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Overfishing has halved shark and ray populations since 1970

A new analysis published in the journal Science reveals that overfishing has caused populations of chondrichthyan fishes — sharks, rays,…

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Health

Diverse virus populations coexist on single strains of gut bacteria

Viruses that infect and kill bacteria, called phages, hold promise as new treatment types for dangerous infections, including strains that…

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Health

New study shows combination therapy slows cognitive decline in at-risk populations

An important new study led by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), and with partnership across several Toronto…

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Environment

Collapsing wildlife populations near ‘points of no return’, report warns | Biodiversity

Global wildlife populations have plunged by an average of 73% in 50 years, a new scientific assessment has found, as…

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Health

The collapse of bat populations led to more than a thousand infant deaths

Bats are considered a natural pesticide, widely relied on by farmers as an alternative to chemical pesticides to protect their…

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Environment

UK failing to monitor apparently falling wasp populations, expert warns | Insects

The UK is not doing enough to track wasp populations as numbers appear to plummet, a leading expert has warned.…

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Health

Demographics of north African human populations unravelled using genomic data and artificial intelligence

A study led by the IBE and the UPF Institute of Evolutionary Biology (IBE: CSIC-UPF) confirms that the Arab and…

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