Colossal Biosciences, a Texas-based biotech company, made headlines this April after falsely claiming to resurrect the extinct dire wolf. The company presents this as a breakthrough for conservation biology. However, our team of conservation geneticists […]
Scientists at the University of South Florida Optical Oceanography Lab, the point people for tracking the floating mats of seaweed called sargassum, are predicting what could be the state’s worst seaweed season. In the latest […]
Four men were recently arrested and fined for attempting to smuggle more than 5,000 ants out of Kenya. Aiming to sell them as part of the exotic pet trade, these ants were being stored in […]
Killing carnivores to protect livestock, wildlife and people is an emotive and controversial issue that can cause community conflict. Difficult decisions about managing predators must be supported by strong scientific evidence.This article was originally published […]
Groups of social animals, including humans, can make complex decisions without a single central leader. Those choices aren’t always made by the majority, however.This article was originally published on this website.
Seventeen years after the Brood XIV cicadas last emerged as adults and annoyed people with their loud buzzing calls, they’re coming back.This article was originally published on this website.
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has paused a pilot program that allowed for the collection and lethal gassing of nuisance Canada geese, according to a Friday letter from M. Scott Bowen, the state agency’s […]
A wild ginger has a clever trick up its sleeve to lure in pollinators. No, it’s not a sweet fragrance that fills the air, but the foul stench of rotting flesh and dung. To attract […]
Scientists at Washington State University have found that juvenile European green crabs can do as much damage as adults to shellfish and native sea plants, calling into question current methods to eradicate the invasive crustaceans.This […]
The second largest shark species in the world is being spotted close to the Bay State coast, according to shark researchers.This article was originally published on this website.
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