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20 Breaks tagged with biodiversity
Our study demonstrates the benefits of biodiversification for agriculture. In essence, agricultural fields with greater biodiversity are better protected from...
Gene therapy is at the forefront of medical research, but...can it help us save a beloved fruit?
The by-effects of insecticides are a threat for pollinators and, in turn, for healthy ecosystems. The analysis of their impacts can lead to beneficial...
A recent molecular study of the sweet potato and its wild relatives, the most comprehensive study of this group of plants to date, provides important...
After millions of years of isolation, the emergence of the Isthmus of Panama connected South America with North America, allowing the interchange of two...
The recent conversion of land to oil palm crops has produced catastrophic effects in Southeast Asia. Shocking images of orangutans left with no home, together...
It is very difficult to study many factors of global change at the same time. We did this using a trick: we asked what happens if you steadily increase the...
Many plant and animal species inhabit the world’s major tropical areas with new species being discovered each year. But the numbers of species differ greatly...
The recovery of sea otters in Pacific Canada is broadly seen as a rewilding success story because they contribute to a more productive and biodiverse...
Monogamy has evolved independently in all of the major lineages of vertebrates. We investigated the gene activity in the brains of monogamous male mice, voles,...
Recent advancements in fishing technologies are unbalancing global marine ecosystems. Our spatio-temporal model to predict global fishing efforts may allow...
There is more to bees than honey: wild bees ensure efficient pollination of most flowering plants and food crops. Yet a recent study counting the number of...
