As temperatures around the world rise, individual ants may shrink while ant colonies boom in size – perfect for successful rampages
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As temperatures around the world rise, individual ants may shrink while ant colonies boom in size – perfect for successful rampages
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Once a dominant species, the volume of cod on the Scotian Shelf has plunged 96% since the 1850s, according to new research. In fact, just 16 small schooners of the pre-Civil War era could hold all adult cod currently estimated in the once-rich Scotian Shelf.
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Giant South American wetlands are under threat from farming and house building and could shrink like Florida’s Everglades last century, a study by U.N. experts said on Tuesday.
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Constructed wetlands in planned communities can aid in surface water cleanup and flood prevention, according to Purdue University scientists who completed a five-year study on the management system.
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Debate over the environmental impact of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is intensifying.
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Golden eagles with a taste for wild pork have taken up residence on California’s Channel Islands. So why are endangered island foxes also suffering?
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The quake that triggered the December 26 tsunami has increased stress on nearby faults, making another major South Asian quake more likely, scientists say.
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A military biologist has documented a new species of fairy shrimp in Idaho, one of only four species among hundreds that are longer than an inch (2.54 cm) and eat their relatives, officials said on Wednesday.
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At least one animal appears to be benefiting from oil development in Alaska’s North Slope — the common raven — according to one new study.
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The Iberian lynx is at risk of becoming the first big cat to become extinct since pre-historic times.
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Spain’s bullfighting industry faces the worst crisis in its history because of a mosquito-borne virus, say breeders.
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Pigs were domesticated from wild boar independently at least seven times around the globe, a new study has said.
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Melting Himalayan glaciers could lead to catastrophic water shortages, a conservation group warns.
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Plans call for releasing a total of 15 million oysters in Virginia’s Great Wicomico River by the end of next month.
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Winter rains have turned the usually barren Death Valley
into an unlikely garden of wildflowers. “This could well be the bloom
of the century,” a National Park Service botanist said.