Many bat species native to Germany, such as the Leisler’s bat, are forest specialists. However, as it is becoming increasingly hard for them to find tree hollows in forest plantations, they are moving to settlements […]
Teachers’ perceptions and judgments of student skills are key to measuring children’s academic progress. But educators’ own biases can distort these perceptions and judgments.This article was originally published on this website.
As coral reefs struggle to adapt to warming waters, high levels of pollution and sea-level rise, ballooning sea-urchin populations are threatening to push some reefs in Hawaii past the point of recovery.This article was originally […]
In March 2022, Stellenbosch University (SU) student Rohan Barnard was out on a farm in the Swartberg Mountains between Calitzdorp and Oudtshoorn, flipping over rocks looking for ants, reptiles and other critters, when he stumbled […]
Parasitic worms that infect humans are not interbreeding with those that infect cattle as previously thought. This is good news when it comes to controlling schistosomiasis, a disease caused by these worms that affects more […]
As rising global temperatures alter ecosystems worldwide, animal species usually have two choices: adapt to changing local conditions or flee to a cooler climate. Ecologists have long assumed that the world’s bird species were best […]
The spring sun glinted off the cars rolling through Ichetucknee Springs State Park, but the caravan wasn’t headed to the park’s famous recreation spots. It was there for conservation, and the scientists in the lead […]
The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo passed a law in January 2025 to lead efforts to establish the largest tropical forest reserve in the world. It will be set up as a 2,600km […]
Texas children’s performance on an annual reading test was basically flat from 2012 to 2021, even as the state spent billions of additional dollars on K-12 education.This article was originally published on this website.
A global review of research around the impacts of dams has found they are significantly harmful to diadromous species—fish, eels, crustaceans and snails that rely on connected rivers and oceans to complete their life cycles.This […]
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