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Thick ones, pointy ones – how albatross beaks evolved to match their prey

Albatross are among the world’s largest flying birds, with wingspans that can stretch beyond a remarkable three metres. These majestic animals harness ocean winds to travel thousands of kilometres in search of food while barely flapping their wings.

The Conversation

US wildlife managers agree to review the plight of a Western bird linked to piñon forests

U.S. wildlife managers will be taking a closer look at a bird that is inextricably linked to the piñon and juniper forests that span the Western United States

The Independent UK

The Guardian view on protecting corals: what lies beneath matters too

Editorial: Mass bleaching events go largely unseen, but a quarter of marine species and half a billion humans depend upon reefs

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Invasive yellow-legged hornet found in US for first time

The Asia native was found in Georgia, prompting concern that it could devastate important pollinators including the honeybee

The Guardian - US

Five species face immediate concern of extinction, scientific committee warns Labor

Further 41 species on course to be declared critically endangered, complicating Albanese government’s zero extinctions target

The Guardian - AU

More than half of life on Earth is found in soil – here's why that's important

A recent study has found that soil is home to 59% of all life on Earth, from an insect feeding on the soil surface to a tiny microbe nestled in a soil pore. This discovery crowns soil as the most biodiverse habitat on the planet.

The Conversation

Why moths might be more efficient pollinators than bees and butterflies

If you’ve ever felt underestimated and ignored, spare a thought for your local moths. Honeybees, bumblebees and butterflies are almost synonomous with pollination. People love them for their intimate relationship with flowers – we can’t grow a lot of our food or enjoy the sight of fragile springtime blossom without…

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Seal Spotted Sunbathing By Lake 30 Miles Inland From Coast

The aquatic mammal, generally found near the shore, was discovered "chilling" at Peterborough Rowing Lake in Cambridgeshire.

Zenger

Coming up just shy of catching Illinois’ biggest lake trout

Ryan Donovan caught a lake trout just shy of the Illinois record, which was a good reason to take a look at why lakers are growing so big in Illinois waters.

Chicago Sun-Times

Kerala State Biodiversity Board announces scheme for ex situ conservation of rare and threatened plant species

The board has invited proposals from research and development institutes, universities, and government and non-government institutions for setting up conservatories for red-listed flora of Kerala outside their natural habitats.

The Hindu

Scientists Warn Overfishing Could Make Oysters The ‘dodos Of The Sea’

Researchers have compiled a list of more than 800 shellfish species that are harvested by humans.

Zenger

NCBS museum has put together a collection of bees from across India

According to NCBS, bees pollinate nearly 35% of our food crops, thus providing essential ecosystem services that are crucial for our food security. With over half the world’s human population residing in Asia, achieving food security in the region is a major challenge, especially as contemporary habitat loss and global…

The Hindu

Harrison Ford has the best ever reaction to finding out a snake has been named about him – and it involves singing to plants

Why did it have to be snakes?

Total Film

New species of snake found in Peru named after Harrison Ford

The Indiana Jones actor described the reptile’s naming – Tachymenoides harrisonfordi – as ‘humbling’

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Country diary: Summer rain has brought out the mushrooms

Stanhope, Weardale, County Durham: Out on a walk, I dust off my identification skills for some tricky grassland toadstools

The Independent UK

Bats feast as insects migrate through Pyrenees – study

The findings provide the first ever evidence of migratory bats feeding on migratory insects while both are migrating, researchers say.

The Hindu

Two critically endangered, four vulnerable, and two endangered species found during bird survey at Corbett Tiger Reserve in Nainital

About 275 bird species, including two critically endangered, four vulnerable ones and two endangered species, were counted during the bird survey at Corbett Tiger Reserve in Nainital

The Hindu

Scientists solve Manipur salamander ‘puzzle’

A new species of salamander — the Tylototriton zaimeng — has been recorded in the Zaimeng Lake within the Koubru Forest Division in Kangpokpi district of Manipur

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Birds’ fancy footwork may be explained by move into trees, say scientists

Study of skills suggests practicalities of living among branches was precursor to advanced abilities

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Urban trees in spotlight on Woodland Trust’s annual award shortlist

Candidates include an oak in Exeter that survived the blitz and a walnut in a car park in Perth

The Independent UK

California aims to introduce more anglers to native warm-water tolerant sunfish as planet heats up

California’s only native sunfish, Sacramento perch, was once so abundant it was a regular staple in San Francisco’s markets, but its numbers declined with the introduction of non-native fish in the early 20th century and today it exists in little more than a couple dozen isolated lakes

The Independent UK

Woman brutally attacked by otter while tubing down Montana river

‘I have more stitches in my body than I can count,’ Jen Royce recalled

The National (Scotland)

'They're loving life': Holyrood's honey bee population soars to one million

THE Scottish Parliament’s thriving hives have grown to a population of over a million bees,

The Conversation

Trapped: Australia’s extraordinary alpine insects are being marooned on mountaintops as the world warms

We may not pay invertebrates much thought, but they’re the workhorses of all ecosystems. Insects and other invertebrates do essential jobs such as pollinating plants, improving soils and controlling pests. They’re also food for many larger animals, which moves nutrients up the food chain.

The Independent UK

Endangered bird makes return to Co Down bog thanks to conservation efforts

Two breeding pairs of lapwings have been spotted at Lecale Fens following efforts by Ulster Wildlife and a farmer.

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