Nature

Avian influenza—which has devastated poultry flocks, wildlife populations and increasingly poses a public health risk—has now been confirmed in wild bobcats in New York state.This post was originally published on this site

A study using ground-penetrating radar (GPR) has identified the optimal planting density for Mongolia pine plantations in China’s arid regions, offering a science-backed solution to combat tree die-offs threatening anti-desertification efforts.This post was originally published […]

Knowing how wildlife populations change is decisive for improving the management and conservation of biodiversity. The complexity of fieldwork—logistics, capture and marking of individuals, recaptures, etc.—and the lack of long-term monitoring make it difficult to […]

Seaweed farming could be the sustainable solution the world has been looking for, but new research from Monash University and the University of the Sunshine Coast suggests Australia has a long way to go before […]

Every so often, wild bison from one of Utah’s herds cross the invisible state border and wander into northwest Colorado—unknowingly putting their lives in danger.This post was originally published on this site

A small international team of marine biologists has observed the first known instance of a shark intentionally making sounds. In their study published in the journal Royal Society Open Science, the group reveals that several […]

Getting zapped with millions of volts of electricity may not sound like a healthy activity, but for some trees, it is. A new study, published in New Phytologist, reports that some tropical tree species are […]

For more than two decades Dr. Richard Glatz has been on a one-man mission to catalog Kangaroo Island’s insects.This post was originally published on this site

Many native plants in the U.S. cannot possibly move themselves fast enough to avoid climate-change-driven extinction. If these native plants are going to have any chance of surviving into the future, they’ll need human help […]

A new study has revealed that African elephants have an extraordinary ability to meet their colossal food requirements as efficiently as possible. Data from over 150 elephants demonstrated that these giants plan their journeys based […]