Bottom-up is the way forward for nitrogen reduction at institutions
Scientists have examined ways to reduce the nitrogen footprint of smaller institutions by focusing on a bottom-up approach.
Bigger brains gave squirrels the capacity to move up in the world
Squirrels and other tree-dwelling rodents evolved to have bigger brains than their burrowing cousins, a study suggests.
Keeping livestock: Can we end the cage age?
Between 2018 and 2020, 1,4 million EU citizens signed the petition 'End the Cage Age', with the aim of ending cage housing for farm...
Greenhouse gas emissions from Chinese inland waters
As a primary greenhouse gas that drives global climate change, carbon dioxide emissions from inland waters play a key role in assessing the global...
Thawing permafrost cools Arctic currents: This might affect fish stocks
A new study finds that thawing permafrost in Alaska causes colder water in smaller rivers and streams. This surprising consequence of climate change could...
Speeding up sequence alignment across the tree of life
A team of researchers develops new search capabilities that will allow to compare the biochemical makeup of different species from across the tree of...
Auxin visualized for the first time
A biosensor visualizes redistribution dynamics of the plant hormone auxin in living cells.
Thick sea-ice warms Greenland fjords
A new study shows that thick sea-ice can increase the sensitivity of Greenlandic fjords to climate warming. Understanding the factors that control how fast...
Rapid evolution in foxgloves pollinated by hummingbirds
Researchers have found common foxgloves brought to the Americas have rapidly evolved to change flower length in the presence of a new pollinator group,...
Conservationists may be unintentionally spreading pathogens between threatened animal populations
Moving endangered species to new locations is often used as part of species conservation strategies, and can help to restore degraded ecosystems. But scientists...
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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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