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Despite some forest loss, Mozambique's sprawling Niassa National Reserve has the potential to support tens of thousands of elephants and 1,000 lions according to...
Humble sponges are our deepest ancestors: Dispute in evolutionary biology solved
New research has resolved evolutionary biology's most-heated debate, revealing it is the morphologically simple sponges, rather than the anatomically complex comb jellies, which represent...
Consumption is the bottleneck for sustainable development
From ending poverty to improving wellbeing, gender equality, cities' resilience or climate action -- while synergies among most of the United Nations Sustainable Development...
Mass of warm rock rising beneath New England
Slowly but steadily, an enormous mass of warm rock is rising beneath part of New England, although a major volcanic eruption isn't likely for...
The origin of rain and smells
Everyday questions like what really causes clouds and rain, what gives sparkling wines their distinctive aroma and why do tires generate so much smoke...
New UK map of air pollution provides insights into nitrogen dioxide levels across the...
Researchers have created the first ever high resolution map of air pollution in the UK. The map shows how air pollution, specifically nitrogen dioxide,...
Science community considers approaches to climate disinformation
Although human-caused global warming is accepted by leading scientific organization around the world, public opinion about humanity's role fails to keep pace with consensus...
Feces from entangled North Atlantic right whales reveals ‘sky-high’ stress levels
North Atlantic right whale scientists found that whales who undergo prolonged entanglements in fishing gear endure 'sky-high hormone levels,' indicating severe stress, which researchers...
Loss of breeding grounds hits a sad note for common songbird
A decline in the number of wood thrushes is probably due to deforestation in Central America, a new study has concluded.
Sea-level rise predicted to threaten >13,000 archaeological sites in southeastern US
Sea-level rise may impact vast numbers of archaeological and historic sites, cemeteries, and landscapes on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the southeastern United...
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Gorillas, rhinos, lions and more will soon become extinct without immediate action
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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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