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Published how far can the wind can carry a plant's seeds? New model



Playing an essential foundational role in an ecosystem, plants contribute to the well-being of human ...
Published How did the bushpig cross the strait? A great puzzle in African mammal biogeography solved by genomics



Africa has a huge diversity of large mammals, but their evolutionary relationships and movement acro...
Published Nature's checkup: Surveying biodiversity with environmental DNA sequencing



A thousand kilometers south of Tokyo, far into the largest ocean on Earth, lies a chain of small, vo...
Published Planetary Commons: Fostering global cooperation to safeguard critical Earth system functions



Tipping elements of the Earth system should be considered global commons, researchers argue. Global...
Published Scientists weigh up current status of blue whale populations around the world



The largest living animal, the blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) which averages about 27 meters in...
Published Island birds more adaptable than previously thought



The researchers found that birds were more evolutionarily similar on smaller, more isolated islands...
Published New study reveals insight into which animals are most vulnerable to extinction due to climate change



In a new study, researchers have used the fossil record to better understand what factors make anima...
Published Why the harsh Snowball Earth kick-started our earliest multicellular ancestors



Why did multicellularity arise? Solving that mystery may help pinpoint life on other planets and exp...
Published Software to untangle genetic factors linked to shared characteristics among different species - Software to Untangle Genetic Factors Linked to Shared Characteristics Among Different Species



Scientists have developed a software package to help answer key questions about genetic factors asso...
Published Combination of the climate crisis and continued deforestation may result in significant damage to the animal world



A new study states that the combination of global warming and extreme heat events, alongside the con...
Published Improving statistical methods to protect wildlife populations



In human populations, it is relatively easy to calculate demographic trends and make projections of ...
Published Scientists use satellites to track earth 'greening' amid climate change - Scientists Use Satellites to Track Earth 'Greening' Amid Climate Change


Researchers found changes in 'greening,' or the amount of leaves plants are able to produce, will pl...
Published Swan populations grow 30 times faster in nature reserves - Swan Populations Grow 30 Times Faster in Nature Reserves


Populations of whooper swans grow 30 times faster inside nature reserves, new research shows. ABSTRA...
Published Extinction of steam locomotives derails assumptions about biological evolution - Extinction of Steam Locomotives Derails Assumptions About Biological Evolution


When the Kinks' Ray Davies penned the tune 'Last of the Steam-Powered Trains,' the vanishing locomot...
Published Biologists discover bees to be brew masters of the insect world - Biologists Discover Bees to be Brew Masters of the Insect World



Scientists have made a remarkable discovery about cellophane bees -- their microbiomes are some of t...
Published Prescribed burns encourage foul-smelling invaders - Prescribed Burns Encourage Foul-Smelling Invaders



Though prescribed burns reduce wildfire threats and even improve habitat for some animals, new resea...
Published Changing landscapes alter disease-scapes - Changing Landscapes Alter Disease-Scapes


A new study has?highlighted?how and when?changes to the environment result in?animal-borne disease?t...
Published Hope for salamanders? Study recalibrates climate change effects - Hope for Salamanders? Study Recalibrates Climate Change Effects


For tiny salamanders squirming skin-to-soil, big-picture weather patterns may seem as far away as ou...
Published How will a warming world impact the Earth's ability to offset our carbon emissions? - How Will a Warming World Impact the Earth's Ability to Offset Our Carbon Emissions?



New work deploys a bold new approach for inferring the temperature sensitivity of ecosystem respirat...
Published Recovering tropical forests offset just one quarter of carbon emissions from new tropical deforestation and forest degradation - Recovering Tropical Forests: A Solution to Carbon Emissions?


A pioneering global study has found deforestation and forests lost or damaged due to human and envir ...