Armidale museum freezes dozens of koalas for taxidermy and research
Motorists’ instincts when they spot roadkill are usually to swerve to avoid running over the animal, to stop…
The One Arm an Octopus Will Never Risk in a Fight—Its Sex Arm
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Desalination, the process of removing salt from seawater, offers a way to produce freshwater
As climate change intensifies droughts, disrupts rainfall patterns and fuels wildfires, more regions are turning to the sea…
Rare video of a sperm whale birth shows female animals working together
NEW YORK (AP) — Rare footage of a sperm whale giving birth has offered scientists a window into…
Greater trophic diversity of soil animal communities under agricultural land use and tropical climate
Anthony, M. A., Bender, S. F. & van der Heijden, M. G. A. Enumerating soil biodiversity. Proc. Natl…
Marine protected areas marginally offset anthropogenic declines in tropical reef fish contributions to nature and people
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Human pressure and biodiversity modify forest resilience after extreme multi-year droughts
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Crocodile caught in an Australian creek far from its tropical habitat
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Stephanie Kirsop didn’t believe her son when he phoned to say a crocodile was…
Study finds North American bird populations keep dropping
WASHINGTON (AP) — Billions fewer birds are flying through North American skies than decades ago and their population…
Eliminating invasive predators | Nature Ecology & Evolution
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Chickens help autistic teen Summer Farrelly make sense of humans
While growing up, people didn’t make much sense to Summer Farrelly, but chickens always did. Living with autism…
The fishing practice of scrapping ocean bottom continues despite protection promises
KYLEAKIN, Scotland — Bally Philp hauls up his baited traps from the waters off Scotland’s Isle of Skye,…