Fungi may help restore native plant populations
Transplanting fungi to restore native plant populations in the Midwest and Northwest is a new focus of efforts by conservationists. Mycorrhizal fungi form a...
Researchers may be underestimating roadkill numbers
A new study indicates that the number of wild animals killed by motor vehicles may be much higher than is generally reported or understood.
What financial markets, cancer cells, and global warming have in common
A team of biophysicists presents a mathematically concise method for comparing different pricing models. This enables researchers to predict more accurately how parameters such...
During disasters, active Twitter users likely to spread falsehoods
During disasters, active Twitter users are likely to spread falsehoods. That's according to new research that examined false tweets from Hurricane Sandy and the...
Researchers question conservation community’s acceptance of trophy hunting
Researchers are challenging the premise that trophy hunting is an acceptable and effective tool for wildlife conservation and community development.
How turning down the heat makes a baby turtle male
Scientists have started to crack the 50-year-old puzzle of how temperature turns baby turtles male or female. Researchers show that cooler egg incubation temperatures...
Big fish produce disproportionately more and bigger eggs
Contrary to prevailing dogma, plus-sized female fish invest disproportionately more in making eggs than smaller females. Therefore, taking a single big fish has a...
Radar reveals details of mountain collapse after North Korea’s most recent nuclear test
North Korea's Sept. 3, 2017, underground nuclear test -- it's latest and biggest -- created a 5.2 magnitude earthquake and 4.5 magnitude aftershock. Researchers...
Global trade spreads deadly frog disease from Asia
New research has revealed a deadly disease that threatens the survival of the world's frogs originated from East Asia, and global trade was almost...
Record-breaking ocean heat fueled Hurricane Harvey
Record-hot Gulf of Mexico waters supercharged Hurricane Harvey, fueling it with vast stores of water and setting the stage for devastating flooding after it...
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Gorillas, rhinos, lions and more will soon become extinct without immediate action
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Named for 'el diablo' himself, a new and extremely rare orchid species reveals a wicked heart.
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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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In our efforts to save animals at risk of extinction, we've saved some extraordinary places as well.
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