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Conservation Biology
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Butterflies are on the move as the planet warms: new research
Shawan Chowdhury, Monash University; Aletta Bonn, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ; German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research; Friedrich-Schiller-Universität…
We can help frogs beat a deadly disease. But can they still reproduce?
Rose Upton, University of Newcastle; Alex Callen, University of Newcastle, and Anne Ibbotson Many people are blissfully unaware…
40 years on from the disaster, why there are foxes, bears and bison again around Chernobyl
Wikimedia, CC BY Nick Dunn, Lancaster University In the novel When There Are Wolves Again by E.J. Swift,…
Yes, shouting at seagulls actually works, scientists confirm
Stephen A. Waycott/Shutterstock Neeltje Boogert, University of Exeter Did you get through your beach picnics unscathed this summer?…
How Ancient Crocs Survived Two Apocalypses
While modern crocodilians are impressive survivors, their ancestors—from armored plant-eaters to swift two-legged hunters—used entirely different strategies to survive ancient apocalypses and conquer the world.
The Viewpoint: Can we really resurrect extinct animals, or are we just creating hi-tech lookalikes?
The ambitious effort to resurrect extinct species, such as the woolly mammoth, raises a key question: Are we truly reversing extinction, or just creating high-tech lookalikes?
Can we really resurrect extinct animals, or are we just creating hi-tech lookalikes?
Artist’s rendering: Woolly mammoths once roamed large swathes of Siberia. Denis-S / Shutterstock Timothy Hearn, Anglia Ruskin University…