Habitats and conservation
A coalition led by the Bezos Earth Fund will fund targeted recovery projects to reverse severe vertebrate wildlife declines and prevent extinctions.
Mongabay ·
Reptiles and amphibians
A century-old museum specimen from Britain provides the first proof that megaraptoran predators once lived in Europe before spreading south.
ScienceDaily ·
Ocean life
Scientists analyzing marine life from an underwater canyon identified 57 previously unknown animals alongside evidence of plastic waste.
Mongabay ·
Ocean life
Thousands of migrating salmon quickly repopulated hundreds of miles of newly opened habitat after barriers were dismantled in Oregon and California.
Mongabay ·
Habitats and conservation
Long-term study finds plant diversity loss in key regions like Swabian Alb and Black Forest due to climate and land use changes.
Phys.org · · 1 min read
Insects and pollinators
A restored saltmarsh in the West Country has attracted sea aster mining bees, marking a surprising westward expansion for the distinctive coastal pollinator.
BBC News · · 1 min read
Ocean life
An environmental regulator warned that drilling in the Browse basin could cause irreversible destruction to Scott Reef habitats.
The Guardian · · 1 min read
Birds
Study finds crows make visual choices in under a quarter second while maintaining high accuracy, revealing unique neural mechanisms
Phys.org · · 1 min read
Wild mammals
Researchers question the efficacy of a newly approved koala chlamydia vaccine while antibiotic treatments also pose risks to the endangered marsupials.
The Guardian · · 1 min read
Reptiles and amphibians
Researchers used machine learning and wartime statistical models to evaluate ancient skeletal data, revealing highly aquatic habits in the predatory dinosaur.
ScienceDaily · · 1 min read
Birds
Residents of Corvo turn off street illumination every autumn to prevent fledgling Cory's shearwaters from crashing into village roads.
The Guardian · · 1 min read
Habitats and conservation
Researchers find habitat composition explains species distribution better than climate across Finland's regions and species groups.
Phys.org · · 1 min read
