People visit the immersive video experience hosted by the National Geographic Society during a press event during COP15 in Montreal on December 7.ANDREJ IVANOV/Getty Images Anyone who shows up at the UN biodiversity conference, known as COP15, will find that it takes time to get through the door. After first showing proof of vaccination in …
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Illegal and unsustainable fishing, fossil fuel exploration, climate crisis and disease are pushing marine species to the brink of extinction, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List, with populations of dugong, abalone and pillar coral at risk of disappearing forever. Marine life is facing a ‘perfect storm’ of human overconsumption, …
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Jhis time must be different. In the history of UN agreements on biodiversity, governments have never achieved the goals they set for themselves. We’ve all heard the dramatic warnings: the abundance of life on Earth is rapidly declining and some scientists are warning of a sixth mass extinction. But real action has yet to follow …
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CNN — A new study has found that at least one species of dinosaur may have been a skilled swimmer, diving through water like a duck to hunt for prey. The study, published in Communications Biology on Dec. 1, describes a recently discovered species, Natovenator polydontus. The theropod, or hollow-bodied dinosaur with three toes and …
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A recently released report on the status of wildlife in Canada listed more species than any previous report – more than 50,000 – and warns that more than 2,000 of them are at high risk of being wiped out in the nature. The Wild Species 2020 report, compiled by researchers working for federal, provincial and …
Conceptual illustration of the effects of functional diversity (a) and trophic feedbacks on tree productivity (b) and experimental design (c). Credit: eLife (2022). DOI: 10.7554/eLife.78703 According to a study published today in eLife. The results suggest that the complex interactions between trees and other organisms must be carefully considered when determining the mix of trees …
Forests benefiting from the variety of tree species and genetic diversity Read More »
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — The Biden administration declared the northern bat endangered on Tuesday in a last-ditch effort to save a species driven to the brink of extinction by white-nose syndrome, a fungal disease. “White-nose syndrome is decimating cave bat species like the northern myotis at an unprecedented rate,” said Martha Williams, director of …
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Hundreds of endangered species recovery plans will reach their expiry date in the next six months as the government mulls over how to reform Australia’s flawed environmental protection system. Documents given to Guardian Australia under freedom of information laws detail how a lack of resources, disagreements with state governments and the growing list of endangered …
Hundreds of endangered species recovery plans will reach their expiry date in the next six months as the government mulls over how to reform Australia’s flawed environmental protection system. Documents given to Guardian Australia under freedom of information laws detail how a lack of resources, disagreements with state governments and the growing list of endangered …
