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And then there were none: Australia’s only shrew declared extinct
It’s official: the only Australian shrew is no more.This post was originally published on this site
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Labor is close to a deal on environmental law reforms, but there are troubling signs these will fall short
The Albanese government has hinted it is close to a deal with the Coalition over the long-awaited overhaul of Australia’s environment laws. Environment Minister Murray Watt plans to introduce new legislation to parliament in November.This […]
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When chimps helped cool the planet
As the world mourns Jane Goodall, the pioneering chimpanzee scientist and campaigner who died last week aged 91, it’s worth asking what chimpanzees can still teach us about climate change. They not only have a […]
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Arctic seals and more than half of bird species are in trouble on latest list of threatened species
Arctic seals are being pushed closer to extinction by climate change and more than half of bird species around the world are declining under pressure from deforestation and agricultural expansion, according to an annual assessment […]
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Vole teeth reveal how a simple change can create complex new features over time
At a time when biodiversity is under severe pressure from human activities, understanding how evolution works is more important than ever. A new study about vole teeth, published in PNAS, reveals that evolution doesn’t always […]
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Wild lupine flower genetics could be key to conservation of species
Researchers at Penn State studying declining populations of sundial lupines in the eastern part of the United States are closer to determining how the plant’s genetics could be used to inform reseeding strategies to help […]
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Lessons from Ascension Island’s shark troubles could help boost conservation
Understanding people’s attitudes to interactions with sharks could help halt the global decline of shark numbers, according to new research carried out on Ascension Island.This post was originally published on this site
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Fire provides long-lasting benefits to bird populations in Sierra Nevada National Parks
Researchers have found that low to moderate-severity fires not only benefit many bird species in the Sierra Nevada, but these benefits may persist for decades. In addition to a handful of bird species already known […]
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Bay scallops surge on Virginia’s Eastern Shore
Virginia’s bay scallop population is experiencing an unprecedented resurgence, thanks to years of dedicated restoration work led by the Batten School & VIMS Eastern Shore Laboratory (ESL) in Wachapreague. Once locally extinct due to habitat […]
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Investigating genetic structure and predicted habitat expansion of endemic tree species in Southeast Asia
Researchers at University of Tsukuba have investigated the genetic diversity and future distribution of Shorea macrophylla (Dipterocarpaceae), an important tree species endemic to Borneo. They found that populations in northeastern Borneo represent the species’ origin. […]