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Bizarre evolutionary roots of Africa's iconic upside-down baobab trees revealed
Live Science via Yahoo News· 5 days agoOne species, Adansonia digitata is found in some 32 African countries, and another, A. gregorii, is...
Botanists are scouring the US-Mexico border to document a forgotten ecosystem split by a giant wall...
The Boston Globe· 2 days agoRoughly 1,000 volunteers armed with the iNaturalist app on their smartphones are documenting as many...
Environmentalists seek protections for marmots on Olympic Peninsula
Gannett via AOL· 6 days agoIn 2009, the Legislature designated them as the state’s official endemic mammal. But environmentalists say the species is in trouble, with around 2,000 ...
In Darwin's Footsteps: Scientists Recreate Historic 1830s Expedition
International Business Times· 1 day agoThere to observe the challenges, with a well-thumbed copy of her great-great-grandfather's "On the...
He Saved One of the Largest Forests in India from Coal Mining–and Was Honored With 2024 Goldman...
GoodNewsNetwork· 2 days agoWinning what’s been called the ‘Green Nobel’ an Indian environmental activist has been recognized...
Exploring Los Nevados, Colombia's Crown Jewel Of Natural Beauty
Forbes· 1 day agoWhile landscapes across Colombia span from the sprawling grasslands of Los Llanos to the sparkling...
Genome-wide association analysis uncovers rice blast resistance alleles of Ptr and Pia -...
Nature· 2 days agoA GWAS on 500 genetically diverse rice accessions enables identification of an allelic series for the unusual Ptr rice blast resistance gene, and the Pia resistance locus.
Meet 5 ‘Poisonous Birds’ Of Nature—Introduced In 6 Beautiful Sketches
Forbes· 5 days agoHere are five bird species that use poison as a defense mechanism—described here in words and illustrations. The pitohui family of birds, found in New Guinea, are made up ...