Saving the paintbrush lily from extinction
Since the 1990s, the Duthie Reserve in Stellenbosch, South Africa, is home to the only remaining viable population of Haemanthus pumilio in the world....
Removal of invasive shrub could be an easy way to help reduce malaria transmission
Removing the flowers of an invasive shrub from mosquito-prone areas might be a simple way to help reduce malaria transmission, according to a new...
Flowers’ genome duplication contributes to their spectacular diversity
Flowering plants account for the vast majority of living plant diversity and include all major crops. Now new light has been shed on the...
Improving the preservation of amphibians in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest
The 90% of the biodiversity related to the amphibian populations in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest -- one of the most threatened tropical forests --...
Through fossil leaves, a step towards Jurassic Park
The relationships between 200-million-year-old plants have been established for the first time, based on chemical fingerprints. Using infrared spectroscopy and statistical analysis of organic...
Beech trees native to Scotland after all, scientists discover
Beech trees should be considered native to Scotland -- despite a long-running debate over their national identity, researchers report.
Greater understanding of plant hormone results in stem cells that grow shoots
Finding on how cytokinin targets genes could allow scientists to establish organ-growing stem cells for grains and may ultimately lead to solutions to agricultural...
How insect outbreaks affect forests and bats
New research indicates that bark beetle outbreaks in forests create several new roosting and foraging possibilities for the protected bat species Barbastella barbastellus. For...
Baker’s yeast can help plants cope with soil contamination
Most plant species, including crops, cannot tolerate the toxic effects of soil pollutants, which dramatically impair their growth and development. In a new study,...
In urban Baltimore, poor neighborhoods have more mosquitoes
In Baltimore, Maryland, neighborhoods with high levels of residential abandonment are hotspots for tiger mosquitoes (Aedes albopictus), new research concludes. This environmental injustice may...
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Gorillas, rhinos, lions and more will soon become extinct without immediate action
A report by 43 wildlife experts warns that without changes now, many of Earth's most iconic species will be lost forever.
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Named for 'el diablo' himself, a new and extremely rare orchid species reveals a wicked heart.
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Florida man arrested for stealing sea turtle eggs
He's given a whole new meaning to "poached eggs."
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Rare blindcat found in US, could prove water-filled caves connect Texas and Mexico
The extremely rare cave-dwelling albino fish with no eyes, the Mexican blindcat, has previously only been known to exist in Mexico.
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10 magical places saved by endangered species
In our efforts to save animals at risk of extinction, we've saved some extraordinary places as well.
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