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Higher temperatures spur Alaska's invasive pike to eat more, a bad sign for salmon
5+ hour, 29+ min ago (869+ words) Invasive northern pike have wreaked havoc in Southcentral Alaska rivers and lakes. Introduced illegally in the 1950s, they have been devouring juvenile salmon and other native species. Now a University of Alaska Fairbanks study warns that matters could get even worse....
World first for endangered frogs facing extinction
39+ min ago (296+ words) Littlejohn's Tree Frogs breed within 72 hours of arrival at WILD LIFE Sydney Zoo Download high-res images and vision here. The species is now found in only three remaining locations in the New South Wales Sydney Basin from the Watagan State…...
Seed-inspired environmental sensors go with the flow
1+ hour, 14+ min ago (295+ words) AIP. ORG Seed-inspired environmental sensors go with the flow lead image As climate change accelerates and environmental disasters intensify, there is a need for real-time environmental monitoring beyond the limits of what conventional sensors can provide. Seeds offer a natural…...
Prairie Days offers rare look at threatened ecosystem
20+ hour, 52+ min ago (271+ words) Published 1: 30 am Tuesday, April 28, 2026 Visitors can expect sweeping views of yellow and purple blooms, with golden paintbrush, camas, chocolate lily and spring gold dotting the landscape. What's that smell? It might be the sweet, mysterious scent of deltoid balsamroot, a…...
Tropical forest loss eases in 2025 from record high, report shows | Science-Environment
1+ hour, 20+ min ago (693+ words) The world lost 4. 3 million hectares (10. 6 million acres) of pristine tropical forest last year, a 36% drop compared to 2024, due largely to Brazil's efforts to curb deforestation as pledged by President Luiz "Inacio Lula da Silva when he took office in 2023. "It's…...
Alberta upping prevention efforts to keep invasive mussels out of province
10+ hour, 31+ min ago (437+ words) EDMONTON " Alberta's government says it's upping its defences against invasive mussels, hiring more dogs to sniff out the shellfish and preparing to levy hefty fines for boaters who skip inspections this summer. Environment Minister Grant Hunter says once the species…...
Study Finds Two Whale Groups Are Separated by Seas but Not by Genes
13+ hour, 17+ min ago (466+ words) A new paper in'Genome Biology and Evolution,'published by Oxford University Press, discovers that the endangered Mediterranean fin whale is not completely isolated from Atlantic groups. Both Atlantic and Mediterranean populations have declined for the past 200, 000 years. Considering more recent…...
Red hair may be increasing as study points to surprising evolution trend
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (474+ words) A study from Harvard Medical School indicates natural selection has favored the red hair gene, resulting in a potential increase in the number of redheaded people as humanity continues to evolve. By analyzing nearly 16, 000 ancient genomes spanning 10, 000 years, researchers identified…...
Organic Farms Outcompete Conventional Operations with Improved Soil Health Markers - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog
1+ hour, 21+ min ago (726+ words) Beyond Pesticides is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization headquartered in Washington, D. C. , which works with allies in protecting public health and the environment to lead the transition to a world free of toxic pesticides. The founders, who established Beyond Pesticides (originally as National…...
Radioactive imaging reveals ants" hidden food networks
12+ hour, 45+ min ago (243+ words) New study visualizes how food spreads through ant groups in real time, offering a way to assess collective health Top panels show the video (left) and radioactive image (right) of the ant group. Credit: National Institutes for Quantum Science and…...