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Worms And Snails Handle The Pressure 2,500m Below The Pacific Surface

Giant worms found wriggling under the Pacific seabed have unveiled a thriving ecosystem in a fiercely hostile environment, according to a study published by Nature.

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How the invasive spiny water flea spread across Canada, and what we can do about it

Across the tranquil waters of Canada’s vast network of lakes and rivers, a quiet invader is on the move. The spiny water flea, Bythotrephes cederströmii, is a microscopic predator that is forever altering the ecological fabric of aquatic habitats in Canada.

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More than 20% of Earth’s plant species are found only on islands – and time is running out to save them

Islands have long intrigued explorers and scientists. These isolated environments serve as natural laboratories for understanding how species evolve and adapt.

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Aquaculture could harm animal welfare or protect it, depending on what species the farms raise

The global aquaculture industry has tripled in size since the year 2000, with producers raising a mind-boggling diversity of species, from seaweeds and clams to carp, salmon and cuttlefish. Many of these creatures are undomesticated and lead complex and highly social lives in the wild.

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‘Access to food is not the problem’: new orca study deepens mystery behind endangerment

True cause of why southern resident killer whales are on brink of extinction becomes murkier as conservationists warn of marine noise and ship traffic

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Regent honeyeaters have ditched their typical tune for a shorter, simpler song. Why?

Critically endangered Blue Mountains birds’ song culture undergoing shift as more complex call ‘disappears from the wild’

The Guardian - AU

Social media footage reveals little-known ‘surfing’ whales in Australian waters

As humpback and southern right whales return to Antarctica at the tail end of their annual migration, east coast whale watchers may think the show will soon be over. But some whale species are still here, possibly year-round. And we need to find out more about them.

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Egyptian Geese Spread Wings In France, Threatening Biodiversity

They came a long way from sub-Saharan Africa to eastern France -- but now the Egyptian geese are quite at home there and are chasing out local ducks and swans, just one symptom of the world's biodiversity crisis.

International Business Times

Lab-grown Frogs: A Colombian's Response To Wildlife Trafficking

Down a dirt track in Colombia, deep in a forest, conservationists are breeding prized exotic frogs to try to undercut traffickers who are plundering the country's jungles of its amphibians.

International Business Times

The Guardian view on wild salmon: falling numbers point to a deeper malaise

Editorial: These remarkable fish need clean rivers to breed in. Their decline highlights the collapse of environmental regulation

The Guardian - UK

Historic Zoo Baffled After Monkeys Mysteriously Die After Exhibiting 'Unusual Behavior'

The sudden demise of several monkeys has left Hong Kong zoo officials baffled as they struggle to identify the cause of the deaths.

Latin Times

'Miracle' as Russian whale-watcher survives 67 days lost at sea on inflatable boat

Mikhail Pichugin was found starving and exhausted beside the bodies of his brother and young nephew

Evening Standard

'How cool is that?': Rare bird that 'shouldn't be here' spotted in Scottish town

A WILDLIFE enthusiast has discovered a "super rare" animal "that shouldn't be in the UK" hiding in Scotland ...

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Can Biodiversity Credits Unlock Billions For Nature?

For supporters, biodiversity credits could unlock billions in much-needed funding for nature, but critics fear a repeat of scandals that have dogged other financial approaches to protecting the environment.

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In The Colombian Pacific, Fighting To Save Sharks

A lone catamaran named "Silky" patrols waters around the remote island of Malpelo, a refuge that is protected yet full of peril for endangered marine species in the Colombian Pacific.

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We’ve bred corals to better tolerate lethal heatwaves, but rapid climate action is still needed to save reefs

Our research group has bred corals able to better survive marine heatwaves. Our work, now published in Nature Communications, shows that it is possible to improve coral heat tolerance even within a single generation.

The Independent UK

Venom from centipede-like creature found in Mayan caves could treat epilepsy and chronic pain

Remipede faces habitat destruction from railroad network in Mexico, scientists say

The Guardian - UK

Trees and land absorbed almost no CO2 last year. Is nature’s carbon sink failing?

The sudden collapse of carbon sinks was not factored into climate models – and could rapidly accelerate global heating

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This beautiful peacock spider was only found two years ago. Now it could be dancing its last dance

If you notice a tiny, strikingly coloured spider performing an elaborate courtship dance, you may have seen your first peacock spider.

The Guardian - AU

Scientists map the genome of Australian ‘punk’ fish that prefers to walk instead of swim

Information ‘blueprint’ of the spotted handfish could aid monitoring, captive breeding and protection efforts, scientists say

The Independent UK

New species of Galapagos finch ‘can arise after just six consecutive droughts’

The Darwin finches, a group of about 18 species of passerine birds, are well known for their wide diversity in beak form and function.

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Wildlife loss is taking ecosystems nearer to collapse – new report

Even for a conservation biologist numbed to bad news about nature, the biennial Living Planet report from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is a stark reminder of our failure to arrest the loss of biodiversity – the variety of living things and the ecosystems they live in.

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New discoveries: three tiny species added to South Africa’s spectacular marine life

South Africa’s marine realm is globally unique because of the two major ocean currents that meet here. The cold, slow-moving Benguela and the warm, fast-flowing Agulhas currents create a special environment that supports high levels of biodiversity. Over 13,000 marine species are currently known to live in these waters. About…

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Wildlife populations decline 73 percent over past half-century, report says

World Wildlife Fund says species like pink river dolphins of the Amazon, forest elephants in Gabon are in sharp decline.

The Guardian - UK

Collapsing wildlife populations near ‘points of no return’, report warns

As average population falls reach 95% in some regions, experts call for urgent action but insist ‘nature can recover’

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