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Scientists Erle Ellis has synthesized interdisciplinary research to illustrate how human cultural practices have historically enabled the transformation of ecosystems, advancing from the use of…
Researchers have documented a dramatic decrease in creekbank and marsh edge erosion, up to 90%, in the Elkhorn Slough of Monterey County, attributable to the…
The return of sea otters, a top predator, to a California estuary is helping slow erosion and restore the estuary’s degraded geology. A sea otter…
Florida’s Indian River Lagoon faces increasing phytoplankton blooms, leading to toxic conditions. A study by Florida Atlantic University revealed varying toxicity levels and the presence…
A study by the University of Massachusetts Amherst reports that 15.3% of tarpons in Bahia Honda, Florida, are preyed upon by great hammerhead sharks, highlighting…
Researchers have created a groundbreaking method for polar bear conservation by analyzing DNA from their footprints in the snow. This non-invasive technique, which is also…
European forests, especially in Italy’s mountainous regions, are facing drastic changes due to the climate crisis. New research reveals a likely decrease in suitable habitats…
New research reveals a correlation between the length of food chains supporting anchovy larvae and the boom-and-bust cycles of California’s anchovy populations. Shorter food chains…
Between 2001-2020, deforestation equivalent to clearing forests in France, Germany, and Spain occurred. This has profound impacts on climate change and biodiversity. Technological advancements aid…
Dr. Nicholas Payne and Dr. Jenny Bortoluzzi with the small tooth sand tiger shark that washed up on Irish shores for the first time this…
The climate crisis has spurred a surge in commercial tree plantations for carbon offset, but these might harm biodiversity and other ecosystem functions, argue researchers.…
A former mining camp shows where shallow mining ponds have overwhelmed a former river system in the La Pampa region of Madre de Dios, Peru.…
A new study offers a complete genomic database for pangolins, aiding their conservation. The research sequences multiple species, provides insights into their evolution, and will…
A recent study emphasizes the urgency to adopt comprehensive restoration legislation, highlighting that the number of bird species of global concern has tripled since 1994.…
Whale bones on South Georgia Island. Credit: Scott Baker, Marine Mammal Institute, Oregon State University Research shows that 20th-century commercial whaling has left a mark…
Despite over $9 billion spent on conservation efforts in the Columbia River Basin over four decades, research from Oregon State University reveals no improvement in…
Despite urban coastal pollution, sharks, including bull, nurse, and great hammerhead, are frequently found near cities like Miami. This behavior could expose them to health…
Human actions have precipitated a significant acceleration in the extinction of vertebrate animal species, causing not only species but entire genera to vanish, dramatically affecting…
An elephant makes inroads into golden crownbeard (Verbesina encelioides), which originates from North America and spreads in India, where it is a nuisance for e.g.…