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Published Detecting a vast diversity of rainforest animals by swabbing their DNA from leaves


Researchers demonstrate that a vast multitude of birds and mammals can be detected by simply swabbin...
Published Innovative method predicts the effects of climate change on cold-blooded animals - Innovative Method Predicts the Effects of Climate Change on Cold-Blooded Animals


In the face of a warming climate that is having a profound effect on global biodiversity and will ch...
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 Wildfires and animal biodiversity - Wildfires and Animal Biodiversity: Understanding the Impact



Wildfires. Many see them as purely destructive forces, disasters that blaze through a landscape, cha...
Published Invasive species are animals, too: Considering a humane approach


Invasive alien species are animals that may pose a threat to biodiversity, but it's time to deal wit ...
Published Scientists vacuum animal DNA from air in a Danish forest



Over 60 animal species in three days. That is how many mammals, birds and amphibians researchers fou ...
Published AI models identify biodiversity from animal sounds in tropical rainforests



Animal sounds are a very good indicator of biodiversity in tropical reforestation areas. Researchers ...
Published 'Teacher Toads' can save native animals from toxic cane toads



Scientists from Macquarie University have come up with an innovative way to stop cane toads killing...
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 Global database reveals large gaps in our knowledge of four-footed animals



Researchers developed TetrapodTraits -- a global database of animals with four feet -- which can now ...
Published Plant roots fuel tropical soil animal communities - Plant Roots Fuel Tropical Soil Animal Communities


A research team has shed new light on the importance of plant roots for below-ground life, particula...
Published Pollutants are important to biodiversity's role in spread of wildlife diseases


Conventional wisdom among ecologists holds that the more species there are inhabiting an ecosystem,...
Published Some spiders can transfer mercury contamination to land animals


Sitting calmly in their webs, many spiders wait for prey to come to them. Arachnids along lakes and...
Published Lemur's lament: When one vulnerable species stalks another



What can be done when one threatened animal kills another? Scientists studying critically endangered ...
Published Incubator or barrier? Exploring the links between agriculture, biodiversity and the spread of pathogens


Many pathogens, including the virus that causes COVID-19, are thought to have originated in wild ani...
Published Shining a light on tiny, solar-powered animals



Acoels have been found to host a wide diversity of symbiotic, photosynthetic microalgae....
Published North American cities may see a major species turnover by the end of the century



Climate change may dramatically affect the animal species observed in North American cities, accordi ...
Published New roadmap to prevent pandemics centers on protecting biodiversity



An international team of 25 scientists has proposed a roadmap for how to prevent the next pandemic b...
Published Swimming secrets of prehistoric reptiles unlocked by new study - Swimming Secrets of Prehistoric Reptiles Unlocked by New Study



The diverse swimming techniques of the ancient reptiles that ruled the Mesozoic seas have been revea...
Published Found at last: Bizarre, egg-laying mammal finally rediscovered after 60 years



A long-beaked echidna named after Sir David Attenborough and last seen by scientists in 1961 has bee...