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Published Study reveals urban trees suffer more from heat waves and drought than their rural counterparts



A recent study details how trees in New York City and Boston are more negatively impacted by heat wa...
Published Does urbanization trigger plant evolution?



Urban environments have become hotspots for understanding how rapid evolution occurs in response to ...
Published Are bugs bugging humans or the other way around? Study reveals a few surprises



Research has determined key factors that impact biodiversity among spiders and insects in urban area ...
Published Acceptance of animals in urban environments



How do city residents feel about animals in their immediate surroundings? A recent study shows how d...
Published Study examines urban forests across the United States



Tree-planting campaigns have been underway in the United States, especially in cities, as part of cl...
Published Urban light pollution linked to smaller eyes in birds



The bright lights of big cities could be causing an evolutionary adaptation for smaller eyes in some...
Published Urbanization increases seasonal differences in plant-pollinator networks



Increasing urbanization worldwide is a growing threat to biodiversity. At the same time, flowering p ...
Published Can cities make room for woodpeckers? - Can Cities Make Room for Woodpeckers?



Researchers are deploying the latest mapping techniques to identify the most important suburban habi...
Published Fungal-rich soil may improve green roofs



Green roofs have become increasingly popular thanks to their benefits related to climate adaptation,...
Published Suburban backyard home to more than 1,000 species



A challenge among three housemates to identify species around their inner-Brisbane home has resulted...
Published Slugs and snails love the city, unlike other animals



Most native species avoid more urbanized areas of Los Angeles, but slugs and snails may actually pre ...
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 Behavior is the secret to success for a range expansion



While many species are undergoing drastic declines in their numbers and geographic ranges, other spe...
Published Scientists, farmers and managers work together to avoid the decline of the little bustard, an endangered steppe bird



The collaboration between scientists, farmers and managers is crucial to improve the protection of t...
Published New study finds hidden trees across Europe: A billion tons of biomass is overlooked today



Through satellite imaging a new AI driven mapping of biomass and CO2 storage shows that a huge numbe...
Published New reptile on the block: A new iguana species discovered in China



Researchers have identified a new iguana species, Wang's garden lizard (Calotes wangi), in southern...
Published Wild megalopolis: Study shows unexpected pockets of biodiversity pepper Los Angeles



Researchers, in partnership with the city of Los Angeles, have developed the urban association index ...
Published Monarch butterflies need help, and a little bit of milkweed goes a long way



Researchers and community scientists monitored urban milkweed plants for butterfly eggs to learn wha ...
Published Scientists develop novel method to estimate biodiversity loss in Singapore over the past two centuries



Scientists have employed novel statistical methods to reveal the extent of biodiversity loss in Sing...
Published Elephants on the move: Mapping connections across African landscapes



Elephant conservation is a major priority in southern Africa, but habitat loss and urbanization mean ...