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Invasive Asian hornets ‘eating hundreds of insect species’ in Europe | Environment

Invasive Asian hornets are eating hundreds of different species of insects in Europe, including many which are important pollinators, researchers…

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Environment

Threatened species: court asked to compel Australian ministers to create recovery plans | Law (Australia)

One of Australia’s largest conservation organisations has launched legal action alleging that successive federal environment ministers failed to meet their…

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Environment

Trump purge raises extinction threat for endangered species, fired workers warn | Trump administration

Donald Trump’s blitz on federal science agencies has increased the risk of endangered species going extinct, fired government experts have…

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World

New spatial mechanism for the coexistence of tree species

The reason why so many tree species can coexist in species-rich forests has long been a subject of debate in…

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Environment

Most conservation funds go to large vertebrates at expense of ‘neglected’ species | Conservation

Most global conservation funds go to larger, charismatic animals, leaving critically important but less fashionable species deprived, a 25-year study…

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Environment

Climate change threatens habitats that many endangered species need to thrive » Yale Climate Connections

Transcript: To protect endangered species, it’s critical to know the specific habitat they need. For example, the desert tortoise requires…

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Environment

Many birds-of-paradise species emit light through their plumage, study finds | Birds

Birds-of-paradise are known for their bright and colourful plumage, but it turns out they are even more dazzling than previously…

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Environment

Shot, poisoned and beaten to death: why leopard killings are soaring in Pakistan | Endangered species

Inside the Pakistan Museum of Natural History, in Islamabad, two taxidermists work on a leopard skin. They scrape away at…

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World

Some species of baleen whales avoid attracting killer whales by singing too low to be heard

Killer whales are the only natural predator of baleen whales — those that have “baleen” in their mouths to sieve…

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Health

Some species are susceptible to broad range of viruses

A study of fruit flies shows some species are highly susceptible to a wide range of viruses. In the study…

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