Afforestation and reforestation support coupled gains in soil life and carbon storage worldwide
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Arthropods Lag Far Behind Other Animals in Conservation Assessment and Protection, Study Shows
Most U.S. insects and arachnids remain unassessed for conservation risk, and even many known at-risk species lack legal…
Fighting Fire With Fire Could Save Giant Sequoias
A forester sprays a giant sequoia during a controlled burn in 2009 in Kings Canyon National Park. About…
Study finds KSM-66 ashwagandha root extract safe in sample of more than 1,000 adults
Published in Phytotherapy Research, the randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial involved 1,002 adults and concluded Ixoreal Biomed Inc’s KSM-66…
Adaptive zones of feliforms and evolutionary regimes within terrestrial mammalian carnivores
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Genomic insights into the persistence of Nubian giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis camelopardalis) in conflict-affected South Sudan
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Scientists Put Caterpillars in an Ultraquiet Chamber to Learn How They Hear Without Ears
In a quiet summer garden, a caterpillar perches on a branch, munching serenely on leaves. A moment later…
The policy relevance of climate-change scenarios for biodiversity research
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Scientists Film Dolphins Using Seashells As Hunting Tools
Adult female dolphin captured on film by UniSC researchers while ‘shelling’ to catch fish. Credit: University of the…
Scientists Uncover New Clues to a Long-Standing Bonnethead Shark Mystery
A detailed study of Florida bonnetheads found that their unusual sex-specific head shapes emerge through growth rather than…
Linking international technical specifications for acoustic characterization of marine energy converter sounds with environmental compliance criteria
Harvesting power from the ocean is an important initiative for meeting global energy demands, ensuring energy security, providing…
Progress and future directions in dinosaur palaeontology
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