Burning grasslands to maintain them: How does it help biodiversity?
As grasslands get abandoned, controlled burning is discussed as a labor-saving method of keeping forests at bay. A Kobe ...
Why bats need tunnels
Take “bat tunnels”, the structures designed to help bats safely navigate developments which recently drew the chancellor’s ...
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From gnat ogres to mummified aphids - here are the winners of the Royal Entomological Society's 2024 Photography Competition
The annual competition, organised by the UK’s leading insect science charity, celebrates the skill and creativity of amateur ...
According to Ben-Gurion University's Prof. Michal Segoli, insects are the unsung heroes of nature
For Professor Michal Segoli of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, these tiny creatures are a lifelong fascination and the ...
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Letter: Resources for native plantings
Teenagers typically seem consumed with their own busy school and social lives. Claire, however, has focused on a bigger issue: promoting plant biodiversity in the suburbs to help stop the drastic ...
Jaw Wars: How Bats Evolved a Diverse Arsenal of Teeth for Survival
Bats in the noctilionoid group, like Darwin’s finches, have evolved an impressive variety of jaw and tooth adaptations to ...
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The largest continental mammal has reappeared after more than 100 years, and scientists are calling it a historic event for humanity
The cameras of Rio de Janeiro's State Institute of Environment (INEA) have caught a truly wild moment for Brazilian biodiversity: the South American tapir ...
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In wake of hundreds of millions of bird deaths, H5N1 is 'existential threat' to biodiversity
The progression of the bird flu in America since 2021 has been unprecedented, including the first-ever cases of infections in dairy cattle and raising heightened pandemic risks.