Mediterranean turtles recovering at different rates
Credit: Olkan Erguler Numbers of two Mediterranean turtle species have risen in the last three decades - but in Cyprus ...
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The formation of the Amazon Basin influenced the distribution of manatees
Whole mitochondrial DNA sequencing of the three extant species of the aquatic mammal shows that they first split from their ...
Stanford researchers map how people in cities get a health boost from nature
Credit: Jacob Lund / Shutterstock Your local city park may be improving your health, according to a new paper led ...
UM scientist joins team partnering with UN’s initiative to map ungulate migrations
Credit: (Photo courtesy of Celie Intering) MISSOULA - University of Montana Professor Mark Hebblewhite has joined an international team of ...
Informed tourists make whale watching wafer for whales
Credit: Héctor Guzmán According to the International Whaling Commission, whale-watching tourism generates more than $2.5 billion a year. After the ...
Geoscientists find that shallow wastewater injection drives deep earthquakes in Texas
Credit: Virginia Tech In a newly published paper, Virginia Tech geoscientists have found that shallow wastewater injection -- not deep ...
Time running out to save coral reefs
Credit: Morgan Pratchett / ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies. New research on the growth rates of coral ...
As global climate shifts, forests’ futures may be caught in the wind
Global wind currents have shaped the genetic diversity of our planet's forests and could either help or hinder tree populations ...
Conservationists concerned about illegal hunting and exploitation of porcupines in Indonesia
Credit: James Eaton Porcupines are frequently traded across Asia, and Indonesia, home to five species, is no exception. They are ...
Friendly pelicans breed better
Credit: Dr Paul Rose Captive pelicans that are free to choose their own friendships are more likely to breed successfully ...
Study finds pretty plants hog research and conservation limelight
Credit: n/a New Curtin University research has found a bias among scientists toward colourful and visually striking plants, means they ...
Impacts of landfill chemical waste on UK seabirds investigated
Deterioration of older waste disposal sites could result in mixture of toxic pollutants entering ecosystemsCredit: Sarah Burthe A £2.3million study ...
Clue to killer whale cluster
Why do more than 100 gather off WA every year?Credit: photo courtesy Naturaliste Charters, WA A Flinders University researcher has ...
Study indicates São Tomé island has two species of caecilians found nowhere else on Earth
Research adds evidence to century-long scientific debate and reveals how volcanic activity may have driven divergence of the limbless amphibiansCredit: ...