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Climate action can slow cascading biodiversity extinctions
Scientists mapped species in more than 15,000 food webs using "virtual Earth" models. Future biodiversity loss may be worse than they feared.
Insects may feel pain, evidence shows
We surveyed more than 300 scientific studies and found evidence that at least some insects feel pain.
Community wildlife conservation isn’t always a win-win solution
The reality of community-based wildlife conservation is sometimes less straightforward, as the experience of Kenya shows.
Animals play a vital role in restoring forests worldwide
Photo: Pixabay/ottawagraphics When many people think of forests, they think of trees that serve a variety of crucial functions from acting as carbon sinks to providing wildlife habitats. Yet in regrowing forests we will need to focus on more than
Unique bird species are at the greatest risk of extinction
The birds with the most unique characteristics, including wing length and beak shape, are also the most endangered.
What if the dinos had not gone extinct?
Imagine the asteroid had missed, and dinosaurs survived. Picture highly evolved raptors planting their flag on the moon.