Maned sloth genomes show distinct impacts on habitat loss and inbreeding
The northern and southern maned sloths may look very similar from the outside, but their genomes reveal different stories: The ...
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An underwater “human habitat” designed to allow scientists to live and work below the surface
To one day allow scientists to stay underwater to conduct research for days on end, the British company DEEP has ...
Invasive species are often threatened in their natural habitat
Non-native species introduced by humans are one of the main causes of global species decline: they are partly responsible for ...
American lobster population and habitat preferences are changing, study finds
American lobsters along the Maine coast have moved to new habitats as the population declined in abundance and aged, according ...
Chinook salmon face unprecedented habitat challenges due to human-caused changes, research finds
Chinook salmon face unprecedented challenges as their once-thriving populations struggle to survive. A new study published in the journal Ecosphere ...
Drier winter habitat affects songbirds’ ability to survive migration
A new study led by researchers at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) shows that environmental conditions ...
Falcon defies expectations as habitat declines
Ferruginous hawks (Buteo regalis) that winter in California appear to be increasing in number, but their preferred grassland habitat has ...
Fish in New York lakes are losing habitat due to two threats associated with climate change, study finds
A team of biologists and natural resource specialists from Cornell University and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, both in New York, have ...
