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A new nationwide survey from the University of Copenhagen published in the Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism shows that most Danes would like to see more large animals in the forests. Danes prefer forests […]

Researchers from the Natural History Museum and Sainsbury Laboratory, Cambridge University (SLCU) have identified a new species of ancient symbiotic fungus preserved within a 407-million-year-old plant fossil from Scotland. The discovery provides unprecedented three-dimensional insight […]

Shouting at seagulls makes them more likely to leave your food alone, research shows. The paper, “Herring gulls respond to the acoustic properties of men’s voices,” is published in Biology Letters.This post was originally published […]

Underwater passive acoustic recording is vital for researchers to monitor and study marine animals in their natural environment with minimal disturbance.This post was originally published on this site

Once hailed as a solution to Ethiopia’s creeping desertification, a foreign tree is now spreading uncontrollably across the East African nation, threatening fragile ecosystems and the very survival of local communities.This post was originally published […]

A long-term analysis shows that a major Oregon reservoir abruptly swapped one type of toxic algae for another midway through the 12-year study period, absent any obvious cause. The project provides a novel look at […]