One-quarter of freshwater animals are now threatened with extinction, and population declines in fresh waters outpace those in marine and terrestrial systems. Reports of salmonid fish decline are stark, with many populations ...
Ecology
Jun 16, 2025
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Japan's declining population in agricultural regions could be having a damaging impact on biodiversity—a trend that could spread through East Asia and Europe as global fertility rates fall—according to an international ...
Ecology
Jun 12, 2025
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In a new study published in the journal Ecosystem Services, researchers from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Cornell University, and the Wildlife Conservation Society examined how protecting areas valuable for human needs—like ...
Plants & Animals
May 22, 2025
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House Republicans passed a measure on May 1 that would repeal the government's decision to place California's longfin smelt, a finger-sized fish, on the endangered species list.
Plants & Animals
May 2, 2025
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A commentator yells excitedly as hundreds of spectators stand glued to a video of a racecourse—but the athletes they are rooting for are actually tiny sperm cells.
Other
Apr 26, 2025
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Insects are disappearing at an alarming rate worldwide, but why? Agricultural intensification tops the list of proposed reasons, but there are many other, interconnected drivers that have an impact, according to new research ...
Ecology
Apr 22, 2025
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The arrows for Norwegian seabird populations are pointing downward. Researchers have now recorded mercury levels above the threshold for effects in seabirds that live on Svalbard.
Plants & Animals
Apr 8, 2025
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Japan's Ryukyu Islands, which includes Okinawa, are the exclusive home to two rare mammals, the Amami rabbit and Ryukyu long-furred rat. These animals are hard to observe, but conservationists wish to find out specific details ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 7, 2025
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Insects are the dominant form of animal life on our planet, providing humans and wildlife with pollination, food, and recycling services but, despite concerns about population declines, little is known about how 99% of species ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 3, 2025
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Habitat degradation and erratic rainfall conditions are impacting the movement of birds through northern Australia's fragmented landscape, a new study by Monash University has found.
Plants & Animals
Mar 27, 2025
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