire-prone forests across California's Sierra ...
Mar. 11, 2025 — A new study has introduced a powerful tool for analyzing satellite imagery of boreal forests (also known as 'Taiga' in North America), offering unprecedented insights into the health and ...
Mar. 10, 2025 — Scientists have discovered that whales move nutrients thousands of miles -- in their urine -- from as far as Alaska to Hawaii. These tons of nitrogen support the health of tropical ecosystems and ...
Mar. 7, 2025 — An international team of scientists has synchronized key climate records from the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans to unravel the sequence of events during the last million years before the extinction of ...
Mar. 7, 2025 — A new analysis reveals that nearly half of the genus Heliconia, a group of tropical plants popular for their bright, beak-shaped flowers, are threatened with ...
Mar. 7, 2025 — 'Forests are among the most important ecosystems in nature, constantly evolving, yet their monitoring is often delayed,' says an expert. Climate change, pests, and human activity are ...
Mar. 6, 2025 — Tropical rainforests play a vital role in global climate regulation and biodiversity conservation. However, a major new study reveals that forests across the Americas are not adapting quickly enough ...
Mar. 6, 2025 — Researchers have found that reef fish from the Arabian Gulf, the world's hottest sea, exhibit a higher tolerance to temperature fluctuations compared to those from more thermally stable coral ...
Mar. 6, 2025 — Scientists have uncovered how plants responded to catastrophic climate changes 250 million years ago. Their findings reveal the long, drawn-out process of ecosystem recovery following one of the most ...
Mar. 5, 2025 — A study sheds light on how extreme weather events impact phenological processes, specifically the flight period of butterflies and moths and the flowering time of plants, with implications for food ...
Mar. 5, 2025 — Using two species of flies from different climates -- one from the cool, high-altitude forests of Northern California, the other hailing from the hot, dry deserts of the Southwest -- scientists ...
Mar. 5, 2025 — The study shows caribou herds changed their migratory duration, distance or elevation over 35 years of radio tag ...
Mar. 5, 2025 — The beloved Australian lyrebird best known for its stunning tail and powers of mimicry may have a cunning hidden ...
Mar. 5, 2025 — Amphibians are increasingly vulnerable to global warming, according to new ...
Mar. 4, 2025 — Researchers have uncovered a critical link between rising temperatures and declines in a species' population, shedding new light on how global warming threatens natural ecosystems. The study ...
Mar. 3, 2025 — The extensive loss of biodiversity represents one of the major crises of our time, threatening not only entire ecosystems but also our current and future livelihoods. As scientists realize the ...
Thursday, March 13, 2025
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
- Acoustic Monitoring Network for Birds Enhances Forest Management
- Boreal Forest: Taking Taiga's Temperature
Monday, March 10, 2025
Friday, March 7, 2025
- Earth's Orbital Rhythms Link Timing of Giant Eruptions and Climate Change
- Nearly Half of Popular Tropical Plant Group Related to Birds-of-Paradise and Bananas Are Threatened With Extinction
- Scientists Develop Advanced Forest Monitoring Systems: Will Forests Monitor Themselves in the Future?
Thursday, March 6, 2025
- Tropical Forests in the Americas Are Struggling to Keep Pace With Climate Change
- Adaptability of Some Coral Reef Fish to Rising Temperatures
- Plants Struggled for Millions of Years After the World's Worst Climate Catastrophe
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
- The Yucca and the Moth: How Extreme Weather Impacts the Timing of Biological Events
- Insect Populations Are Declining -- And That Is Not a Good Thing
- Caribou Migration Patterns Are Shrinking
- Iconic Australian Bird Reveals Hidden Farming Talent
- The Pot Is Already Boiling for 2% of the World's Amphibians
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Monday, March 3, 2025
- Who Gets the Lion's Share? Ecologists Highlight Disparities in Global Biodiversity Conservation Funding
- Sea Otters Help Kelp Forests Recover -- But How Fast Depends on Where They Are
- Caribou Case Study Offers a New Model to Manage Species at Risk
Friday, February 28, 2025
Thursday, February 27, 2025
- Climate Change Increases the Risk of Tree Mortality in Urban Boreal Forests
- The International Space Station Is Overly Sterile; Making It 'dirtier' Could Improve Astronaut Health
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
- Genomic Tools Provide Clearer View of Health for Endangered Bats
- Beyond the Burn: Harvesting Dead Wood to Reduce Wildfires and Store Carbon
- Earliest Evidence for Humans in Rainforests
- Fish Teeth Show How Ease of Innovation Enables Rapid Evolution
- New Spatial Mechanism for the Coexistence of Tree Species
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
- Successful Strategies for Collaborative Species Conservation
- New Manzanita Species Discovered, Already at Risk
- Giant Ice Bulldozers: How Ancient Glaciers Helped Life Evolve
- Environment Nudges Birds to Fast, or Slow, Life Lane
Monday, February 24, 2025
- Unexpected Discoveries in Study of Giraffe Gut Flora
- Research Provides New Detail on the Impact of Volcanic Activity on Early Marine Life
Friday, February 21, 2025
- Underwater Mics and Machine Learning Aid Right Whale Conservation
- AI Unlocks the Emotional Language of Animals
- The Rising Tide of Sand Mining: A Growing Threat to Marine Life
Thursday, February 20, 2025
- Scientists Decode DNA of White Oak Tree
- Scientists Call for Efforts to Protect Habitats of Critically Endangered Shark Species
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
- We Can Farm More Seafood While Minimizing Its Impact on Biodiversity
- Urban Environments Promote Adaptation to Multiple Stressors
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
- Repeated Invasions Shape NZ's Bird Life
- Rapid Environmental Change Can Threaten Even a Peaceful Daisyworld
Monday, February 17, 2025
- Animals as Architects of Earth: First Global Study Reveals Their Surprising Impact
- Reintroducing Wolves to Scottish Highlands Could Help Address Climate Emergency
Thursday, February 13, 2025
- New England's Salt Marshes Store 10 Million Cars' Worth of Carbon -- And Add Another 15,000-Worth Every Year
- Protected Habitats Aren't Enough to Save Endangered Species, Study Finds
- Restoring Wildlife Habitats in Wealthy Nations Could Drive Extinctions in Species-Rich Regions, Experts Warn
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
- Can Artificial Intelligence Save the Great Barrier Reef?
- Where Do Invasive Species Spread and Why? Researchers Take a Novel Approach to Find the Answer
- Global Warming and Mass Extinctions: What We Can Learn from Plants from the Last Ice Age
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Monday, February 10, 2025
- California's Marine Protected Areas Boost Fish Populations Across the State
- Scientists Identify Heat-Resistant Kelp Strain
- Peatlands and Mangroves Key to Reducing Carbon Emissions in Southeast Asia
- Less, but More: A New Evolutionary Scenario Marked by Massive Gene Loss and Expansion
Friday, February 7, 2025
- Twenty Years On, Biodiversity Struggles to Take Root in Restored Wetlands
- Scientist Discovers 16 New Grasshopper Species, Champions Desert Biodiversity
Thursday, February 6, 2025
- New Technology Lights Way for Accelerating Coral Reef Restoration
- Multinational Research Project Shows How Life on Earth Can Be Measured from Space
- Climate Warming Leads to More Frequent Beech Tree Reproduction, at the Expense of Growth
- Whale Poop Contains Iron That May Have Helped Fertilize Past Oceans
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
- Plant Power: A New Method to Model How Plants Move Water Globally
- Cretaceous Fossil from Antarctica Reveals Earliest Modern Bird
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
- Climate Change Is Overhauling Marine Nutrient Cycles
- Reforms Urged to Improve Global Wildlife Trade Regulation
- New Study Assesses Impact of Agricultural Research Investments on Biodiversity, Land Use
Monday, February 3, 2025
Friday, January 31, 2025
Thursday, January 30, 2025
- Cold Waves in the Rainforest: What They Mean for Wild Animals
- Sharks and Rays Benefit from Global Warming, but Not from CO2 in the Oceans
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
- A Window Into the Future of Amazonia
- New Fungal Species Named in Honor of Sir David Attenborough Making Zombies of Cave Spiders on the Island of Ireland
- Landmark Genetic Study: Fresh Shoots of Hope on the Tree of Life
- Research Contrasts Drought Sensitivity of Eurasian and North American Grasslands
- Pairing Old and New Technologies Could Unlock Advances in Plankton Science
- Protecting the Plains: Conserving Prairie Dogs Will Revitalize North America's Grasslands
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
- Complexity of Tree-Planting Schemes
- Mapping Antarctica's Hidden Ice-Free Lands: A Blueprint for Conservation
Monday, January 27, 2025
- How Tiny Algae Shaped the Evolution of Giant Clams
- Botanic Gardens Must Team Up to Save Wild Plants from Extinction
- How Animal Poop Helps Ecosystems Adapt to Climate Change
- Underwater Mud Volcanos Are a Haven for Marine Organisms
- Preserving Asian Horseshoe Crab Populations Through Targeted Conservation Strategies
Sunday, January 26, 2025
Friday, January 24, 2025
- Scientists Discover Unique Microbes in Amazonian Peatlands That Could Influence Climate Change
- How Human Activity Has Shaped Brazil Nut Forests' Past and Future
Thursday, January 23, 2025
- The Secret 'sex Lives' Of Bacteria: Study Challenges Old Ideas About How Species Form
- More Acidic Oceans May Affect the Sex of Oysters
- Plant's Name-Giving Feature Found to Be New Offspring-Ensuring Method
- Streamlining Genetic Analysis for Phylogenetic Studies
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
- Wildlife Camera Surveys Reveal the Conservation Importance of Habitat Transition Zones
- New AI Technology Helps Scientists Detect Which Pollutants in England's Lakes Are Most Harmful to Life, and Identify Species Which Are at Highest Risk