Dwarf mongooses pre-emptively alter their behaviour relative to the threat posed by different rival groups
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Latitudinal patterns and environmental correlates of plant root exudation
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Biodiversity loss will decrease the future creditworthiness of nations
Following recent innovations in the field of environmentally adjusted sovereign credit risk analysis31,56, a random forest classification model…
Meet the biologists deciphering marine-mammal histories from baleen, whiskers and tusks
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Human shielding from wolves facilitates jackal expansion across Europe
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Did kraken-like octopuses rule Cretaceous seas? Massive jaw fossils offer clues
Artist’s impression of an extinct Nanaimoteuthis species, often called krakens, which could have rivalled large marine reptiles in…
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…
Snow leopard cubs take their best shots | Northwest & National News
Adorable scenes show snow leopards getting their vaccinations. (Jo Howell / Zoos Victoria via SWNS) By Dean Murray…
Greater trophic diversity of soil animal communities under agricultural land use and tropical climate
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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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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…