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Pesticides Spark Broad Biodiversity Loss
Agricultural pesticides have been linked to widespread invertebrate biodiversity loss in two new research papers. Pesticide use has sharply...
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Earliest Blooms Recorded in U.S. Due to Global Warming
You could call them early bloomers: In 2010 and 2012, plants in the eastern U.S. produced flowers earlier than...
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Coral Fights Back Against Warming Seas
In the world of coral reefs, most of the news is pretty gloomy. Rising ocean temperatures have led to...
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Flesh-Eating Fies Map Forest Biodiversity
The blowflies and flesh flies that settle on dead animals aren’t just feasting on the carrion — they’re sampling...
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Apes Battle for Survival in the Congo
They are known as the hippies of the ape kingdom, a peaceful and affectionate species that is more interested...
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2012’s Noteworthy Species
Researchers described roughly 15,000 to 18,000 new species in 2012, making choosing the most noteworthy a monstrous task. “...
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As Forests Disappear, Examining the Mechanisms of Their Death
Everywhere, trees are dying. The boreal forests of Canada and Russia are being devoured by beetles. Drought-tolerant pines are...
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Turtle Study Shows Dark Side of Human Nature
Clemson University student Nathan Weaver set out to determine how to help turtles cross the road. He ended up...
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British Team Abandons Drilling in Antarctic Lake
An ambitious British plan to search for minute forms of life in an ancient lake beneath Antarctica’s ice has...
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Deforestation in Amazon Is Bad News for Microbes
Scientists have found that deforestation not only affects the diversity of plants and animals, but is bad news for...