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conservation
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Bad break-up in warm waters: why marine sponges suffer with rising temperatures
Coral Brunner, Shutterstock Emmanuelle Botté, UNSW Sydney; Heidi M. Luter, Australian Institute of Marine Science, and James Bell,…
South Africa is famous for its biodiversity: a new network will store and manage its plant and animal samples
Biobank samples can be used to support research in a range of disciplines. luchschenF/Shutterstock Michelle Hamer, South African…
While humans were in strict lockdown, wild mammals roamed further – new research
Robert Patchett, University of St Andrews At one point in 2020, 4.4 billion people – more than half…
Europe has lost over half a billion birds in 40 years. The single biggest cause? Pesticides and fertilisers
Farmland birds like the corn bunting have seen their numbers plummet since 1980. Aurélien Audevard, Author provided Richard…
Good vibrations: how listening to the sounds of soil helps us monitor and restore forest health
pxfuel Jake M Robinson, Flinders University; Carlos Abrahams, Nottingham Trent University, and Martin Breed, Flinders University Nurturing a…
When wolves move in, they push smaller carnivores closer to human development – with deadly consequences
Smaller predators steer clear of wolves, but that brings them closer to people – and the dangers humans…
Drone seeding and E-seeds sound exciting, but ecosystem restoration needs practical solutions
Simone Pedrini, Author provided Simone Pedrini, Curtin University; Jorge Castro Gutiérrez, Universidad de Granada, and Kingsley Dixon, Curtin…
Dandelions are a lifeline for bees on the brink – we should learn to love them
Elvira Tursynbayeva/Shutterstock Philip Donkersley, Lancaster University Dandelions, love them or hate them, are blooming in abundance all over…
Good or bad? Some ‘invasive species’ can help native ecosystems thrive
A native Woodland Skipper butterfly sips nectar from a non-native Bull’s Thistle flower. Stephanie A. Rivest, Author provided…
A Biotech Startup Plans to Bring Back the Dodo—All the Way to Their Native Island
Colossal Biosciences, a billion-dollar startup, claims to be one step closer to resurrecting the extinct dodo bird. The…