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Tropical riparian ecosystems—those found along rivers and wetlands—recovered much faster than expected following the ...
The Chel snakehead, also known as the Channa amphibeus, hadn’t had a recorded sighting since the last of the specimens was ...
In just the last decade, the U.S. has officially declared five species extinct, marking a tragic loss for biodiversity. Once ...
New University of Otago—Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka research shows Aotearoa has been increasingly accepting new bird species from ...
Scientists in Egypt discovered a not-before-known apex predator that lived 30 million years ago, potentially helping to solve ...
Some animals in the United States were believed to be extinct—until they were spotted again, sometimes decades later! Whether ...
New esearch shows Aotearoa has been increasingly accepting new bird species from around the world since the start of the Ice Age, offering clues into future migration patterns.
Fossil evidence from North China suggests that some ecosystems may have recovered within just two million years of the ...
A new study links a particular gene to the ancient origins of spoken language in humans. When put in mice, it changed the way ...
When landscapes change, exotic species take advantage of new habitats. Such a pulse of colonisation coincided with the Ice ...
A new contender for a human 'language gene' can change the way that mice squeak when it is incorporated into their DNA.