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Lake Superior is known for its pristine waters, but a combination of nutrient additions from increasing human activity (including farming and development), warming temperatures and stormy conditions have resulted in more frequent blooms of potentially harmful algae.

The toad has a row of tiny teeth on the roof of its mouth, known as vomerine teeth, as well as a narrow fold of skin behind its eyes.

Playing a monotonous sound stimulates the activity of a fungus that promotes plant growth, a study suggested on Wednesday, raising the potential that playing music could be good for crops and gardens.

Nibi, a rescue beaver who has resided at Newhouse Wildlife Rescue, may be released back into the wild in accordance with orders from state officials.

Scientists are zeroing in on why Hummingbirds are able to thrive despite extreme diets of pure sugar and intense exercise.

Fifteen of the nimble, tree-climbing mammals were released last month at secret locations in Devon

A project on Spain’s Costa Brava is reviving dwindling populations of the prized seafood – and keeping small-scale fishers in business

Kew study reveals areas with at least 100,000 undiscovered plant species – most likely to be under threat of extinction

Below the surface of the oceans, microscopic algae known as phytoplankton are growing as the world warms. That’s one finding of our new study, published in Nature Climate Change, which provides the first long-term account, over more than three decades, of phytoplankton that live beyond the sight of ocean-monitoring satellites.