53 years of survey data confirm African elephant decline
Habitat loss and poaching have driven dramatic declines in African elephants, but it is challenging to measure their numbers ...
Alaska Native News1d
New Method Provides Reliable Estimates for Bearded Seals
Scientists are using samples from subsistence-harvested bearded seals to establish kin relationships (parent-offspring, ...
eLife10h
Colony demographics shape nest construction in ants
This study presents an important finding that ant nest structure and digging behavior depend on ant age demographics for a ground-dwelling ant species (Camponotus fellah ... We further present a ...
Mongabay on MSN6d
Study shows, via clouded leopards, how to better protect forests
Protected areas are intended to protect the species and habitats they contain. When well-managed, they can result in clean ...
Live Science on MSN5d
H5N1 bird flu is evolving to better infect mammals, CDC study suggests
Rising H5N1 bird flu cases in the U.S. prompted the CDC to study the virus in ferrets, revealing it may have the potential to ...
Mongabay2d
Bobcats are back, and they’re helping protect people from zoonotic disease
A bobcat, with its characteristic reddish fur and black markings, trots across a snow-covered field in central Oregon, in the ...
Falls Church News-Press23h
F.C.’s Curtin Tells His Non-Profit Success Story
Falls Church’s own Mike Curtin, a resident here over 30 years, has to be considered among the Little City’s greatest ...
earth2d
'Boring billion' wasn’t a dull period, it fueled a shift to complex life
The "boring billion" shaped multicellularity, with energy demands sparking complexity. This era shows evolution's cost.
The Africa Report4dOpinion
Opinion: African carbon markets require legislative guardrails to best serve everyone
After five failed rainy seasons and the worst drought in 40 years, communities in Northern Kenya – mainly pastoralists – are ...