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Published Timing of snowshoe hare winter color swap may leave them exposed in changing climate, study finds - Timing of Snowshoe Hare Winter Color Swap May Leave Them Exposed in Changing Climate, Study Finds



A new study, which used 44 years of data, shows that as the globe has warmed, altering the timing an...
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 Mitigating climate change through restoration of coastal ecosystems - Mitigating Climate Change through Restoration of Coastal Ecosystems



Researchers are proposing a novel pathway through which coastal ecosystem restoration can permanentl...
Published Habitat will dictate whether ground beetles win or lose against climate change - Habitat will dictate whether ground beetles win or lose against climate change


The success of North American crops from corn to Christmas trees partly depends on a relatively invi...
Published Out of the frying pan: Coyotes, bobcats move into human-inhabited areas to avoid apex predators -- only to be killed by people - Out of the Frying Pan: Coyotes, Bobcats Move into Human-Inhabited Areas to Avoid Apex Predators -- Only to be Killed by People



Conservationists have argued that the presence of wolves and other apex predators, so named because...
Published New study shows how adaptations to living in a cold climate promoted social evolution - New Study Shows How Adaptations to Living in a Cold Climate Promoted Social Evolution



For the first time ever, scientists have uncovered evidence that a species' long-term adaptation to...
Published Flower power: The role of ants in forest regeneration - Flower Power: The Role of Ants in Forest Regeneration


Ants play a key role in forest regeneration, according to a new article. ABSTRACT: Flower Power: The...
Published Conserving wildlife can help mitigate climate change - Conserving Wildlife Can Help Mitigate Climate Change


Solving the climate crisis and biodiversity crisis are not separate issues. Animals remove billions...
Published Vanishing glaciers threaten alpine biodiversity - Vanishing Glaciers Threaten Alpine Biodiversity



With glaciers melting at unprecedented rates due to climate change, invertebrates that live in the c...
Published Learning about what happens to ecology, evolution, and biodiversity in times of mass extinction - Learning about what happens to ecology, evolution, and biodiversity in times of mass extinction



Studying mass extinction events from the past can build our understanding of how ecosystems and the...
Published Deforestation in the tropics linked to a reduction in rainfall - Deforestation in the Tropics Linked to a Reduction in Rainfall


Deforestation is resulting in reduced rainfall across large parts of the tropics, according to new r ...
Published Companies' zero-deforestation commitments have potential to halve cattle-driven deforestation in Brazilian Amazon - Companies' Zero-Deforestation Commitments Can Halve Cattle-Driven Deforestation in Brazilian Amazon



Study shows better adoption and implementation of company supply chain policies for Brazilian beef a...
Published Trees in areas prone to hurricanes have strong ability to survive even after severe damage - Trees in Areas Prone to Hurricanes: Surviving Severe Damage



The island of Dominica took a direct hit from Category 5 Hurricane Maria. Nine months afterward, res...
Published Flowering for naught: 120 years with nothing to show - Flowering for Naught: A Century-Long Wait with No Reward



Flowering for some plants is a yearly occurrence, for others, it is a once-in-a-lifetime event. A wi...
Published Researchers discover a new species of larger benthic foraminifer from the Ryukyu Islands - Researchers Unearth a New Species of Larger Benthic Foraminifer in the Ryukyu Islands



An international group of researchers have discovered a previously unknown species of large foramini ...
Published Gone for good? California's beetle-killed, carbon-storing pine forests may not come back - Gone for Good? California's Beetle-Killed, Carbon-Storing Pine Forests May Not Come Back



Ponderosa pine forests in the Sierra Nevada that were wiped out by western pine beetles during the 2...
Published How seaweed has been misleading scientists about reef health - How Seaweed Has Been Misleading Scientists About Reef Health



For decades, scientists have used the amount of seaweed at the ocean's surface as a proxy for the he...
Published Increased droughts are disrupting carbon-capturing soil microbes, concerning ecologists - Increased Droughts Disrupt Carbon-Capturing Soil Microbes, Concerning Ecologists



Soil stores more carbon than plants and the atmosphere combined, and soil microbes are largely respo ...
Published New research redefines mammalian tree of life - New Research Redefines Mammalian Tree of Life



Scientists from around the globe are using the largest mammalian genomic dataset in history to deter...
Published Elephant ecosystems in decline - Elephant Ecosystems in Decline: Understanding the Causes and Consequences



Global space for Asian elephant habitats has been in rapid decline since the 1700s, a new report rev...